Snow Days

I love snow days.  OK so it didn't actually snow in NC yesterday, but sleet and freezing rain will shut everything down for a while.  So yesterday I cleaned everything and did laundry in case we lost power and then I had time today to have a nutter in my school room.  One of the hard things about homeschooling is that it is messy.  I'm not just talking about science experiments and art projects.  When you teach children, you aren't cleaning your house so things get messy.  So today I had a nutter!  I don't get to do this very often, but the school room was seriously making me crazy so I took down boxes and books and dusted and cleaned out.  I got rid of pens that don't write, highlighters out of ink and sharpened every pencil.   I cleaned out papers and books - it is a funny thing as children grow up and children leave home and all of sudden you don't need this or that curriculum or book.  Home school moms really do work themselves out of a job, but with eight years still to go and a house full of broken pencils I am grateful for an occasional snow day to have a nutter and Monday I am back to math, history and read aloud.  I love homeschooling even with the mess and I love snow days!