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We have completed our first official day of using Bigger Hearts! It has been wonderful! Each box was a good amount of work - not too much or too little. We had a good flow to our day. My oldest loved going off to do the Extension Pack independently. The twins finished their portion right before lunch - so about 9:00 to noon. They only had their piano practice to complete. My oldest still had about an hour to go after lunch. The time involved seems just right. We are really looking forward to tomorrow. Thanks, Carrie!! May God continue to bless you and your family as you serve Him!

Hats off to you Mom! HIP! HIP! HOORAY! For a great first day!

In Christ,
Julie

I'm so glad that you and your kiddos had a great first day!

Tiffini,

I'm so glad that you had a great first day! You must have done a wonderful job! I always say that I have a great third or fourth day!

Thanks for sharing!

Blessings,
Carrie

Yay! I'm so glad you posted about your first day! We'll be starting Bigger (and LHFHG) in a couple of weeks, and we're getting very excited! Reading posts like this make me look forward to it even more. Can't wait to join you!

Well, in response to Carrie saying it is usually the 3rd or 4th day that is good - I wanted to say that we did a walk-through on Friday. We made it a special day and went out to breakfast and then I gave them their new school supplies and a few little goodies I have been picking up for them (battery toothbrushes ).
Then, we walked through the school day just as it would happen on Monday, but without actually doing the work. They knew what books they would need and when they would need them and what my expectations would be for each part of our day. I must say that I wish I had done that for my previous 5 years of hs'ing!! It made such a difference yesterday when we started the "real thing". We had all the stuff out of the way so we could just move on through the lesson plans. That is why the 1st day was more like the 3rd day for us!

Tiffini wrote:Well, in response to Carrie saying it is usually the 3rd or 4th day that is good - I wanted to say that we did a walk-through on Friday. We made it a special day and went out to breakfast and then I gave them their new school supplies and a few little goodies I have been picking up for them (battery toothbrushes ).
Then, we walked through the school day just as it would happen on Monday, but without actually doing the work. They knew what books they would need and when they would need them and what my expectations would be for each part of our day. I must say that I wish I had done that for my previous 5 years of hs'ing!! It made such a difference yesterday when we started the "real thing". We had all the stuff out of the way so we could just move on through the lesson plans. That is why the 1st day was more like the 3rd day for us!

What a great idea, Tiffini! I am going to do this before our first day. I love the idea of breakfast out and a basket of goodies - Perkins here we come! Thanks for sharing how you went about this - I sense a tradition coming on here with this one for us.

In Christ,
Julie

Sounds great! It's exciting to read these first day and first week posts. Can't wait to join the club when we start in a few weeks.

Oh Tiffini,

What a WONDERFUL first day! It sounds perfect! I loved what you said about it not being too much or too little! It really is the perfect meal. You walk away comfortably satisfied and by tomorrow your ready to eat again

Tiffini,
I love your idea!
I was planning on walking through our school this year too...
your post just totally affirmed me!

We are starting Bigger too!
Thank you for sharing!
Rebecca

Tiffini wrote:Well, in response to Carrie saying it is usually the 3rd or 4th day that is good - I wanted to say that we did a walk-through on Friday. We made it a special day and went out to breakfast and then I gave them their new school supplies and a few little goodies I have been picking up for them (battery toothbrushes ).
Then, we walked through the school day just as it would happen on Monday, but without actually doing the work. They knew what books they would need and when they would need them and what my expectations would be for each part of our day. I must say that I wish I had done that for my previous 5 years of hs'ing!! It made such a difference yesterday when we started the "real thing". We had all the stuff out of the way so we could just move on through the lesson plans. That is why the 1st day was more like the 3rd day for us!

What a great idea, I wish I had done that. I will remember that for next year. Thanks for sharing.