Dress and Grooming

One thing I love about homeschooling is that normal dress and grooming rules don't apply (except for regular hygiene like baths and toothcare).  The kids have figured this out and it makes me laugh.  Every morning Logan and Annie ask, "Are we going anywhere today?"  They are asking this because they want to know what they are allowed to wear that day, and usually they are hoping the answer is 'no'.  If I say 'yes', they know they have to match, dress appropriate for the weather, and wear something in decent condition.  They can 'express' themselves much more readily when we have nowhere to go...usually several times a week.

 

Logan asks with the hope that he can wear his favorite holey pants or wear shorts in winter.  (Right now it is -40 with windchill outside, but he is in shorts, slippers, a ratty shirt, and he's mismatched...I should have taken a picture.)  Sometimes he even gets away with a jammie day.

 Alex hasn't figured out about asking yet, but he also likes the 'no' answer because it means he can get away with stripping multiple times a day.  *sigh*

 When Annie hopes we're staying home it's because she wants to either mismatch or wear a skirt without tights (in the winter) or both.  She also likes it when I skip fixing her wispy, thin, slightly curly hair.

Abby has no choice, so she always looks good.

If you only saw us at church on Sunday, you might mistake us for a normal well groomed family.  Ha!