Side effects

With three weeks of this one-kid-in-public-school-thing under our belts, we've noticed some (mostly unanticipated) side effects. I figured I'd share. ;)

• We need to figure out a new time to get Noah to the archery range to practice. We'd been going on Friday mornings, when school is in session and the range is quiet, but that doesn't work now. :) Between swim team practice and homework, we haven't figured this out quite yet but are working on it.
• I actually have a chance to eat the leftovers for lunch before the starving teen gets to them. :)
• On the other hand, I don't have a handy teen available to reach high things for me or open jars that I can't open.
• Noah has a renewed love of chess. (His faculty advisor leads the chess "club" so he plays a game or two every day there with the roughly 20 other students in the group. Noah's delighted, as apparently there isn't enough competition here at home, lol.)
• Oddly, Noah has declared that he actually enjoys quizzes and tests. Who knew? I didn't do many of those in our homeschooling because I already knew what the boys knew and didn't know, but Noah says he appreciates being able to see what he knows and doesn't know. Lesson learned. :) (Incidentally, allow me to brag for one small moment. The boy has scored nearly perfect scores on the half dozen or so quizzes/tests he's had so far...and that includes an oral presentation in his English class!)

I'm sure there will be other side effects that crop up. :) In the meantime, we're rather enjoying this adventure...