I'm getting excited and nervous for the kids to start school. I hope I'm doing the right thing homeschooling. I want to see the curriculum already, but nobody has been at the school all summer.
I was feeling a little sad this morning, thinking of Boo's school from last year starting up again without her, and her missing her old friends. She has been making new friends. I have been taking Boo and JJ to every church activity, community event, and several sports workshops this summer.
I've been trying to look at global curriculums. Finland is supposed to have the best schools in the world, but all of their info is in Finnish I guess?
I think I should do some work this week with the kids to introduce the Summer Olympics.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Good Enough
As I was hiding peas under cheese in my son's quesadea tonight, I was thinking about my friend Denise, who just had a baby. Denise has been in the corporate world a long time. I used to be a type-A driven career woman too. That's how we met.
Denise keeps asking me, "What's next? What are your dreams? What do you want to be?" I never know quite how to answer. I had all of that angst when I first started staying home. I couldn't get used to the feeling I wasn't accomplishing anything, but I have to say that I'm over it. I don't know where we got it in our heads that being a mom just isn't enough. I remember thinking as soon as I had a baby, I'd have time to write a novel. What did those stay-at-home moms do with their days anyway?
I still have goals and dreams, but they just aren't career oriented. I want to get my kids to eat vegetables, and I'd like to go on a trip to Washington D.C. when they are old enough to appreciate it. I want them to get a great education, and I want to be a part of it, so I'm homeschooling them.
Well, my daughter watched me hide those peas, and tipped off my son, so he is going through the quesadea, and picking out every pea, and placing them on the steps outside. I'll be busy cleaning those up, and wondering if Denise really will reach her goal of inventing at least one product while she is on maternity leave. I'll be proud of her if she does it, and becomes one of those million are moms that I saw on Oprah, but for me, I've decided to be happy and personally unaccomplished. I just don't know how to get it all done.
Denise keeps asking me, "What's next? What are your dreams? What do you want to be?" I never know quite how to answer. I had all of that angst when I first started staying home. I couldn't get used to the feeling I wasn't accomplishing anything, but I have to say that I'm over it. I don't know where we got it in our heads that being a mom just isn't enough. I remember thinking as soon as I had a baby, I'd have time to write a novel. What did those stay-at-home moms do with their days anyway?
I still have goals and dreams, but they just aren't career oriented. I want to get my kids to eat vegetables, and I'd like to go on a trip to Washington D.C. when they are old enough to appreciate it. I want them to get a great education, and I want to be a part of it, so I'm homeschooling them.
Well, my daughter watched me hide those peas, and tipped off my son, so he is going through the quesadea, and picking out every pea, and placing them on the steps outside. I'll be busy cleaning those up, and wondering if Denise really will reach her goal of inventing at least one product while she is on maternity leave. I'll be proud of her if she does it, and becomes one of those million are moms that I saw on Oprah, but for me, I've decided to be happy and personally unaccomplished. I just don't know how to get it all done.
Friday, July 4, 2008
I Can't Drive 55
I can't drive 55 mph in a golf cart, and that is all I am driving these days. Since it's the 4th, I'll make it my tribute to America. I'm going green, conserving oil, reducing pollution. Acutally, I would love to stay I'm avoiding my car for the betterment of mankind, but I just can't stand to get in that hot tin box anymore. I live about 20 miles out of town, and I drove at least three hours a day this last winter. We only have a little store with high prices across the street, so I've decided to go to the internet.
I ordered my groceries from Safeway.com last week. I was happy with it. They were delivering for free last week on orders of $150 or more. The driver refused to take a tip per company policy. They had next day service available, and the driver brought all my groceries up the stairs.
I also needed school supplies, so I went to Staples.com. I think I ordered enough for the year. They also deliver quickly and for free on orders over $50.
I haven't received my Hanes.com order yet, but I needed underwear, and I never get to underwear shop with two kids. I keep putting it off, so I might as well just get that on-line too.
The upside of this is I had extra time for some recreational walking this week. I am going to try to find even more ways to not leave my little community. If I can order it in, I'm going to. Maybe by the time I need to go to town again, there will be an electric car that can go 55. Happy 4th of July.
I ordered my groceries from Safeway.com last week. I was happy with it. They were delivering for free last week on orders of $150 or more. The driver refused to take a tip per company policy. They had next day service available, and the driver brought all my groceries up the stairs.
I also needed school supplies, so I went to Staples.com. I think I ordered enough for the year. They also deliver quickly and for free on orders over $50.
I haven't received my Hanes.com order yet, but I needed underwear, and I never get to underwear shop with two kids. I keep putting it off, so I might as well just get that on-line too.
The upside of this is I had extra time for some recreational walking this week. I am going to try to find even more ways to not leave my little community. If I can order it in, I'm going to. Maybe by the time I need to go to town again, there will be an electric car that can go 55. Happy 4th of July.
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