Thursday, May 19, 2011
Cookies and movies...
A good evening tonight...Chas surprised us with cookies this evening and we rewatched Toy Story 3, again :) Fun was had by all. Now we're going to snuggle down and watch some movies. This makes for a good day, I must say.
Strep sick and yuck...
I have the world's most annoying rash. Apparently, I've been attacked by the strep bug. I don't actually feel terrible, but very tired and run down. Hopefully, the meds I got yesterday will kick in and make things clear up, but as of 24 hours post medication, there is little change. I'm hoping day 2 will improve things.
On other matters, I am already tiring of Toy Story 3. I love the stories, but I am tiring of hearing it as much as I did with Barney. It's a great story, but watched 17 times a day, anything can sour you. Oh well...I'm sure she'll be on to something new next week. She is being really good this morning, so what can I complain about?
AJ is doing really well finishing up his schoolwork and working on his blog. He's interested in work again, which is great to see. I really think a less traditional approach to schooling works best for him. I think that's how we are going to work things next year. He is doing so well this way that I'm going to manipulate the K12 to make it work more to our advantage. He is still going to have to get the basics down, but I'm willing to open up and explore more next year. I'm thinking that engaging him with books and stories is going to do far more for him learning-wise than what I have been doing. Plus, this will hopefully make him more inclined to creative thinking and writing and more imaginative work. He is afraid to think outside of the box...I think that's the Aspie in him. He has so much imaginative potential, but he seems intimidated and afraid to be wrong. I could kill PS for that. The first grade teacher truly made him afraid of "wrong", so he hesitates to think independently. More independent work is going to be an item on our agenda next year!
On other matters, I am already tiring of Toy Story 3. I love the stories, but I am tiring of hearing it as much as I did with Barney. It's a great story, but watched 17 times a day, anything can sour you. Oh well...I'm sure she'll be on to something new next week. She is being really good this morning, so what can I complain about?
AJ is doing really well finishing up his schoolwork and working on his blog. He's interested in work again, which is great to see. I really think a less traditional approach to schooling works best for him. I think that's how we are going to work things next year. He is doing so well this way that I'm going to manipulate the K12 to make it work more to our advantage. He is still going to have to get the basics down, but I'm willing to open up and explore more next year. I'm thinking that engaging him with books and stories is going to do far more for him learning-wise than what I have been doing. Plus, this will hopefully make him more inclined to creative thinking and writing and more imaginative work. He is afraid to think outside of the box...I think that's the Aspie in him. He has so much imaginative potential, but he seems intimidated and afraid to be wrong. I could kill PS for that. The first grade teacher truly made him afraid of "wrong", so he hesitates to think independently. More independent work is going to be an item on our agenda next year!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Rain, rain, go away!
It's still cold and dreary here in SW PA. If it doesn't let up soon, my beloved garden is going to suffer root rot and I'm going to have to rip everything out and replant. That is time and money I don't want to waste. That said, I have have quite a little garden going to date. The kohlrabi and broccoli went in on Mother's Day, as well as some spinach. The next weekend I got the zucchini, tomatoes, peppers and eggplant. As of right now, I still have herbs and cucumbers waiting to get into the ground. And at this rate, they may be waiting another week or so.
Also, I've been a bad blogger again. I was so diligent at the beginning of the year, but alas, I have fallen yet again from blogging grace. Oh well, fortunately, no one but me reads this, so I'm probably pretty safe :)
On a more positive note, AJ's FHC went off this weekend splendidly. He was so excited and pleased to receive, and we were so happy for him. He was truly jubilant. It was such a happy day, despite the rainy skies and cold weather. He is growing up so fast! We are going to let him have his own little blog as a way to try to connect to other homeschooled kids and work on grammar and sentence structure at the same time. He struggles with creating his own sentences and stories, so I'm hoping that this summer his blog will work to make him more willing to write and more interested in creating his own adventures.
On the Diva front all is well. She is so verbal and so busy that it's almost impossible to keep up with her. Unfortunately, this keeps me more on my toes than I have been for a very long time. That aside, she is growing up too fast for my taste as well, so I try to enjoy her now rather than stress over her tantrums. Only too soon she will pass this baby phase and I'll wish for a tantrum over shoes or milk.
C will be graduating in 5.5 short weeks...none too soon for us. He is exhausted and misses us all. Needless to say, this fieldwork isn't going as smoothly as the last. But, he will finish soon and the real world of jobs and expectations awaits.
Also, I've been a bad blogger again. I was so diligent at the beginning of the year, but alas, I have fallen yet again from blogging grace. Oh well, fortunately, no one but me reads this, so I'm probably pretty safe :)
On a more positive note, AJ's FHC went off this weekend splendidly. He was so excited and pleased to receive, and we were so happy for him. He was truly jubilant. It was such a happy day, despite the rainy skies and cold weather. He is growing up so fast! We are going to let him have his own little blog as a way to try to connect to other homeschooled kids and work on grammar and sentence structure at the same time. He struggles with creating his own sentences and stories, so I'm hoping that this summer his blog will work to make him more willing to write and more interested in creating his own adventures.
On the Diva front all is well. She is so verbal and so busy that it's almost impossible to keep up with her. Unfortunately, this keeps me more on my toes than I have been for a very long time. That aside, she is growing up too fast for my taste as well, so I try to enjoy her now rather than stress over her tantrums. Only too soon she will pass this baby phase and I'll wish for a tantrum over shoes or milk.
C will be graduating in 5.5 short weeks...none too soon for us. He is exhausted and misses us all. Needless to say, this fieldwork isn't going as smoothly as the last. But, he will finish soon and the real world of jobs and expectations awaits.
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