We are almost 1/2 way through our school year. I finally coordinated having my camera stuff set up with hair cuts so we now have "school" pictures. You'd never know I got home from the gym at 7am and the kids were already fed, picked up and dressed for the day. You also can't see the boys' old clothes still on under the button up shirts!
I never much cared for school pictures, I always just purchased THE SMALLEST package available. The chances of getting GOOD pictures are minimal in my opinion. I purchase only because of obligations to grandparents. Now I wanted them so we aren't missing them. Weird how things like this messes with my brain. I find myself asking if I need these pictures because society says I do or because I want them. J- 2nd grade K- 2nd grade I- Kindergarten PS Grandparents, if you want a copy it may be quicker to hack my pixieset album and print them. I am trying to not procrastinate but some things.....
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A dear friend mentioned that I should start blogging again, seeing as I actually have reliable internet now. This is for you! Over a year has passed since I last posted a blog. That little guy who turned 4 is already 5 1/2. JnK are almost 7 1/2. Our house and barn got struck by lightening. We moved into the garage and plan to build a new house in the spring. Not to mention we started homeschooling. There has been a lot of change in the past 1.5 years. It's all good. Our lives are crazy but it will get better/easier/different..... or at least that's what I keep telling myself. Living in the garage. It's..... cozy. Let's stick with that, COZY. We (and by "we" I mean my hubby and f-i-l) built a dividing wall (per my request/instructions/insistence to separate the south garage bay from the other two. We have a small kitchenette and a bathroom with a sink, toilet and shower. The lofted space has all our beds, dressers, and school stuff (with room to spare). What else could we need? I just found out today a "neighbor" (2 miles away) is living in their camper (Granted it is a BIG camper) with their 4 kids while their house is getting built. It's December 2nd and their house isn't insulated yet. I will take the garage and all its "coziness". I have a feeling it will be a long winter for us and even longer for them! I am slowly figuring out how to keep this small space organized. And the kids are not learning how to keep their stuff picked up. Pray for my patience people! Homeschooling Not going to talk about homeschooling actually. This bookshelf railing was something I had our builder come out and build around the stairwell in the loft. I had all these plans of wallpapering the back of the shelves. IT WAS SO CUTE until it all started falling off. Nothing will keep it on. Not even spray adhesive. I'm dying. Now back to the drawing board to make it cute again. Not sure where I'd keep all their books and school supplies if this wasn't built in the loft though! Homeschooling has been a blessing for us. It isn't all sunshine and roses. JnK "competing" with each other and the frustrations one has when one isn't "as good as the other", K misses seeing friends all the time, I miss time away from it all, I struggle with if I'm doing enough, is this what is REALLY best for the kids, would they be better back at the catholic school, PUBLIC school? So much of the struggles are really myself, questioning, myself. Oh the headaches!
But there are so many blessings! Getting to work around our schedules, spending more time with dad, going to WI and visiting grandparents more often (Unless they break me mentally and I go to WI by herself), being able to teach them at their own pace, being able to teach them beyond the content in the books when they are interested in something. The list goes on. Crossing my fingers I can keep this up and continue on in the spring as the house building starts! As I am getting ready to hit publish, the kids are sword fighting with solid wood yard sticks (the square ones that are more like a walking stick) I am exhausted from protecting them from themselves today...... “You must learn, you must let God teach you, that the only way to get rid of your past is to make a future out of it. God will waste nothing.” Phillips Brooks |
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