5 boys and 1 girl - Cleaning the carpet...

Feb. 17, 2006 - Cleaning the carpet...

was my main function as a mother today. Two out of the three of these boys contributed to that purpose. Sparing the details of their bodily functions, neither of them acted sick or fluey today after the initial incidents. I just hope my littlest one doesn't have a rough night of it. So we took the day off from the curricula and had a reading day. I still feel like I am pretty hardline about "doing school" every weekday. I worry some days if I am either too strict or not strict enough about the amount that is completed in the AO LifePacs. So many things (and hands) are tugging me in so many different directions at this time. Am I neglecting the little ones in leu of making sure J does at least two pages of math, lang. arts, ect...? I am also quite frustrated that I almost never get any time do read the things that I want to read. Selfish I know, but by the time they are all in bed I am so tired that all I really feel like doing is eating chocolate and having a cup of Sleepytime and crashing on the recliner (that I have stolen from dh). I love reading and J just whines every time I make him do it. Will someone candidly tell me what's wrong with this picture? Thank you in advance.

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Feb. 20, 2006 - Untitled Comment

Thank you my W.O.G for all that you do......the Mom, the Teacher, The Chef, The Nutritionalist, The Doctor, The Encourager, The most beautiful woman any fella could ask for.........God is blessing all that you do:)

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Mar. 10, 2006 - Credentials

I happened upon your blog today (hit a link from gratitude and hoopla) and I laughed aloud at reading your credentials. I have a six year old son. After completing two happy years at a wonderful preschool he decided he did not want to attend kindergarten after all. Instead he wanted to be a Power Ranger. The summer before kindergarten was spent convincing him that he needed to be the BEST Power Ranger that he could and therefore needed to learn some things that kindergarten teaches. He finally came around, but with reservations.

A couple of weeks into the school year he brought home a flyer advertising the afterschool program that teaches martial arts. Wa-hoo! A class to teach him Power Ranger skills!

God bless the afterschool programs! They are run by really nice Christian folks in my town and they allow this self-employed mom more time (with less guilt) to bring home the bacon. My son is now a second degree yellow belt (the smallest one in the class) and he loves it.

Thanks for the smile this morning. Blessings to you!

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