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Beginning Our Journey
May. 4, 2009
been a while! Sorry!
I have been so busy with Mr. Wyatt these days. It seems the blog is the first thing to get neglected. And I do facebook so I have a much bigger following there. It just seems simpler to update there.
but as homeschool is drawing to an end.... we have about 5 weeks left of school... and the new year is coming upon us, I figured I better make a blog post soon! :)
It pains me to have so much school left this year. Last year we were finished by May 1st! But I had a trying year of being pregnant and new baby and now fussy baby. :) Things get easier every day. Alyssa is doing great. I am proud of the work we have accomplished. We are going at our own pace. She is not where most of the first graders are at in some areas. (but as I try to remind people she is ahead because she should just be finishing kindergarten if she went to public school because of her mid september birthday) And in other areas she is far ahead! I am proud. Steady we move along. And since I still have a full year before I have to report to the schools, I am pleased. :)
I also need to remind myself that a year of a newborn is trying. But what else she is learning is priceless! Alyssa has learned to cook some meals for me. She has learned to fold the laundry piles that I get overwelmed with and say - you have to help me. this morning we folded 4 loads together :) She even changes DIAPERS! And poopy ones to boot! Since he is little and cute and still mainly breastfeeding with an occasional tablespoon of baby food here and there - his diapers are not too bad. I love when I am rushed, trying to get the boys out the door and I can throw her a diaper and say "Lyss, can you please change the baby for me?" And she does!!! Now that is a lesson well learned and valuable!
Justin has been off work for a while now. over 2 weeks for a back injury. it is an old injury that has been irritated by his daily work. He slipped on the ice at work carrying a 75 pound propane tank last winter. They had not salted and it was even an emergancy exit. Yikes! Well Justin works 70 plus hours a week at his job. Physical labor and driving. This year he also slipped through the decking and hurt himself. Then just add daily job stress, his back injury flaired up again. So he is off right now. We are enjoying it. It has been a strain. keeping my focus on not getting upset that he cannot help me like I want when I see my husband sitting there. I have to keep reminding myself that if his dr wants him doing no work (has not been released to light duty yet) then I should not feel upset when I am stuck doing all the work around like carrying in bags of groceries and sleeping kids. I know deep down it must hurt his pride for people to see his wife doing it for him. But we do what we have to do.
I am enjoying being able to leave the room and know that if Wyatt needs me Justin can call me. And also handing him to daddy to hold on the couch for a min here and there. And Justin will help me with cooking. that is sweet! And just sitting on the porch swing while the older kids play in the yard. The little things like that are great because I can do other things that I want to get done. oh and somedays playing games with Tristan while I homeschool Alyssa is nice too.
we are getting a lot more family time together. I am sure going to miss that when he has to go back to work full time. It is really nice because Wyatt is getting to know who Daddy is now. I think he thought "Who is this strange man that came to live with us?" for the first week. He would follow justin with his gaze and just laugh and try to get his attention all week! it was really funny.
so that is what I have been up to.
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Rosemary NY