Susie-Q&A

• Oct. 3, 2009 - Breathing Life Back In

I've let the blog go cold. Resurrection time! I want to post a few pictures, so hang with me until I can get that done. Facebook is unfortunately very blog-draining, since most of my "bestest" friends are on there and statuses are far quicker to write than posts.

Homeschooling is going pretty well, thanks in large part to Classical Conversations. My "old" self, the self that in school or at work relied upon looming deadlines in order to accomplish anything, is, not-so-shockingly, still alive and kicking. For that reason, Thursdays are particularly full. Nevertheless, once we get to CC we are happy and have a good time. Once, when I thought (on Thursday night, of course) that one of the littles might be feeling a bit warm-ish, the long faces on my children gladdened my heart. (Heh.) And when I confirmed, via thermometer, that there was no cause for dismay, the resultant rejoicing gladdened my heart as well (and deafened my ears). So yes, it appears that the children are enjoying CC. Except my eldest doesn't like the presentations. But, that's a minor quibble. Presentations are for her the "eat your spinach" portion of CC. Maybe not so pleasant going down, but ultimately good for her. For some reason, no matter how early in the week we nail down everyone else's presentations, hers is still in flux on--you guessed it--Thursday. So much anxiety over such a short 2-3 minutes!

Oh, and my older kids are "behind" in their math, but I already knew that, and we are already remedying that the only way it could be remedied anyway--by continuing to do our math. Duh. This upcoming week is CC's fall break, and I hope to spend some time focusing in hard on our core subjects.

Today was just perfect, in terms of weather: a lie-in-the-grass-and-spot-shapes-in-the-clouds kind of day. I didn't do that, naturally, as I am now a boring adult. Instead, I ran errands, turned the compost pile, did laundry, and cut up old ratty clothes for shop rags. In addition to the usual making three meals, putting baby down for nap, etc.

This week somebody cute and blonde turns six. She has peremptorily invited her neighbor-friends to her party--which is just fine with me because I'd already written on my to-do list to invite them. :) Ordinarily, we do family-only parties because I am just not a party planner. But the Squirrel is just so very fixated on having friends, and especially having friends at her party. I do hope her little friend can come. Her birthday falls on the Semi-Annual Dental Cleaning day, which involves a long drive to Ashburn and lunch on the road--so I'm sure Thursday (of course!) will be action-packed. My eldest is also determined to open a bank account, so that adds yet another errand to the day (our bank is out of town, but on the way to the dentist). Ah, a child's bank account...another mothering first for me.

Stay tuned for pictures of the third pond. Yes, the man of the house has another pond to add to his landscaping resume! If you want the full scoop, visit his pond blog. He wrote quite the reflective post this time!