• Aug. 27, 2008
I Am Now One of Those Moms...
Yeah! Here is our "first day of school" photo for 2008-9. We were in the midst of Hurricane Fay, so we ran outside for one quick picture. My husband insists that first day pics must be outside. Maybe he doesn't really understand we don't go anywhere...
So, I had each child write their new grade level on a sign, and we posed by our bumper sticker "CAUTION - UNSOCIALIZED HOMESCHOOLERS ON BOARD!" Love it! I held the baby in one arm while I took the picture with my other, and the baby did not appreciate the rain or the feeling of almost slipping out of my wet arms. And also, I was in my pajamas and the other neighbors were taking their children TO school, and wondering WHAT in the world WE were doing. Good times. Anything for a good picture for the scrapbook!
Now we are on week two of the school year. It has been a crazy year already. We evacuated the area due to the storm on school day #2. We had school in a hotel, which the kids LOVED. Then we took advantage of the situation and had a field trip to the FL Aquarium in Tampa. Making lemonade out of lemons and all that... Now this week, we have started our new Classical Conversations group, which is AWESOME, but as a new tutor, I'm a bit stressed about getting it "right", I also had to evacuate my house TWICE this week due to a leaky gas can in the garage causing noxious fumes to invade my home. We did school at Grandma's two days in a row. So, FINALLY today I had NO where I needed to be, so I never got dressed or combed my hair or put on even the tiniest bit of make-up. I have become one of those moms I said I'd never be... and I love it! Now, I did bathe and dress my kids. I did school. I did laundry and cooked a home-cooked meal. But I didn't gussy myself up at all, and it actually felt -relaxing- to not care at all. I think that I might institute a "once a week- I don't care about my appearance- day". And that is OKay. My hubby still knows I can be cute when I want to be, right? And who cares what the UPS guy thinks of me? I can read a little for fun tonight before bed because I already have my jammers on, and there is no make-up to scrub from my face. And an added bonus: just a little effort tomorrow, will be a huge improvement!
