Feb. 6, 2008 - Mid Winter Break
I have called a Mid Winter Break for school. Now, I was feeling pretty sheepish and almost guilty about this until yesterday, when my daughter informed me that in one part of this country (Michigan) there is a school district that only had 12 days of school in the whole month of January due to 'snow days'. That's only 2 full 'weeks' of school plus 2 days in a very long month and I'm pretty sure there were MLK celebrations, teacher in service and half days in THOSE days of school.
Now, I've lived the most part of my life in that good state, was born and raised there and went to public school there back when there was more snowfall. NEVER did we EVER miss that much school......things are so different now. School districts and teachers and administrators use whatever they can to call a 'day'.........my personal favorite 'excuse' is that if they at least have 'lunch', then they can call that a WHOLE day of school, even if the children are sent home at 11:30!!!
And the legislators are 'concerned' about home schoolers getting the proper amount of education in the 'allotted' time??
I no longer feel 'guilty' about my 4 day, self imposed, self named, self declared "Mid winter break". NOR do I feel guilty if we don't 'fit it all in' in one day. We are fortunate enough to live in a state that requires very little in the line of accountability. And I am a rabid record keeper. So.....all in all, even if the state or anyone else comes knocking at my door.....all I have to do is NOW, point them to this blog.....and before that my record books.
So......all that being said.....we are on 'break'. Time to revive the engines, check out a few more books, rearrange the living room, put the basement back together after last months flood and set up the sewing room (slash:computer room/laundry room/office) so I can begin my home based business. There are several boxes of books that need to be put on bookshelves and other things to be organized to either give away or sell come spring at a yard sale I plan on having before we go to Texas.......
And speaking of Texas......only daughter is due May 2nd, and I have been asked to be there. I am SOOOO happy to do that. I love stuff like that. Anyway, due to hubby's schedule, small son will have to travel with me. AND, since I'll be down there....plan on leaving early to visit with large son and family and I get to see my first grandSON for the first time. I'll stay there until only daughter's 3rd daughter is born. Large son will take small son and I down to Houston from his place, then I will stay THERE for a few weeks and leave from there to come home.......
UNLESS she has little Aubrey Faith early.....If that happens then I will stay there a few weeks and come back to large sons and stay for a few more days.....trying to 'even' this out.....PLUS, since my Daddy is down there now, I'll be able to visit with him often while I'm at large sons, since he is only about 15 minutes away in THAT part of Texas.
PHEW. Some vacation, huh? At least we'll be taking the train, which is SO much fun. And relaxing. At least to me.
Plans are to leave April 15th and be gone until May 15th. We have alot of school to squeeze into the next 2 months.
Now, if I can only get hubby to till up and then plant the garden while I'm gone.......
Denise aka The Domestic Angel
