Sandy Southwest

Summer Break

We don't often take a summer break.  At least not for as long as we have been on one now.  But, the last several weeks have been hard.  We are trying to deal with the deployment of Dad and adjust to being a 1 parent household.  And then we have been having to help move my brother and sister-in-law out of Az (lest they NOT leave and remain here, always in the way).  And then there are the sports. And now we are in the rut of not schooling. 

So, we are taking time off until Scout camp is done.  And then after that we will stat back up in school.  Which is good because my mother's house is quite filthy from my brother and sil and it needs a major cleaning (which we get to help do, of course).

For our summer schedule, we will be concentrating in 4 areas - Math, Reading/writing, Science, and Art.

I really need some good time with science (seeing it's chemistry) and I think by concentrating on this subject for a couple of hours 2x a week, that we will get a little more done!

I'm looking forward to Art - I love musuems and learning about the lives of artists.  And Nana is going to help by teaching about art techniques and how to do them! 

I'm really hoping that A. will be reading a little better by the end of summer.  And I'm hoping to spend some time with J. on his ABC's and number recognition.

I'm frustrated.  I have lots I want to do for school right now and everything seems to be against me for doing it.  The baby needs nursing, Dad leaving, Nana needing help cleaning, moving my brother out of her house, and scout camp, and birthdays, and SPORTS! 

What also makes this summer frustating is that A, the 6 year old, got into the private speech summer camp again this year .  Don't get me wrong - I'm glad he's there, he needs this to finish of his speech impediment; but it's aggravating to have to take him to and from class (it's 3 hours long) and it's 20 minutes away!

Plus, L. and M. both have sports - L. has to be there before A. goes to speech and then picked up right after I get back on this side of town .  So, everyday, I feel a bit razzled until 12:15 when we get home...

And then I have home repair and touch-ups that my dh left me with!  Talk about driving me crazy!  He was so busy with school and trying to deploy, that these things were not important to him - and yet they were (and still are) to me!  And so, I have this hugemongous list of things to do, not including the re-landscaping of the backyard and the water system that needs to be put in up front.

My church job is not going well.  I'm the choir director and no-one comes to choir.  Well, not quite no-one.  I get 3-4 people each Sunday - that's it! .  I have tried praying for inspiritation, asking the bishopric to help, and we still are getting no-one turning up for choir.  It really is dejecting - I feel as if they believe it's not important to others to praise God through song. 

I'm supposed to juggle all this - home repairs, school, single parenthood, church, and maintain my sanity.  And yet, somehow I will.  And I will nurse the baby, too!