Sep. 17, 2008 - Recess
I think I'm going to start blogging during recess time. I've been trying to find the time now that school has started, but it just keeps slipping away. I just had a friend make a comment on a blog post I did a while ago and I realized I hadn't posted in a long time.
Today during recess time the kids played outside. A friend came and got Ame' and they went to the library for story time. When she brought her home, the mom and I visited and watched the other children run around outside. The one year old is walking better now and he just walks and falls around the yard. He gets dirty and he eats the dirt and he might eat an acorn or a leaf or chew on a stick, but it's all organic and he'll probably survive. Besides, an adult conversation in the middle of the day is like recess for me.
Anyway, the kids need to be outside. The weather couldn't be better. It is so beautiful. The only outside trouble has been the mosquitoes. They've been awful. I'm surprised not more folks have come down with West Nile--maybe a new dreaded disease is being developed. We'll call it Wet Mississippi Virus.
Well, I've been distracted long enough. I have to get back to the newsletter, which is not coming along very well. I guess I'm not in the mood this week--who knows.
Jul. 7, 2008 - another year with CHEF
Well, I'm starting on my 3rd year as the homeschool group's newsletter editor.
It's all starting all over again--the deadlines, the frustrations, the pleas, and the rejections.
Why do I do this? Maybe it is that my membership dues are waived, or perhaps it is that I get to stay connected with what is going on. I don't know.
I've asked for only a few things. I've asked folks to send me articles that are written out in paragraph/complete sentence form. I didn't even ask for a certain number of words--short would be fine, even very short. I didn't ask for it to be perfect--I can correct spelling/grammar. I asked for submissions by a certain deadline, but even that is a bit flexible. I gave a rough idea of when I need articles and only a handful try to honor that, but it's ok and I can get around late submissions. I didn't ask for ideas or announcements. I didn't ask for items that you want to sell.
Maybe it is because I don't ask for so much that I hardly get any.
What I'd like is a person who likes to write and would take ideas (theirs, mine, other members) and turn them into short writing assignments.
This is the part that I don't feel I have the time for. I'm already spending the time for this newsletter to do the layouts. Are folks also expecting me to write all the articles? That's what it feels like. I will pray for such help.
Jul. 17, 2006 - send off
Well, I've gotten the newsletter emailed to the printers. I'm so relieved. I hope it turns out well, and members are pleased. I liked it, but as they say, "I'm partial." I put a section titled "Links of interest to homeschoolers" and listed HSLDA and our local website and this blogsite here: homeschoolblogger!! I wonder if anyone I know will look me up :)
Also, I've worked out a schedule for my 2nd grader and Kindergartener and what lesson they'll be working on when. I hope it is not too much for any one of us. Looks like the kids will have a break every 20 minutes or so, but not me. I still will have household duties to attend to. I really hope it all works out fine. In any case, I'm very excited and look forward to the start of school at the end of August.
