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Dec. 2, 2005
Tempus fugit
Wow. Where has November gone??
For that matter, where has 2005 gone?? Life is so busy right
now. I'm sure I'm not the only single mom out there who in
addition to trying to pay the bills and be a mommy has to deal with
legal issues as well. Aargh. I really do not like lawyers
and courts and the way the whole system works (or doesn't as the case
may be). But soon soon soon, it will all be
over and William and I will finally be able to leave that distasteful
bit of history in the past.
In the meantime, I'm so excited, joyful, thankful for how school is
working out this year!! Last year was so hectic...getting William
up at 6:30 and feeding him, getting him dressed, then just trying to
cram in as much education as possible before bustling him out the door
to "preschool" where he received a valuable (hah!!) education in
various terms used to describe your posterior. He was well and
thoroughly "socialized" and I spent most evenings trying to explain
that it didn't matter if his teacher said "ain't", it's very poor
English and......wow! I'm getting stressed out just remembering
it!
This year is so different. I think I was a little mental to be so
committed to homeschooling even when I was working full-time out of the
home. But I'm really glad I did, for many reasons:
1. This year seems so EASY by comparison.
2. In this our first "real" year of homeschooling, I feel like an old pro.
3. I believe that God was testing my commitment last year, and this
year He's really just blessing us so much! It is such an exciting
feeling to feel like you're really walking in God's Will for you!
4. I really appreciate the time with my son so much more, and vice versa.
Yeah....I think I'll stop the list there. I could keep going on
and on. It was only this year that I really felt like I'd made
the right decision. It's such a huge relief to have that
confidence. Now if it will just carry me through my stay here
with my parents!
My dad keeps slipping in things about the local school and...oh just
little things. I love my dad. Honestly, he is the greatest
man I have ever know personally. He's just really not very
comfortable with homeschooling. He likes
everything I mention to him as far as curriculum and philosphy go, but
he is really an advocate of public schools for some reason.
Hehe...it's actually kind of funny because he doesn't get homeschooling
and I don't get public school at all. I mean, really what is the
point?? I did public school. I remember how much time was
wasted. And as far as socialization goes, I didn't really do much
of that. I remember in high school being just disgusted with the
"honors" students and their deplorable lack of self-motivation or
interest in ANYthing. Drove me nuts.
Goodness.....I need to stop before I crash the server with this monstrous post.
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