Posted in Ponderings

I don't do parties for my kids to be "supermom". I'm no where near anything like that. So many things had to slide to even get it done. I happen to like planning those things, even though it's not so much fun in the end, for me, I do enjoy watching the kiddos have fun with it all. We have so little in our life that is "normal". For others a birthday party is no big deal. For us, it's a rare, "normal" kind of fun.

I'm not always down about not being able to do normal things. A lot of normal things are not necessarily good. There are worldly things that in the end, the kiddos are probably better off not being involved in (& many of them are labeled "Christian"). In fact very often when I do get down I get a nudging reminder not to love the things of this world.

Autism, remedies, supplements, babies, homeschooling, etc; it's not something I keep up with easily. Something is always sliding. I'm definitely always sliding. If I slide too much, other important things slide too; that's what's been happening lately.

I'm finding the coming new year of homeschooling to be daunting, honestly. I don't enjoy it a whole lot, from feeling a bit too stretched. Some of this may be choices in programs. What I've thought of as a more ideal way of learning is not necessarily going to be what is reasonable for me to implement. I'm rethinking what to do for Storyman before ordering. His work has to become much more independent, therefore necessitating more workbooks. Butterfly still needs more hands on at her age & stage; the others need me totally. Thankfully he really doesn't mind; I think I mind more. Providing interesting & educational reading material keeps him motivated; he loves to read. Somehow, we also need to have more fun together on a daily basis, which for us means re-thinking everyday things that can be "fun".