Jul. 16, 2006
Waiting Game
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My hubby had an interview today. If he gets this job it will be a major life change for us. I'm talking buco bucks and a stable paycheck. If you're hubby is a roofer or works in some kind of job where the paycheck is different every single week, then you know what I'm talking about. His (hopefully) future work site is smack dab in the middle of Daytona
Beach and Orlando. 20 minutes to motorcyles and 20 minutes to mickey.
Doesn't get any better than that! So now we're waiting. What do you
all think? The interview lasted over an hour. They said they
interviewed 3 others and would let him know on Monday. Kenny said
towards the end they were laughing and joking around. The Big Boss
said "You will DEFINITELY hear from me Monday" and the Small Boss walked
Kenny out to his car and told him which neighborhoods were good to live
in and where to look for a house. It sounds like good news to us, but
I'm not counting my chickens before they're hatched. It's 8:21 and
Kenny's gone to bed already so that tomorrow will be here quicker. He
better call me when he finds out or I'm going to pull out every single
one of his chest hairs. Thank you mommyrj, the last comment you wrote mae me cry, it was so nice.
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Jul. 12, 2006
florida rules
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I'm new to blogging, so I hope I'm replying in the right place. I spent about 2 months researching homeschooling before the schoolyear was over so that I'd feel "ready" when I started this summer. I don't like jumping into anything without researching first. I have to send a notice to the district superintendent and keep a portfolio showing improvement and a reading log. My husband is behind me all the way, we're just both worried about my patience. I downloaded a free program Homeschool Tracker to help me keep track of everything and I think I just got frustrated with not getting everything I wanted done, like I was falling further and further behind. I got to thinking, if I can't stay on track over the summer, how am I going to handle it on a regular basis. Part of that's my fault though. I didn't realize how long it would actually take for them to complete their assignments, so I planned too much. Part of me knows I can do it. I'm always taking my kids places and doing things with them. I wholeheartedly believe that experience is a far better teacher than any lecture. It just boils down to fear. They have speech/language delays, developmental delays and adhd. They also go to occupational therapy to improve their motor skills. They're so far behind the other kids in their grade and I'm scared that instead of catching them up, I won't know what to teach them and they'll end up worse off.
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Jul. 12, 2006
Still undecided
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I said I was going to try homeschooling for the summer to see if I could handle it. I still don't know. My hubby and I have definitely seen an improvement in the boys' behavior and manners, but I'm not sure if I helped them academically. I'm also very big into having them help with the household chores now, but because they're kids, they're slow. So cleaning takes all day which means no academics get accomplished. And there's so much out there. I just want to teach them everything I find out about. I don't know where to start. This summer we really just worked on reviews and reading. But most of their assignments came from workbooks and I don't know whether to sit with them while they do it or come and go as they're working. I'm also worried about just screwing them up. I yell alot and I'm working on it. I really am. I don't want to destroy their self esteem by yelling at them all day long. I just wonder if maybe being in school would be better for them than being at home with me. We're alos moving to a new county, so I'm wondering if I should try out the schools first and see how they do there and if they start falling behind again, take them out.
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