Nov. 3, 2006 - Old
I feel so old. I know all of you out there in blog land are laughing at me right now. I am only 24 years old and I feel way older than that. I spent the morning cleaning out very small office and I ache everywhere already. The day is barely half over. I am just having a tough time with this pregnancy. The simplest of tasks wipes me out completly. Which makes it very hard for a nesting mother to get anything done! My DH is going to run away screaming if his honey do list gets any longer! He has a basement and garage to clean and organize. He has turned part of the basement into a studio for his art so everything that is his got stuffed down there in order to empty out the soon to be baby's room, and the office. He has a 1962 Ford Econoline that needs to get stored in the garage. The yard needs mowing and winterizing. Windows need to be installed in out attic bedroom. And so on. And I am incapable of helping with any of that. I simply can't do it. Then of course is all the daily home chores that need to be done, three kids to raise and school, and prepare for baby. Somewhere rest needs to be fit in but it doesn't work. I have been feeling rather depressed about all of this lately. I don't like feeling like I can't do it all. I have been trying to find wys the kids can help and make life a bit easier, but I guess I just don't know what to give them to do. They are only 3, 4 and 6. Ok now that I have complained all about me....
C is loving being included in school. He would sit and do workbook pages forever if I let him. He is doing great at getting the letter sounds down. I can't wait for him to start reading on his own. It feels so good to know that you taught him to do that. Once he can do that he can read about anything he wants to. I love that. D went straight for dinosaur books. I wonder what C will go for. D is doing very good as well. He is beginning to memorize his addition and subtraction facts. Its slow going but since it is just us here there is really no rush. He does pretty good with spelling except with word that don't follow the "rule." Words like read, he will spell it rede becouse an e at the end makes it a long e sound. That sort of thing he mixes up alot. He'll get it though. I'm not worried. (Yet). We have been using our new Learning System discs. He likes them. I really wish they were seperated by grade though. For example, we did part of a lesson on the human body, and he picked up alot of what was in the video but I would say it was a bit in depth for a first grader. I guess I would think that you would start the basics in first grade, and get more and more in depth as you go along. Anyway he liked it so I guess we can just do it again later on and he will pick up more each time he does it.
In all things are going well around here. Things are slowly getting done and hopefully they will get done in time.
Comments
Nov. 28, 2007 - Hi!
Posted by genevieve1642
You are not old! I am 36 and I feel old on some days. Then I call my friend who is 88 and get humbled. She is always cheerful and smiling, and she isn't old. So, keep your chin up. Everyone has hard days, and I am sure that you are doing fine. Just take one moment at a time. Wishing you a healthy & happy labor day. God bless.
