Another school year is upon us and we are, as usual, knee deep into activities. I'll break it down like this:
Noah runs and writes, Ez and Judah swim and tend their garden, India dances and dances and dances, and cooks occasionally, Gary works and fasts, and I run, workout and try to get everyone where they need to be. On time. Without forgetting them when the are done. And do not ask me if that has ever happened please.
I think I need one of those blackberry/smart phone/palm pilot/ipod-pad touchy things that dings and beeps to remind me when I'm supposed to be doing something. Except for the fact I could probably never figure it out - especially since I just got a new phone :( and even reading the entire instruction booklet - there are things that this phone can do that I still haven't figured out yet. (and thanks to India for putting 'Be Still and Know I am God' by Toby Mac and Kirk Franklin - love that song - as my ring tone - or I'd still have that creepy polka/jazz number that was preset on my phone cause I had no idea how to change that)
Maybe I'll just stick with writing things down on the wall calender - the old fashioned way . . .
Noah's first cross country meet is this weekend. Yeah! The boys are swimming for the big swim team in town and I am in mourning. While I know they will get really great training, I'm so much of a do-it-myself, individualistic, typical homeschooler - that I miss the small squad that felt more cozy. I'd even rather teach them myself, (I'm way too much of a rebel) but swimming is not really my area of expertise. So yeah, I guess I have to leave this one to the professionals.
And yes, that is probably a very good thing.
