Meatballs at midnight
Today was full of the usual activities. Our day started at 7:00 with the oldest 2 playing soccer followed by ballet and gymnastics for my daughter and then 2 games of lacrosse in the afternoon for the oldest son. It’s so cold here that outside activities are dreaded by me even though the calendar says it’s spring. Ready for the pollen and bees!
This evening I cooked, well sort-of. My girlfriend suggested I buy meatballs instead of making them for use in subs-brilliant! Some of my kids enjoyed the dish and some didn’t, but I actually made a double recipe of corn chowder from scratch (Is that what you say?). Again, some of my kids liked the recipe, and some didn’t. They loved the corn muffins, although I’m sad to report that those were store bought so no credit there.
I wrapped the evening up helping my second son make an array that he designed to display at Excelsior’s performance night this week. I taught him how to use a hot glue gun. I think he burned my fingers a few times, but it was worth it for him to create the project so that he could take pride in what he had made.
So, now I’m eating those meatballs I told you about earlier as I type this. It’s midnight, and everyone is asleep but me. Once I finish typing this I’m going to go mop my kitchen floor-good times as we say. Where else in the day do I do this? You may be thinking, why doesn’t she have the kids clean? Believe me, I do, but sometimes I just like them to go to sleep so that I can hear my own thoughts for a few minutes, even if it is with a mop!
The global bladder of Germany
That title highlights some topics of discussion today..
We began studies around 9:30 after the kids had eaten breakfast and helped with cleaning the house. Man alive, the stuff under our sofa pillows was disgusting! Hadn’t seen that area in a while. A myriad of subjects were covered. I’ve done such a poor job of laying with Latin this school year, so I finally got my act together and incorporated a lesson in there today. The kids watched their Latin DVD during the lunch break. My older son and I finished his lesson in his workbook at 10:00 tonight. I know, it’s late, but this is the way we roll. He had come in from his soccer game around 9:00 (they won a pretty amazing game I’m told), had dinner, and we finished up shortly thereafter. That was after I finished math lessons with my second son. You see that we don’t really have a set schedule. I’ve tried. It doesn’t work. We school all over the place, anytime, anywhere. Whatever I need to do to expose them to what I think is important.
So “the global bladder of Germany”. Yes..Well, a couple of random things in my head. I had a lovely discussion with some homeschooling colleagues today on the importance of making your child global in nature. What does that mean? It means exposing them to bigger things, issues, people, other cultures and so forth outside of their local community bubble. Such experiences will affect their outlook, change their interests, and shape how they interact and impact the world. We are all aware of how much smaller our planet is becoming because of things like technology, so our children and future generations have to adjust and adjust quickly so it seems. The Ivies appreciate such experiences, so there’s another reason to connect the world for your child.
The bladder..I was just having a good laugh this afternoon during my gym class because the instructor was having us jump rope for quite a while. I eventually had to excuse myself because I was afraid I might go to the bathroom from all of the jumping up and down. When I arrived back into class, she quizzed me on why I had left for a few minutes, so I got to share with her how my pelvic anatomy has changed since carrying four babies down there. She enjoyed my torture. Of course, it made me think how much these little people have impacted my life. Not only do I have many sleep-deprived nights, but my ability to exercise has been altered because of their stretching out my ligaments for months on end. Ugh…
Germany…I’m told Fox News and Friends will have Mike Farris from HSLDA on their show in the morning, 7:15 eastern time. The story will be highlighting the homeschooling family who fled from Germany after being harassed by their government. Watch it if you get the opportunity. It’s 2 A.M. Time for bed..
http://www.hslda.org/legal/cases/romeike.asp?src=slide&slide=Romeike_March18_2013&pos=1
Anybody see the Harvard basketball team win tonight?
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