When I started this blog, my goal was to catalog our "homeschool", but I've come to the realization that, for me, this is impossible (in case you haven't noticed!). Like my religion or my private struggle with my CMT disability, our homeschool is a constant part of our lives that I cannot separate and pick out, because we are learning all the time! So this blog is honestly and realistically a catalog of our lives that includes homeschooling.
One of my friends has called this winter bi-polar, which is right on! Yesterday we had everything opened up and enjoyed sun-warmed breezes, and today is cloudy and cold again. Those states north of us are expecting snowstorms, yet again. What a winter!
Now that Conrad has retired, he is doing almost all of the running around. He drives Jacob everywhere and does the grocery shopping! I don't miss any of that. I have been able to teach more piano students and still homeschool Jacob, so my life is fulfilling. We are so blessed!
Brandon and Brent are taking calc 2, technical writing and physics at the community college this semester. It's amazing they were able to get into the same classes, so they can ride together, study together, and only bought one set of books. I'm very worried about college students that get out owing thousands and thousands, and are unable to find a job. Thank goodness for the Florida Bright Futures scholarship! We've been able to pay whatever it doesn't cover. Brandon's scholarship is over and he borrowed money from his dad (interest-free), which is preferable to a loan from the banks!
I've been looking for a new sofa. I debated long and hard and listened to the preferences of my family. Brent and Jacob begged me not to get leather--just as I had decided to. So my next choice was slipcovered, but wasn't able to find the size I wanted at a price I was comfortable with. Finally, I found one on sale! So I replaced our recliner sofa with a sectional, which will be delivered today. We've been without a sofa for a couple of weeks now, and piano student moms have been scrounging seating. I hope I love it, because I bought it online based on all the great reviews from others. I take reviews into account when I buy something, and I hope I agree with them, but I'll have to wait until after the sofa is delivered to know. It's a pretty big deal for me.
I enter into this day with my outline the same as every other--homeschool, clean/laundry/cook, teach piano. It's amazing how, although that is my routine, each day is varied and interesting for me.
