October

The fall weather has been a big surprise! We Floridians are soaking it up, turning off the air conditioning and letting the breezes flow through the house, and spending as much time outside in the sunny coolness as we can.

I'm trying to plan a piano recital. It's a big hassle trying to get everyone together on one date and then I have to get a location. Conrad said, "Why don't you just have one at 12:00 at the co-op?" That's our Thursday homeschool classes we're involved in, and I teach 7 homeschoolers that day. Add Jake and my other homeschool students, and we would have quite a crowd. The only down side is it would eliminate all the regular school kids, so I think I will continue to plan a regular recital, and keep a co-op recital in mind for Christmas and spring.

I think we're adjusting to homeschooling with the addition of Jacob's homework for his three co-op classes along with band music and trumpet lessons. He gets very stressed and is in puberty. Poor kid.

The kitchen is still a work in progress, but it is completely functional. Lowe's came over Friday and made a list of things they have to order and install. We're waiting for them to be done before Conrad installs tile backsplash and tile floor. I was surprised that I wasn't thrilled to have my kitchen installed, but I just felt numb. It took a day alone at home, cleaning up the REST of the house, for me to start feeling happy about it, and it's been a growing feeling of peace and appreciation as I've started to use it.