Yer Blues

  I like the Beatles, guess that explains the title.  But I am feeling a bit blue.  Perhaps I'm just tired.  The school year is going well, at least I think so.  My husband is teaching the two days that I work, and I think that's great.  He and the boys are learning how to school and do whatever it is boys do.
  I like my job.  The people are nice.  Because it's a low cost vet clinic, I don't feel like I robbed someone, when I leave work.  I meet quite the array of interesting people.
  Co op is going wonderful.  We haven't been able to meet with our TWIGGS co op at all this year.  They meet on the same day that we have classes at our other co op, and the field trips are on days that I work.  It's a little disappointing  but there's not much I can do about it.  I am very happy with our curriculum this year.  Phonics Road 2 is excellent so far, as is Singapore math.  We've done a unit study on weather-we have quite the little meteorologist, and will be starting a unit on rocks.  The little guy is doing a little more letter work.  My husband is a little frustrated that he doesn't know all the letters yet, but he'll be fine.  I didn't teach our oldest to read until a little after he turned 5.  And we are slowly going through the history timeline.  The boys are both enjoying Egypt currently, and being mummies!

The school year is getting started

  We've joined a new co op.  It's called TWIGGS.  We actually went to a few of their open play dates last spring, and enjoyed ourselves.  So this year we submitted an application.  It's nice in that they take applications yearly, so that they can weed out the folks who never participated the year before, or moved away.  It keeps the group small enough that the families get to know each other, yet large enough where there is a variety of activities.  We have a beach play date coming up next week.
  We also have orientation with the co op we were in last spring.  Our boys are both taking an art class and book club, and then Superman is taking a herp class.
  This year we are also officially registered as homeschoolers.  This past week I printed up some review work to go over, and we've done a few worksheets.  Just slowly getting back into our school pattern.  We'll be doing a little more this year, and it looks like it may be busier with field trips.  I am also working part time, so it's going to be an adjustment, but I'm confident everything will work out.

Home school tees

home school tee giveaway
 Wanted to share a link for home school shirt give-a-way.

What to do

  Okay, so I quit the last job I had.  The woman was just not a nice person.  When I quit, she left me such a horrible voice mail full of profanity, that I can't believe she considers herself a good Christian.  Oh well.  I've had another interview for another stable.  It's a nice one.  There are a lot of clients, and some who are never around, so it would be nice to be able to work their horses.  I have a reception interview and have called a vet clinic about setting up an interview.  A lot of interviews.  I feel very, very stressed out.  I had thought finding something a few days a week would be okay, but I feel pressured to find more.  I was working over full time at the last job I had, and it was so disrupting.  I just don't know what to do.  I feel like I need to put my family first.  Yet if I'm away from them, how do I do that?  The boys are thrown off.  They don't see their buddies.  I don't see my friends.  How would I homeschool?

New job

  Okay, thought I'd quickly update.  I'm working at a new job and just trying to sort out my day.  It's so busy now.  We've taken a break from schooling for the past month, though my guy has started asking for some work to do.  That makes me happy.  I've started searching for our curriculum, and found his Singapore math at a great deal from another mom.
  Summer is going well so far.  It's so very hot here.  Dad is home with the boys, while I'm at work.