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.

A job come and gone

  I know, it's been almost two months!  The past two months have been so hectic here.  I was getting very stressed out in May at not having an income producing job.  The school year was ending and I had 10 weeks to go yet in our LA program.  Not that I follow the school year, but my husband has different ideas about schooling through the summer than I do.  And mom was coming for a vist-greatly looked forward to though.
  So, mid May I find a job working with my first love-horses.  To say I was happy is an understatement.  Yes I was doing stalls again-but only 3, so I couldn't complain much.  I had a mare to work and train, which was great.    I could pursue my dressage training.  Hours were good-morning work.
  It was an adjustment though.  I felt like I was missing a lot with my boys, since we do a lot in the mornings.  It helped when mom got here and kept them going.  Dad learned to be more patient with them and the boys ate up being with him more.  His job took a very downward turn and he started working for himself, which is actually working out.