...on task (or off, considering what I'm supposed to be doing...).
Updating the blog, trying to post a little more frequently - though we've heard that before!
School
We've
been revamping school schedules - again. We had a series of months
where we took off apart from life skills, standing classes and videos.
The boys had become almost rebellious in doing their work, so we just
stopped. I wanted to see what would happen. About a month or so ago, two
came to me and asked if they could start schooling again - FINALLY! We revised a bit, and then ended up completely on a different schedule.
I
now have planners for each boy and am trying to get their schedules and
work into their planner. I'd done that in my own planner but that just
didn't work out. There was so much to put in, plus I'd have to rewrite
it all out for them anyway, that I started slacking. Now I'm planning
out their week one at a time for the rest of the "official" school year,
which ends in mid-June. Trying to balance schoolwork with housework and
yardwork, plus field trips, scouts and other classes and
activities...yikes!
EB keeps asking about going to
public school - mostly after he's been hanging out with his scout
buddies. I sat down with him and explained why, exactly, we'd pulled
them out (he was only finishing up 3rd grade when we did that) and what
cost it would have to him (no family vacations). I just don't think he's
a public school kind of person. While he's extremely social, that's
been a detriment in the past. He doesn't like other people telling him
what to do (you know, like teachers...). I also told him he needs to put
forth some effort here - he's never
given it a chance as he doesn't do the work he's assigned without a
fight. (Which is currently working in my favor - he can't test for his
next tae kwon do rank until he gets it together...)
Me,
I don't want to be beholden to the school's schedule. I already pick up
other children a few days a week and it plays havoc with our scheduling
sometimes. He thinks it's just going to be a time to sit and chit-chat
with his friends.
Other
I've
been out of commission for a while - I have a pinched nerve in my back
from a herniated disk last spring. It got so bad that I could hardly
walk for an extended time. About 6 weeks ago I finally went to a
chiropractor and have been extremely grateful for her services! I
went back to TKD this past week and was able to do almost everything
without penalty. So nice to be able to move with little or no pain and
difficulty!
With that, I'm going to sign off - I have core strengthening and stretches to do before we start on the day.
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