This past week has been spent getting back into routine and getting caught up on housecleaning. I completely cleaned my bedroom, my bathroom and reorganized my closet. I did lots of laundry, about 10 loads; towels, sheets, bedspreads etc. I guess I kind of had the spring cleaning bug. I do feel like someone in my house has been sick pretty much every day since the beginning of November and I felt like I needed to reclean and sanitize things like bedspreads and pillows and bedrooms to maybe knock all of the sickness out. I know it felt good to have it clean. I cleaned so much until my whole body was sore.
Then we had company over from out of town. One of my hubby's old high school friends. He is a Pastor in New England and they came to visit with his wife and 6 kids. Such a beautiful family and we had a great time. It really made my DH and I realize how much we have become home-bodies. It was so nice to hang out with Godly people and the kids had a great time too.
Then there was the homeschooling. The rest of my week was spent working with the girls. I am a little behind in the grading and the end of the grading period is this week. I have to get caught up and still keep up with the lesson plans at the same time. I decided after Christmas break that I was adding the memorization of Bible verses to the girls lesson plans. They will have one verse a week to memorize and then be graded on. I think they will appreciate it later in life because the verses really do stick with you.
So that's where I was this week. Maybe later I will tell you what I have planned for this week.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Saturday rant!
I got this in an email this morning and thought it pretty much hit the nail on the head. I think the main issue with society today is that no one wants to take responsibility for their own actions. Everyone wants to blame someone else for their choices. Here's the email.
HIGH SCHOOL
1957 vs. 2010
Scenario 1:
Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck's gun rack.
1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2010 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again.
Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.
Scenario 2:
Buster and Dale get into a fist fight after school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Buster wins. Buster and Dale shake hands and end up buddies.
2010 - Police called and SWAT team arrives -- they arrest both Buster and Dale. They are both charged them with assault and both expelled even though Buster started it.
Scenario 3:
Jeffrey will not be still in class, he disrupts other students.
1957 - Jeffrey sent to the Principal's office and given a good paddling by the Principal. He then returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2010 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. He becomes a zombie. He is then tested for ADD. The family gets extra money (SSI) from the government because Jeffrey has a disability.
Scenario 4:
Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college and becomes a successful businessman.
2010 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is removed to foster care and joins a gang. The state psychologist is told by Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has an affair with the psychologist.
Scenario 5:
Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1957- Mark shares his aspirin with the Principal out on the smoking dock
2010- The police are called and Mark is expelled from school for drug violations. His car is then searched for drugs and weapons.
Scenario 6:
Pedro fails high school English.
1957-Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and goes to college.
2010- Pedro's cause is taken up by state.
Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist..
ACLU files class action lawsuit against the state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English is then banned from core curriculum. Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.
Scenario 7:
Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the Fourth of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up a red ant bed.
1957 - Ants die.
2010 - ATF, Homeland Security and the FBI are all called. Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investigates his parents -- and all siblings are removed from their home and all computers are confiscated. Johnny's dad is placed on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.
Scenario 8:
Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee He is found crying by his teacher, Mary . Mary hugs him to comfort him.
1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2010 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy..
HIGH SCHOOL
1957 vs. 2010
Scenario 1:
Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck's gun rack.
1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2010 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again.
Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.
Scenario 2:
Buster and Dale get into a fist fight after school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Buster wins. Buster and Dale shake hands and end up buddies.
2010 - Police called and SWAT team arrives -- they arrest both Buster and Dale. They are both charged them with assault and both expelled even though Buster started it.
Scenario 3:
Jeffrey will not be still in class, he disrupts other students.
1957 - Jeffrey sent to the Principal's office and given a good paddling by the Principal. He then returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2010 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. He becomes a zombie. He is then tested for ADD. The family gets extra money (SSI) from the government because Jeffrey has a disability.
Scenario 4:
Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college and becomes a successful businessman.
2010 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is removed to foster care and joins a gang. The state psychologist is told by Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has an affair with the psychologist.
Scenario 5:
Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1957- Mark shares his aspirin with the Principal out on the smoking dock
2010- The police are called and Mark is expelled from school for drug violations. His car is then searched for drugs and weapons.
Scenario 6:
Pedro fails high school English.
1957-Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and goes to college.
2010- Pedro's cause is taken up by state.
Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist..
ACLU files class action lawsuit against the state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English is then banned from core curriculum. Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.
Scenario 7:
Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the Fourth of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up a red ant bed.
1957 - Ants die.
2010 - ATF, Homeland Security and the FBI are all called. Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investigates his parents -- and all siblings are removed from their home and all computers are confiscated. Johnny's dad is placed on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.
Scenario 8:
Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee He is found crying by his teacher, Mary . Mary hugs him to comfort him.
1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2010 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy..
Friday, January 14, 2011
I suck at this!
Seriously, I think I suck at blogging. I can't seem to wrap it into my daily routine no matter how hard I try. Things just never seem to go as planned. Life as a mother of 3, a housewife, and homeschool teacher to two is just very unpredictable and chaotic. I have resigned myself to this. So I expect the interuptions and that things will never go smoothly. I just can't seem to deal with the fact that I can't get everything done I need to be doing in the timeframe I want.
So about the time I got into my homeschool routine and felt like I had things under control it was Christmas season. I had so many projects to finish (home-made gifts). We took a long break during December during which time I also got sick. Flash forward to the first week of January, trying to get back into routine. I was still sick. Finally decided to visit the doctor and take care of it. Then the second week guess what happens...a major snow storm and my 10 year old has been home all week. So Monday will be the 3rd week of the new year and 3rd week back to school. Technically we should be wrapping up the semester, but we are definitely not there. Guess it will all work out, we will just have to extend the end of the semester.
So once again I will attempt to do better at this blogging thing. There is so much I want to write about.
So about the time I got into my homeschool routine and felt like I had things under control it was Christmas season. I had so many projects to finish (home-made gifts). We took a long break during December during which time I also got sick. Flash forward to the first week of January, trying to get back into routine. I was still sick. Finally decided to visit the doctor and take care of it. Then the second week guess what happens...a major snow storm and my 10 year old has been home all week. So Monday will be the 3rd week of the new year and 3rd week back to school. Technically we should be wrapping up the semester, but we are definitely not there. Guess it will all work out, we will just have to extend the end of the semester.
So once again I will attempt to do better at this blogging thing. There is so much I want to write about.
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