homeschooling

Well nothing extraordinary happened here today. I finished setting the kids' accounts up on the computer, Darkside had to work (YEA! ), and I watched the episodes of The new adventures of Old Christine that they had on cbs.com. I LOVE that show!

OH - and I completely redid my profile - on my own! It was a great adventure let me tell ya! I've never worked with css so it was definitely different. Although I wish some things were different, it's ok for now Next I get the pleasure of doing Darkside's - WOOHOO! It will be a challenge to say the least!

But there was something else I really want to write about tonight. It's about homeschooling (hs) & parenting. As some of you know we hs our kids, but we are also VERY unorganized & a un-scheduled family. From time to time I start to have doubts (not that I would voice them to anyone but Darkside!) about whether or not we are going about this the right way - meaning hs & unschooling. And I usually end up having to remind myself why EXACTLY we are doing this. Kind of like - well if we sent the kids to public school we wouldn't be happy because... OR if the kids went to public school they wouldn't be happy because...

Usually this doubtful thinking on hsing is followed by my usual breakdown of whether or not we're doing things ok in the way we are raising our kids. Like our rules, punishments, and even just general way things work in our family.

I think that it is possible most good parents question their ability to make the "right" decisions in their children's lives. If you don't ever question your ability - then maybe your TOO confident, which may mean your doing it wrong.

I always (when dealing w/ these breakdowns) remind myself that if my mother & Darkside's parents (which aren't as bad!) could raise us & we turned out decent - then anything is possible. My mom never questioned herself about how she was raising me & my brother - NOPE! She did it EXACTLY the same way she was raised. And Darkside's parents they questioned here and there but still stuck by what was pretty much normal for the times. Darkside, believe it or not LOL!, turned out all-in-all a more solid person than I did. So with us completely flipping in methods (but keeping the good ones from his parents) we should end up with some GREAT kids

And we already get told that all the time now - so we're off to a great start!

Plus I really need to get this book that a fellow hs'er recommended that is supposed to be very reassuring - Teenage Liberation Handbook by Grace Llewellyn. Maybe I'll head to the library this week and get it sent. Now there's a goal! A couple of good homeschooling books should perk me up!

later...

Currently listening : Antichrist Superstar By Marilyn Manson Release date: 08 October, 1996

stuff

Well I didn't get a entry in earlier, or my order But since I had to wait I did get one more order YAY! Bringing my total over $200! And the great part is mine & the kids' is only about $35 (books & all!).
We got the car fixed today. Wouldn't ya know it - just a bad tire! So we did a quick and easy fix & put on a doughnut for now. We need to go & get some "new" old tires and put them on the rims cause they all are pretty beat up. And since this is just an extra car, I don't want it to be broke down if we need it again.
I got the tax money today so now it's truly ours & safely tucked away for all our projects. Not that we've started anything yet but we will this next week.
Oh yeah just on the VERY OFF CHANCE that Richard or any of those guys are reading this - tell Chris he's needed down here!! Darkside would just kill to have him helping out with the van since he just did a similar job last year. But that is more than likely a very, very off chance
And WHEW buddy those Avon boards were going today! All those women's hormones were just a going! It was a Darkside-day there today LOL
I called the vet today and made the appointment for PawPrint Jello M. to go get fixed. She's #3's cat and she's been in heat twice in the last month or so! UGH! I don't recommend anyone go through that! But come March 27th THAT won't be a problem anymore. The bad thing is when we got her the neighbors said oh yeah it's a boy - YEA right!
And now we got a little cat (not really a kitten) under the house that's wild. Hopefully the way it's been fighting with Peanut & Stupid it's a boy too! It looks like it could be from the same litter as Peanut, same size & markings. So much so that I thought it was Peanut sitting out on the sidewalk one day when we pulled up. If it's a girl & we can tame it this summer we'll have to fix it too I hate to do that but I don't want a bunch of kittens all over.
I am so sick of messing with these new computers! Today they had me crying twice! It's just such a pain in the ass cause they don't do what they are supposed to. But then the next minute - their working?!?! It's the networking thing & Darkside's not wanting to shut down. HE got a great idea (even though I told him it WOULD NOT work!), let call tech support to HP. So he calls and yet again ANOTHER foriegn guy who could barely speak english! (we did think about calling the other countries tech supports cause then maybe we'd get an english speaking person LOL!!) But Darkside sits and does all the steps the tech says for about 30 mins - still not fixed. Then Darkside's like - I can't understand him -YEA RIGHT! But ok I get on the phone and I sit and do everything for about 30 mins - still no change. Then - GET THIS - dude HANGS UP ON ME!! I'm like ???? By this time I'm cussing mad, about to cry and I give up. To hell with it! Flip the damn switch to shut it down till someone with have a brain puts up a tips & fixes for Vista webpage. How long should it take 6 mos to a year? We've been shutting down Frankie like that for over a year and he still works fine ~ well as good as he can anyway! LOL!
It was so funny (forgot to say it last night) - last night when I went to take my aunt's order to her as soon as I walked in her granddaughter who's 15 says to me - "WHAT did you do to your hair??" hands on the hips & all LOL!! Too cute! Then today my grandma came by & she said "OH Anne, how could you do that to your pretty hair! I'm always telling everyone how pretty your hair is." At least someone noticed & said something, right? So it's noticeable
later...........

Currently listening : Welcome to the Fall By 32 Leaves Release date: 06 September, 2005

Matt Hardy

Well I planned on being in bed by now but NOPE! I have a new addiction, I'll freely admit it I am ever so slightly (yea right!) addicted to reading Matt Hardy's blog on here & reading all the drama on the Avon erep message boards! Crazy I know but soooo much easier to read that stuff than to try to relearn all the different story lines on Y&R or Days!! LOL! So that's why I'm still up had to write a comment on Matt's blog - my first comment ever on a blog! His blogs are just great!!

I didn't do so good on sales this campaign It's cause we've been sick twice in the last 2 weeks. But hopefully next campaign will be better. I really got to get on the ball with getting new customers cause I really want to achieve President's Club next year. But I'm not sure I'll be able to, though I'm gonna try.

UGH! We got so much to do and I'm a lazy person so I don't know how this is going to work LOL! Um.......maybe I can pay someone else to do my part??? LOL!! I know, I know - just gotta buck up and get busy. Gotta get to bed 1st LOL!

I'll probably post twice today cause this one is so late - sorry but you can always just click on by if I bore you - nah...ya'll love me too much

Currently listening : Trash By Alice Cooper Release date: 12 July, 1989