Homeschooling Group

Today is a rainy, gloomy day!  It's a curl up on the couch under my electric blanket kind of day!  Which, btw, is one of the best gifts my hubby gotten me...ever!  But, I didn't lay on the couch like I wanted.  I actually went out & about on all sorts of errands with the kids.  After we were done, we went to church to have lunch with the homeschooling group.  I've been homeschooling all year, but haven't really plugged into the community here yet.  Most of the kids are older, but I still met some nice people & the kids enjoyed themselves!  I'm hoping to get something started for the younger group of homeschool kiddos.  We shall see how that goes.  I was so encouraged, though, to see so many "normal' homeschool families!  Unfortunately, homeschooling sometimes comes with the "long hair, long skirts, socially awkward" stigma, but these families were not like that at all!  See you judgy people??  My kids can be well adjusted AND homeschooled!  HA!

Just waitin' on my ball!

We had this picture made into a magnet & it's on our fridge.  It's our sweet little Nonna doo when she was maybe 3.  Or maybe she was still 2.  If I really wanted to know, I could find out, but for now, let's just say she was wittle!!  We used to take the kids mini bowling all the time in Franklin & they loved it...for the first 10 minutes.  Then they got bored & wanted to go spend $20 in the arcade!  This pic was after she hardly tossed the ball down the lane.  She wanted to do it all by herself, so it rolled at the slowest speed  anything could possibly roll.  Sometimes it would stop in the middle & we'd have to go push it the rest of the way.  This was her waiting for her ball to get to the end of the lane.  I just love this picture!  It totally captured that moment & I will never forget it!

When my memory fails me

Here's something weird about me.  OK, that's a loaded statement because there are many, many weird things about me.  But here's just one.  I love to reminisce, but I have the worst memory ever!  Maybe that's why I like to reminisce so much.  Because I don't remember things & I need people to remind me.  Or maybe it's because I remember things so much better than they actually were.  Or maybe it's because it's an escape from whatever is troubling me at the current moment.  Whatever the reason, I just like it.  Today, as I was cleaning, I came across a photo book I had made of the kids from 2010.  I was almost in tears as I flipped through the pages.  My babies were still babies then.  Their faces were chubby & when they smiled their cheesiest smiles, their eyes totally went away!  I feel like so much of my life as a mother has been a total blur.  People warn you that kids grow up fast.  But what they don't tell you is that you don't remember most of it.  At least I don't.  So, I decided then and there to start a new blog & be dedicated to posting regularly.  I used to have one, but without going into details, it accidentally got deleted.  DELETED.  I was heartbroken.  Dramatic as it may sound.  Devastated.  All those memories...just gone.  With one accidental click.
But, I will move on.  I will stop my pouting & whining about the other one being gone & I will start new.  Not because I have anything that witty to say or because my life is fabulous.  But because I don't want to forget.  The day to day routines of life seem boring to most (including me sometimes), but those are what make up our lives.  And since I can't rely on my brain to help me remember, I shall blog.