Well, I would trot out some horridly long explaination of why I haven't posted anything lately, but honestly... I don't have one and don't have the energy to come up with one right now.
We got a dog... then gave a dog away.  His name was Pippin, but he will always be known as Sir Poops-A-Lot in this house... because, well, he did.  Finally coming to the conclusion that he would NEVER learn that doing his voiding and, ahem, in the house was unacceptable.... we found someone else to take him on.  We advised them of his deficits, but, looking at his adorable face... they were just sure they were up to the task.  So, off little Pippin went, wagging his....tail, I thinking to myself that there goes a family that will never be friends with.
Homeschooling is starting to wind down, most subjects are almost done and summer is on it's merry way.....  The boys are thrilled, I am thrilled and very ready for a break.  Spring break was just a taste of the freedom to come.
I finally replaced the printer from hell with a new one. (Thank you Uncle Scam)  The last one was about to meet Mr. Baseball Bat reallllll soon.  I haven't been able to print up my tortuous Math Challenge in days now, much to Chris and Pete's delight........
Anyhoooooo......I really have nothing else to say and my wrists hurt from typing.  (I know, typing what?  This isn't that long... lmao).

Haven't been here in a few day.......... haven't really been busy, just tired of putting anything on a webpage........ I have been filling my time with Pogo pool........  Worthy time filler and all that.  Peter's birthday is tomorrow and that brings it's own particular brand of hell with it.  Thank goodness, his presents got here in time.  I am a rabid eBayer, so all holidays are dependent on shipping schedules.  (You know, the banner ad for cursors on the side here in the journal thingy is quite distracting. Eh, it's better than the whack a cockroach one though, so I shouldn't complain.)  Steve has been in a funk, not that I blame him.  He hates his job, hates where he's living (this town sucks) and doesn't quite know what to do about it right now.   Me?  I hate this town too, but I just go with the flow, I learned a long time ago that you really can't change much over night, so you might as well accept it for the time being so that you will be ready to jump at change when it comes along.  Besides, bitching takes up so much energy.....  Anyhoo, Peter is trying to read The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins to me, so I need to close.......... just thought I should say something in here...... ugh.

well......... somethings just go to prove that a day can really get worse...... I had a wonderful thing here on homeschooling.... but, when I went back in to give the quote it's proper credit....... I must have not been holding my tongue right, because the whole thing has disappeared..... So, I will try to put back what was said, in essence...... ug.

     Homeschooling is not an easy task, if you don't have the time, the patience or the inclination to have no life outside of it, then don't bother.  Put your kids in public school and hope for the best, (hope springs eternal as they say.....)  First of all, let me start out by saying that I homeschool two boys,  Christopher, 8 and Peter, 6.  Christopher, chronologically should be in second grade but is doing fourth grade work, Peter who should be in first is doing third grade....... "So what."  you say and you would be right..... you hear about how smart homeschool kids are all the time, freakishly so, (and mine are no different, ahem), but that is really not so difficult as it seems.  I actually spend more time preparing for school than I do on the actual schooling iself..... *GASP*  Uh huh, we don't start till 9, I'm not pleasant in the morning and neither is Chris....(Peter is, but he's one of those bizzare morning people you hear about).  And sometimes we don't start until 9:30 if Chris is late getting up.   I teach all subjects, language arts, math, science, history, art, citizenship, computer and next year we are delving into either French or Spanish, Peter and Chris haven't decided yet.  We are done by lunch and they can get back to what to their real jobs, PLAYING.  I mean, sheesh, you send your kid off to public school..... up at 6, cram that breakfast, long bus ride, sit in class or classes all day and not get home til nearly 4:30 in the afternoon????? What's with that????? Then, as if school wasn't bad enough....HOMEWORK.  UG..... They have them for eight hours and they can't manage to get it all in, so they send some home.....that's bad time management in my book....
       Now, for the socialization issue, because it always comes up..... (I don't think people even knew the word socialization until they heard about homeschooling...)  "What about socialization?" What about it?  I didn't know that was the purpose of schooling,  no wonder puiblic schools take so much time to turn out so many idiots....  I mean really, folks, where in life are you required to spend eight hours a day with people limited to your own age group (peer group)?  No wonder we're churning out adults who have no concept on how to deal with people from different generations, there is a marked lack of courtesy in most of the youth of today.... I mean really, when you think about it, by the time the average student finished with college, they will have spent the last 14 - 17 years with their own peers.... that's just wrong, and people are afraid of my kids turning out socially imbalanced?  Anyhooooo... I will step down now...
       My kids do interact with their peers, lmao, when they get in from eight hours of schooling...... sheesh, they are at my house more than their own, so I don't think there is much chance of my children turning out to be social parriah.... if that were a problem, there is also the homeschooling association we belong to and they have even more friends there........ school age and adults *GASP AGAIN*.
       The truth is, I love homeschooling, I love the time with my kids, they get to actually remain children for the usual amount of time (childhood) and I wouldn't change a thing.  I started homeschooling for a myriad of reasons, but the reason I continue, even through the burn-outs, is because I love my children and I want them to have the best, and frankly, I am the best..... (no ego here, lol)
       However, if you are thinking of homeschooling or are and just want to chat or have questions, now that you found my journal, don't hesitate to drop in and say something..... hehe, I dare you.  And I don't mind negative or hostile questions........I homeschool, I'm used to it.......

Today was typical, homeschooled the kids after Steve left for work and then, woohoooo, I played with my dollies.... lmao, I just discovered online dolls and they are the coolest!!!!! Here's the one I made for myself:

Well, today sucked......... started off okay..... I guess, if getting up at 6 is okay.  Steve's paycheck was short so shopping was more stressfull and hellish than is usually is with Chaos and Destruction (my boys).  At least I didn't get lost on the way to Hell-Mart like last time, sheesh, we drove in circles around Mexia like a van full of blind vultures last time......... Anyhoooooooo......... damn, my life is exciting, lmao.

  Well......... it was different.  I still have a little hair left.  Spent most of the day trying to work the kinks out, but oh well......... now it's after two am and I am going to bed..............