Day Two

OK so I have to admit this is kind of fun.  Last night I stayed up playing with the look of the blog and trying to figure out how to work all of this.  I will also admit that I am not very good at it yet but I am sure I can get better.

Stephen and I are heading downstairs soon to work on school for the day.  Right now he is laying on the floor of his room reading Percy Jackson and the Olympians.  I am so glad that he enjoys reading.  Unfortunately he enjoys the television  and video games more but I have decided that this year he is going to reawaken his brain to things other than video games and Cartoon Network.  It has been a little bit of a challenge so far and I am sure he feels like this has been some sort of punishment.  He doesn't understand that it is important for him to do things other than sit and watch mindless junk.  I am beginning to see a difference in him.  He is playing with toys that require imagination again.  When he does watch t.v. or play games they are much less intense.  We have enrolled him in a Theatrical Stage Combat class at our homeschool group and hopefully that will give him the skills he so wants.  He loves swords and wants to learn how to use them so I am praying this class will be a much better influence than video games.  Knowing it is taught by a Christian man helps my nerves.

Mom and I are going to the funeral home later to pay respects to a neighbor of hers.  Yippee, back to a funeral home again.  I am not surprised by her death though she was an old grumpy lady when we moved into that house 33 years ago.  She passed away last Saturday.  Rest in Peace Helen.

It has been interesting the past three weeks with Jim's schedule.  He is gone Sunday afternoon, Monday evening, Wednesday evening, Saturday morning and every other Saturday afternoon.  Then we are all at Explorer's from 9:30 - 5:15 on Tuesday.  I have made a pact with myself to not get frustrated with this but instead to embrace the time alone to do things that need to get done.  So far I have cleaned (throroughly) Stephen's room, Stephen's playroom, the kitchen, caught up on laundry (almost) and worked on my list for the shows we are doing. It has made the time pass fairly quickly.  Maybe it is good for us to spend some time apart.  With him working from home we are almost always together. 

Well it is time to return to the dungeon (schoolroom in the basement).  I don't call it that to Stephen but Jim and I call it that with each other.  Sometimes it feels like we live down there so I am glad that Jim did such a nice job on finishing the space. 

Maybe I will be back later, who knows.