Good 'n Crazy

Whew. These last few weeks have been beyond crazy....but good. Everything seems to be swirling around our new homeschool routine right now.

The girls and I have started our homeschool co-op (see Classicalconversations.com for more info about the program), and it is really going well. I tutor Ellie with 7 other first and second graders, my best pal Sara tutors the 4-K, Marah is in an all girls class of fourth and fifth graders and there is another fifth & sixth grade class as well. Marah is loving it--I have found myself referring to her class as "the slumber party". Mostly because watching them walk by all you see is a mass of pony tails and sounds of giggling and not-so-quiet whispers. It's a good group, and I am thankful.

Ellie's class has turned out to be the highlight of my week. My attitude has taken a complete 180--I was dreading the start of school, and was feeling like maybe I made a mistake in committing to tutoring this year. You see, parents who tutor get their kids' tuition covered....and at $400 a year per kid,...well, I really had to tutor. Anyway, the kids are all great and responsive and earnest...and even the one or two who seem pretty "checked out" most the time, are "checked out" in just the cutest, funniest ways! As soon as I get a chance, I'll take a picture of my CC kids...and if this dumb blog doesn't save and post another post of mine I will scream!!

(Amy, that's why you haven't seen more posts! I have tried a couple times...I composed wonderful works of touching poetry, etc...well, not really, but I did journal a few things...only to have the system ditch my post. Argh! Long live Neil Postman and his yellow pad of paper!)