August is entering its hot, sweltering end and I am so looking forward to October. Only 38 more days! The kids are winding down out of summer mode, though the weather is still fine for swimming. Other than all that, there’s not much going on around here. Same ol’, same ol’.
Oh yeah, Lydia also started kindergarten last week. No biggie, right?
Kinda.
About two years ago, Steven and I made a huge, life-altering decision. We concluded that when kindergarten reared its head, we would begin to homeschool. Two years ago, 2013 seemed a long way off, but surprise! Here we are. Good thing I had all that time to plan.
We jumped down the rabbithole this past Monday, and mainly Lydia and I have been trying to transition. It’s a pretty big change to go from a full-time job; or in Lydia’s case, an all-day preschool, to the monotony of the house. I have quickly discovered that we need at least one planned outing a day to stay sane.
As far as school itself goes, we’re doing okay so far. Lydia seems much more comfortable with math than reading and phonics. I’m having to re-learn the phonics stuff as well — I didn’t learn to read that way.
When we’re not doing schoolwork, we’re scouring Birmingham for interesting things to do. We’ve gone to the zoo, a big jumpy trampoline place, the library, the grocery store, and other various shopping errands. By the end of the year, we’re going to know every hole-in-the-wall amusing place in the city.
So one week down and 31 left to go. I’m definitely looking forward to October. That way the zoo won’t be so damn hot.
