Violet and I have set our back to school date: September 8th. We are both looking forward to it, but still not in a rush to start. She's chosen "The Tale of Despereaux" as her first literature read. I'm thinking I'll buy her a copy rather than just get it from the library. Most will be checked out.
Tomorrow is Homeschool Day at Six Flags and we have tickets. Mr. Incredible has the day off to go with us. They are calling for possible thunderstorms. Blech. The advertising for it this year was really bad. They didn't mail out brochures until after the deadline for early bird pricing and left less than a week to get tickets at all. But lucky for us, I'm a hyper nut job who started watching for it on their website back in May and called for tickets as soon as it was posted.
Next week Mr. Incredible is off. We are going to Madison one day. We are going to check out the zoo. I've heard it is really nice. We are also doing a bunch of repair work around the house. The window guy was here yesterday to measure the cracked windows. And Violet is getting her room snazzied up with new blinds (her current ones barely block the sun in the mornings so she has to have sheet hanging over it to keep the light out) and bookshelves. Yippee!!
Public schools started on Monday. The teachers are working without a contract. They say they won't strike this week. I'm afraid to start enjoying the kids being gone because they could be back any time. It makes me crazy. The latest offer of 5.5% raises was overwhelmingly voted down. What planet do these teachers live on? They must be so brainwashed by the union leaders.
Violet has started a new service project for Girl Scouts. She is collecting used blankets, towels and pillows for a not-for-profit organization that rescues and finds homes for retired and injured racing greyhounds. She's worked with them before and plans to do her Bronze Award with them also. I helped her with a flier and she got the approval to put it in the mailboxes for the troops in our area to see if any of them would like to help out.
We are having a nice quiet day today. No errands. No work. Just bumming around the house. This is the life.
3 comments:
Bumming around the house sounds good to me! :o)
Brownie gets motion sick at the drop of a hat, so we don't do amusement parks, but we love the zoo.
Have fun!
Bumming around the house is my single favorite activity, LOL.
We've been tracking Gustavo because we're supposed to go to the coast next week. or maybe not. *SIGH*
The weather is the last great phenomenon that Homeschooling Moms need to gain control over. I am MOM hear me roar!
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