In the midst of emotional turmoil, daily life continues. Andy joked that I should be stressed beyond belief more often. Yesterday I scrubbed both bathrooms, including the tub (and those of you who have read prior blogs on this subject know that I DON'T DO TUBS), mowed and weeded the yard, homeschooled the boys, and watched the neighbor girl, all while spending about 2 hours on the internet researching and at least 2 hours on the phone with misc. people.
I read another homeschool mother's blog the other day, talking about teaching boys. When they are learning phonics, B is for boogers, not butterfly and P is for Poop, not princess. I laughed at her story, because I could totally relate. I want to add to it just a little. Canaan is past the "B is for" stage. Now he sounds out words. He just feels the need to act out each word as he sounds it out. S p i n... Spin!!! multiple twirls around the room. Next word. S p i t... spit!!! literally spit on my floor! (don't worry, I made him clean it up) Thank goodness for nouns or I would be totally exhausted by the end of every reading lesson!
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That is hilarious. And, I feel your pain about bathtubs! UGH! I hate cleaning bathtubs, it is like a whole body experience to do it correctly! Needless to say, if you are going to need to come over and use our shower, give me at least a day's notice, maybe two!
Ok, the spit on the floor thing is awesome. Just wanted to share that...
Ok, seriously...how do you do that? I have one kid, just one, and I cannot get all that stuff done. My grandmother is coming to our house in a week and I'm freaking out because it's nasty, and I just cannot seem to find enough hours to get all the tasks done. Time management tips? You blog and do internet stuff too! I'm amazed, lol!! Also - praying for you guys for wisdom, miracles, and all of the above!!
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