Writing List
These are the things rolling around in my mind as necessary upcoming blog posts:
The Jaeger Updates – If you were to only go by this blog, Jaeger is still 3 months old, immobile, nursing, and incurably sleepless; he is now none of these things.
Baby Notes – To remind myself next time around of baby foods, toddler chores, and probably other things I’ve already forgotten.
House Lessons – What I learned from having a house on the market for over 6 months and what I’ve learned from moving down 700 square feet.
My Classes – I also want to make a couple journal entries on my Coram Deo and American Heritage Girls classes.
Education – until I get caught up on these previous four categories of more journal-like entries, I shall attempt to refrain from dwelling on curriculums, philosophies, ponderings, and warnings (yes, something along the lines of “homeschooling is not utopia; what I have seen and done that I want to avoid” — in one homeschool book I saw myself referred to in the most accurate and concise way: smart slacker — it’s so appropriate, I should probably make a whole post just about how that sums me up) and ideas. Anyway, if a group starts reading Teaching the Trivium soon, I’ll have to start writing like mad! :)
Oh yeah, plus before May 23rd I have to write a quiz, a paragraph assignment, 25-30 questions for Comprehensive Jeopardy, and a comprehensive final. Then grading all that (x10 students), then entering those grades and turning it in, and then I’m all finished — I don’t even have to evaluate what I want to change or create a class for next year! Ahh…a year to breathe freely…and maybe build a house. :)
How old was Jaeger when you stopped nursing? Is he on formula now? He’s 10 months old right? Yeah, I have lots of Jaeger questions, especially since he is only about 4 or 5 months older than Alana.
Sorry dear, you come from a long line of smart slackers on both sides of the family. Your dad’s only failing grade came in Bible class in Vietnam when he didn’t think they were taking grades. Next quarter he had an A – with little effort. You wouldn’t have slacked so much, but for your slacker mother. Forgive me, my dear.
I’m ready to continue reading Teaching the Trivium, I think – although I just started Moby Dick for my book club, so if I didn’t need to read it right away that would be great. I was thinking you’d probably want to wait until you’d finished school? Or not.. let me know! Got that Mary Pride book out of the library today.
Amy – Quick answers: he was 10 months when he weaned, he gets a nightime bottle, he’s a voracious solid food eater, and he’ll be one year old in two weeks.
Mom – As slacking is not only from my nurture, but in my genetic nature, I would have slacked no matter what. :) The smart part is being smart about slacking — slack as much as possible without being detected; it takes smarts to figure that out. :)
Elly – waiting would be just fine! Wow, you’re ambitious! I’m not keen to really ever read Moby Dick, actually. :) A couple others want to read TtT also, so I might figure out some sort of online group…