It's been months since I've last posted. I am sorry, but I have had a truly uber hectic summer, more so than any summer to date. Middle child graduated high school (through a different high school than the one he attended, he graduated from Turner, Maine as he was one credit shy to graduate from his regular high school. He went to summer school there and got the credit and his diploma). He is now an Army National Guard boot camp graduate and is in "A" school, learning "Combat Engineering", a fancy title that means "Hey mom! Remember when you used to yell at me for blowing stuff up? Setting fire to stuff? Well now the U.S. government pays me to do it!" Any sleep I thought I could get once I got him graduated, has now flown out that window and is lying on a beach somewhere safe and warm. Number one son waited until number two son was at boot camp for 1 week when he announced he was moving into his own apartment. As in "Hey, what 'cha doing over the Labor Day weekend? How about helping me move?" That's right, lost two kids within two weeks. It is quiet here. Matt is due home from boot camp/school on Dec. 1st. and we will have Thanksgiving the following Saturday.
Daughter finished middle school and is now in a private, Christian high school. We felt it would be a better arrangement for her, less education about stuff she didn't need to know quite yet and more concentration on reading, math, social studies, and science. Her grades are A's and B's and she made the adjustment quite nicely. Was really surprised by that. Due to this being a Christian school, there is more emphasis on the Bible, and reading the Bible and Bible memorization. She is getting quite good at this. Wish I had know about this school years ago. Her brother could have gone there and we wouldn't have had to worry quite so much. Live and learn. Her dad takes her to school, I pick her up. Monday through Thursday. They have Friday's off unless a snow day or holiday happens during the week, and then they make it up on Fridays. Their last day of school is June 1st. We are all very happy with this school and the price, not as scary bad as we'd thought it would be. Very doable. And if she finishes up her math and science requirements by her Junior year, she can take a college math and science course and earn a college credit for them. One to two less credits we will have to pay for.
Garden came in, grew and fed us well this summer. I have a bunch of carrots to can now and we ate all the green beans as they came up, so next year, double the beans, less the Brussels sprouts. Will pull out my potatoes this weekend. We even managed renting a campsite for July (the whole month) and loved it.
With number one son gone, I now have my long sought after craft room! I have our old dining room table in the center, my 2 sewing machines, 1 serger, my antique treadle sewing machine, my spinning wheel, and my loom down there. and the room is big enough for me to host a craft night every Thursday. Two co-workers and one mom from school and I sew, quilt, spin and basically spend 2 hours just working on crafts. Sweet! Sweeter still, I can shut the door and leave my stuff downstairs (although I have a mini workstation set up next to the couch. Between that stuff and my Kindle, I am comfortable where ever I go!
I'll write more soon. I have so much more to add about my shedding of all things redundant and unnecessary and a few mistakes I've made and some "scores" I've made as well.....but I need to go to bed as it's a workday!
Til then.........
