This week I packed up my classroom. I loved that classroom, I loved teaching at that school, I loved teaching kindergarten. I love my son more. That is really what it comes down to. Packing was surreal at first and became more and more real as the day wore on.
I fit everything that belonged to me into about 8 large storage boxes, some crates, and a few bags. I fit a rocking chair and all of those things into my van. ALL OF IT. That was very strange. Yet as I drove out of the school, home and unloaded it all- I felt oddly relieved. Relieved in the sense that I feel we made the right decision.
As we approach the end of the summer, I am beginning to look forward to schooling Big C. Looking forward to what the future holds. I see the changes in Big C- he is looking forward to being schooled at home. We have been talking about our plans...
*Plant a garden- one that can eventually feed our family, or at least take the burden off our vegetable bill.
*Join a Calvary's home-school co-op
*Ordering curriculum
Big C is particularly excited about the garden. He LOVES gardening, and it really is so therapeutic. He has the greenest of green thumbs, and I truly believe it will flourish under his care. He is a more relaxed kiddo these days. He is communicative and happy. That is not to say he doesn't have his moments. He is particularly incensed about having to continue at the horse farm. He is quite allergic to hay , so without some allergy meds he is miserable.
We are moving forward around here, looking forward to what the future holds.
So Big C is interested in both gardening and cooking?! Cooking with locally grown produce is becoming quite a grass roots movement lately. Good for him! If he has success getting turnips and beets to grow, have him contact me with his secrets.
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