Monday, August 2, 2010

Behind the 8 Ball

And by behind, and August being the 8th month of the year, I mean that I am behind.  I'm not ready.  The month has rolled in much too quickly.

Today my son started his first "official" year of homeschooling.  In NH, we have to declare that we are a homeschooling family the year that a child is 6 during the month of September.  So, this is the year.  This, my friends, I was not ready for.  Paperwork wise and all that jazz, yes... but emotionally?  No.  I mean, seven short years ago I was pregnant and already waddling around like an oversized penguin.  But now?  I have a SIX year old.  That started school.  Here he is in his "classroom" at my parent's house, where he does a majority of his work.


There are several other things that I have not been able to give my time to.  Watching the Red Sox is one of them.  And this pains me, especially since I have this:

I'm also behind on reading my favorite blogs, listening to podcasts, and updating my yarn shop.  But, with fall approaching quickly, I will catch up.  A couple nights of my insomnia kicking in and I'll be back in the saddle with all the things I am on top of.  But for now, I'm behind the 8 ball.

7 comments:

TopHat said...

Wow! He just keeps growing, huh?

Amy said...

I'm so happy that you are able to home school. I think that its a wonderful thing. Having grown up in public schools, I know how much better I would have thrived if I had a lot more one-on-one attention on certain things. Good luck!

knittinwolf said...

Homeschooling is awesome! Fun times!

Channon said...

I'm so far behind that I've lost sight of the 8 ball. It's all good. Enjoy the moments and know that we're all still here, and we'll catch up when we can.

Gnat said...

He looks so excited!! What a great day! Hope you get time to catch up! Have a great day!

Dee said...

Good luck with homeschooling this year. I just know you'll have a great time!

I feel like I can't catch up sometimes too. My sock knitting mojo has left the building temporarily. :-(

The Rambling Housewife said...

Totally hear you on the "Omg, WHERE does the time go??" Hope school is going well. We're starting next week..no, wait, on the 30th. I guess that's the week after next.

My brother bought the smallest Red Sox hat he could find for Monkey1 the year he was born. He was SO excited about that World Cup! :-)