It's official: I'm going on a vacation without my family. Doesn't that sound simply awful? Not to mention very out-of-character for myself.
When my girlfriend who lives in Alaska called me 10 days ago and asked me if I wanted to go to a Ladie's Conference held in the state of Indiana in just a few short weeks, my first thought was "Are you crazy?!"
In spite of that, my plane ticket is bought (by aforementioned girlfriend) and I am indeed packing my bags.
I'll be gone for 8 days. Which includes several days of travel, three days at the conference, and 3 days visiting my family who live just a few hours away from where the conference is held. I'll be seeing my parents, several siblings, and a nephew and niece who I'll be meeting for the first time. Which latter reason is why I simply had to take advantage of my friend's generous offer.
And just how is hubby and the kids going to survive without me? My husband has 2 weeks of vacation his boss has been encouraging him to take. So he'll be staying home with the kids. We've been working extremely hard to get ahead in our homeschool lessons so that we don't have to make up the time when I get back. Which will also allow them to do some visiting of relatives (translation: going to grandma and grandpa's and being spoiled rotten) as well as spend some extra time with dad.
In spite of all the bases being covered, I have to admit that I feel a great deal of trepidation. Yes, I'm very excited about spending time with my friend, going to the conference, and of course seeing my family in that part of the country. It's going to be a bit of an adventure for this hopeless homebody.
But I hate the idea of being away from my kids for that long:(
Not to mention the fact that I really, really dislike flying.
I've been fighting a bug (as in a virus) for the past week, but I seem to be getting better. Just in time for my partial root canal this coming Saturday... am I crazy for doing that right before a trip? I'm afraid it was scheduled last month, and really can't be put off.
One last thing: thank you for your prayers on behalf of the Princess. We've been able to rule out crones (which is in my family) and a variety of other things. But she's still having a rough time of it. Our next step is to see a specialist, and hopefully we'll get some answers through that route.
Wishing all my blogging friends a wonderful Autumn weekend~
Friday, October 16, 2009
Thursday, October 01, 2009
An update of sorts
I haven't been posting much here due to the fact that school is back in session. It's not that I don't have a spare minute to post necessarily, but rather that my brain is so deep into school subjects that I'm afraid anything I post would be downright boring to my non-homeschooling blog friends! But just so I don't look like I've deserted the ship, I've come up with an update of sorts.
Our transition back into lessons has gone rather well. While my boys would just as soon writing/language arts was thrown off the lesson menu, they were quite ready to go back to everything else. They're taking a few classes at a local Christian school as well (Band, P.E., basketball). I can definitely tell the Professor is approaching Junior high; his lessons are getting much more difficult. I'm having to brush up on some things I'm not even sure they taught back when I was in school. Or maybe it's just been such a looong time? :)
This past Monday my husband took the day off to go on a field trip with the boys to the Jackson Bottom nature preserve. They spent 4 hours trekking through the wetlands and Riparian forests with a Naturalist, taking samples and spying out the various animals and such. They had a great time.
The Princess is still struggling with stomach aches. I don't think I've mentioned it before, but she has been having this problem for about 6 months now. We've been to the Doctor several times, and tried several medicines, on top of some natural things I've tried as well. They actually seem to be getting worse. So it looks like we'll be making a trip to the Doctor again for some testing. He wanted to put her on Prevacid, but there isn't a generic for it, and it has a rather steep price. It's definitely having an effect on her, and it makes me sad to see her not being her usual bouncing-of-the-wall self. Hopefully we'll be able to figure it out soon.
I love the month of October. We have 2 birthdays this month (in our family) to look forward to, on top of the pumpkin farm visits, and harvest parties. I love the changing colors outside, and the cooler weather. This is the only season I could almost wish to be year-long.
Well, that's pretty much what's going on around here. I may be taking a trip in the near future... but I'm going to wait to see if it works out before I mention it here. I have to admit right now I'm not anxious to go anywhere this early into the school year, but we'll see.
Wishing you all a happy 1st of October~
Our transition back into lessons has gone rather well. While my boys would just as soon writing/language arts was thrown off the lesson menu, they were quite ready to go back to everything else. They're taking a few classes at a local Christian school as well (Band, P.E., basketball). I can definitely tell the Professor is approaching Junior high; his lessons are getting much more difficult. I'm having to brush up on some things I'm not even sure they taught back when I was in school. Or maybe it's just been such a looong time? :)
This past Monday my husband took the day off to go on a field trip with the boys to the Jackson Bottom nature preserve. They spent 4 hours trekking through the wetlands and Riparian forests with a Naturalist, taking samples and spying out the various animals and such. They had a great time.
The Princess is still struggling with stomach aches. I don't think I've mentioned it before, but she has been having this problem for about 6 months now. We've been to the Doctor several times, and tried several medicines, on top of some natural things I've tried as well. They actually seem to be getting worse. So it looks like we'll be making a trip to the Doctor again for some testing. He wanted to put her on Prevacid, but there isn't a generic for it, and it has a rather steep price. It's definitely having an effect on her, and it makes me sad to see her not being her usual bouncing-of-the-wall self. Hopefully we'll be able to figure it out soon.
I love the month of October. We have 2 birthdays this month (in our family) to look forward to, on top of the pumpkin farm visits, and harvest parties. I love the changing colors outside, and the cooler weather. This is the only season I could almost wish to be year-long.
Well, that's pretty much what's going on around here. I may be taking a trip in the near future... but I'm going to wait to see if it works out before I mention it here. I have to admit right now I'm not anxious to go anywhere this early into the school year, but we'll see.
Wishing you all a happy 1st of October~
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