Some how, miraculously, my body (with the help of this fine medication), did it's job.
And today, I've stopped bleeding. Is it possible? It's been 19 days. I was fairly certain it would never end.
Now I can go back to worrying about important things, like the 72 loads of laundry in my basement. Or the dirty dishes from last week. Oh, and the bills that were due yesterday.
(*Really there's about 11 loads of laundry, dishes from Sunday, and the bills aren't due until today. I'm not THAT much of a slacker ;)
Perhaps I'll even do some school work today with my kids. Right now they are running around the house (narrowly avoiding the dust bunnies and dirty laundry), still in their jammies (yes, it's after 12), yelling "Friends forever never transform!" and blowing a train whistle.
That's educational right?
Showing posts with label homeschooling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label homeschooling. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
I started a whiny, bitchy post, but realized that it didn't really make me feel any better. So I deleted it.
It's Monday, which means it's me and the kiddos all day and half the night while my beloved is off at work and then at class. The good news is he will bring me home some fattening, greasy food. So I guess it makes it all worth it.
Today we created the solar system in our hallway. Now my daughter is creating a puppet show, complete with a script that she is having me type up, that she will present to her daddy in a couple of days. Once she finishes the script, I'll post a couple of the good lines here because she always comes up with the greatest stuff.
I took some pictures of the planets, but they turned out rather badly. It is very cool to look down the hall and see our representations of the Sun, Jupiter, the Asteroid Belt, etc.
Now, I must go rest. The one thing I have noticed about this pregnancy is that it is totally exhausting. I don't remember being this tired the first two times. I slept for 16 hours Sunday. SIXTEEN. That is ridiculous. Even had to miss a Girl Scout event with my daughter because I just couldn't do it. Dang.
I did make cookies with her last night, so hopefully that made up for it! :)
It's Monday, which means it's me and the kiddos all day and half the night while my beloved is off at work and then at class. The good news is he will bring me home some fattening, greasy food. So I guess it makes it all worth it.
Today we created the solar system in our hallway. Now my daughter is creating a puppet show, complete with a script that she is having me type up, that she will present to her daddy in a couple of days. Once she finishes the script, I'll post a couple of the good lines here because she always comes up with the greatest stuff.
I took some pictures of the planets, but they turned out rather badly. It is very cool to look down the hall and see our representations of the Sun, Jupiter, the Asteroid Belt, etc.
Now, I must go rest. The one thing I have noticed about this pregnancy is that it is totally exhausting. I don't remember being this tired the first two times. I slept for 16 hours Sunday. SIXTEEN. That is ridiculous. Even had to miss a Girl Scout event with my daughter because I just couldn't do it. Dang.
I did make cookies with her last night, so hopefully that made up for it! :)
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Cultural Awareness
Reading through my favorite blogs this morning, I was intrigued by this press release, referenced by The New Unschooler.
The quote she referenced hit a cord with me.
I completely agree with her assessment of the press release, and I felt I had to add my own thoughts.
If my children went to public school they would spend their days with children just like them. White, middle-class, marginally privileged children.
If they went to the local private or parochial schools it would be even worse. More segregated. Less exposure to people different from themselves. I should know, I went to one of those parochial schools.
As I recall the information I learned about different cultures came from reading, documentaries, news programs and eventually, college courses.
Never was I required to take a class on cultures of the world. Teachers never had time to elaborate upon what little cultural information they gave.
Yet, my children, who are out in the world every day, learning from the world around them, are constantly subjected to new people, ideas and cultures.
I spend a great deal of my 'schooling' day (and a good bit of the 'rest of the day') explaining differences, discussing inequality and repression and teaching tolerance and respect.
Obviously, I agree with the press release in their assessment. Children do need exposure. Children need to learn about others.
I believe that their intentions were good. I understand what they were trying to impress upon readers. I think that it was just poorly worded and organizations attempting to cater to homeschoolers need to understand their audience a little better.
Rarely is it a homeschoolers intention to bring their child home to shelter or exclude them from real world learning. Rather, homeschooling is done in an attempt to expose our children to a broader range of lessons and realities.
Homeschooling does not mean schooling at home, as it once did. For most families, my own included, homeschooling means being educated outside of the classroom, in the world. What better way to learn about cultural tolerance than to actually participate in the world around us?
(It should go without saying that I have a great amount of respect for teachers and administrators in the school system. They do what they can, with the resources provided to them and within the context of what they are allowed to (and have the time to) teach.)
The quote she referenced hit a cord with me.
"It is vital for children educated in
homeschooling environments to be
exposed to different cultures and to
learn to accept people for who they are,
despite cultural differences."
homeschooling environments to be
exposed to different cultures and to
learn to accept people for who they are,
despite cultural differences."
I completely agree with her assessment of the press release, and I felt I had to add my own thoughts.
If my children went to public school they would spend their days with children just like them. White, middle-class, marginally privileged children.
If they went to the local private or parochial schools it would be even worse. More segregated. Less exposure to people different from themselves. I should know, I went to one of those parochial schools.
As I recall the information I learned about different cultures came from reading, documentaries, news programs and eventually, college courses.
Never was I required to take a class on cultures of the world. Teachers never had time to elaborate upon what little cultural information they gave.
Yet, my children, who are out in the world every day, learning from the world around them, are constantly subjected to new people, ideas and cultures.
I spend a great deal of my 'schooling' day (and a good bit of the 'rest of the day') explaining differences, discussing inequality and repression and teaching tolerance and respect.
Obviously, I agree with the press release in their assessment. Children do need exposure. Children need to learn about others.
I believe that their intentions were good. I understand what they were trying to impress upon readers. I think that it was just poorly worded and organizations attempting to cater to homeschoolers need to understand their audience a little better.
Rarely is it a homeschoolers intention to bring their child home to shelter or exclude them from real world learning. Rather, homeschooling is done in an attempt to expose our children to a broader range of lessons and realities.
Homeschooling does not mean schooling at home, as it once did. For most families, my own included, homeschooling means being educated outside of the classroom, in the world. What better way to learn about cultural tolerance than to actually participate in the world around us?
(It should go without saying that I have a great amount of respect for teachers and administrators in the school system. They do what they can, with the resources provided to them and within the context of what they are allowed to (and have the time to) teach.)
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