Abracadabra!
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a magic wand to wave when life isn’t exactly what you want it to be. Well, alright, I suppose it probably work out perfectly even with a magic wand but at least I might have a clean house more often.
Lately, I’ve been thinking about the downside to homeschooling. Maybe I’m just in a reflective phase, thinking about lots of things. Everything has a downside. Sometimes I get a bit frustrated with the bubbling enthusiasm of homeschoolers who at times seem unable to admit there are some difficulties to the homeschooling lifestyle. Maybe that’s why I chose the “spooky blue” theme colors for this new blog.
Don’t get me wrong I’m in no danger of putting my kids in school. I’d rather have them sitting in front of MTV all day eating popcorn and drinking coke which would be far less unhealthy than being in a public school and this is not a joke, well at least it’s not meant to be a joke. Also, even though I get exasperated I am still inspired most of the time. I love great books and I love working with my kids on their projects and seeing them turning into individuals with opinions based on information they have attained. It’s just the house which seems to be at a constant state of disarray and the car rides hither and yon and they lack of money to pay for the multitudinous activities they are now interested in doing.
On the grand scale of life these problems are rather small though on the day to day basis they can seem a bit larger. At least if I want I can dream of the magic wand to wave and have the house instantly tidy or the kids not fighting or the bills paid. In the meantime I’ll just continue to try creative ways to organize, compromise, and economize just like I have been for the past ten years.
August 14th, 2006 at 10:30 pm
A magic wand would be very welcome in this house as well.
I think we all go through phases in which we reflect on the down side of our choices.