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Monday
Sep072020

Day 251 in 2020

Getting ready to upgrade the bedroom from elementary to high school style, just in time for the new school year. It's not going to be the "new start" we had imagined. With Calvin's high school credits basically finished, he had his choice of activities for the coming four years. His top priority is dance, but bassoon brings up a close second, so we entertained the idea of sending him to the public school for the first time, letting him get used to classrooms, note taking, schedules, and the like, since he would be going there for band anyhow. It was an interesting idea, placed just out of reach by Covid, of course. Another idea had been to just homeschool for another four years, but I really feel like that has run its course, so we're going with option three, which is online classes with a private school that caters to families with unique learning styles and placements and culminates in a full diploma. He'll have teachers, deadlines, and grades for most of his classes, and will receive credit for the handful that I will still be overseeing. It's a slight departure from where I thought we'd be, but a great stepping stone that we're all excited about.

Sunday
Jul262020

Day 208 in 2020

17 years.

Wednesday
Jul222020

Day 204 in 2020

Monday
Jul202020

Day 202 in 2020

G.R.O.W.I.N.G.
The dificulty of keeping food stocked during pandemic isolation is definitely compounded about housing a growing teenage boy.

Thursday
Aug152019

Day 227 in 2019

Celebrating 16 years of marriage three weeks late…because that’s when we could carve out the time, because that’s how chaotic and amazing these 16 years have been, because love is understanding that the date doesn’t matter.