Since I just spent the entire morning and afternoon piecing together my curriculum order (*finally*!!) with several last-minute changes and then placing seven different orders, I'm feeling a bit ill over the final tally, so I will try to think about something pleasant - the fun schtuff....
Art - No real changes here. We are happy with Meet the Masters and Artistic Pursuits. I picked up some more construction paper after I discovered last week that we were out of red, purple and pink. I think that we blazed through those colors during last Valentine's Day..
Music - Piano lessons for Jordan and Rylan with their grandma Judy will stay on the schedule. New this year - Rylan will begin Suzuki violin lessons, starting tomorrow! I am pretty excited about this. Rylan will be learning from one of the homeschooling moms in our group who is an accomplished teacher. Lessons will be in her home, and there will be a once-a-month group lesson.
P.E. - (giggle.. that just seems silly to me) - Karate continues to be the sport of choice for Jordan and Rylan. Owen has professed his love of tumbling, and Rylan wants to try tap/ballet. These may, or may not, happen. I am only human, and the budget will only stretch so far. Owen gets precedence, though - he doesn't have an 'activity' as of yet...
Scouts - Jordan is gung-ho for another year, and I will continue to dump as much of the responsibility for all badgework and paperwork back onto Jordan's (and Dean's) shoulders. I can't handle any more on my plate. But I do enjoy the (relative) quiet of the house on camping weekends (although I could do without the headache of the prepwork), and seeing fellow homeschooling/scouting mom friend Deanna at the occasional scouting event - just about the only time I see her!
As for Rylan... sigh... I don't know yet. I would like for last year to just 'go away'. Some of last year's Daisies are continuing on in another troop, but the troop is affiliated with my former co-leader, so that ain't happenin' for us, which really saddens and frustrates me to no end. Our original troop is still in existence, but 95% of the girls are older - like 9, 10? And that is just too much of an age-difference for Rylan to be the only youngster in the bunch. But - we may stick with the troop as a last-resort, simply because familiarity feels comforting, and I really, really like the present leader. :) I have contacted another mom, who was Rylan's unit leader at summer camp - but that was a week ago, and my hopes are dimming. I would be totally happy with this responsibility just. going. away. I am beginning to think that the continuous road-blocks on this scouting journey is a sign that we should just give it up.
Now... I need a breather from this damn computer, so I'll have to tackle the rest another day!
