It’s been a few days. Where have I been? Here. At home. Freaking out that I am ruining my son because it has been 4 days into home school and he has yet to complete a science lesson, and so of course he is getting dumber by the minute because a child needs a good, solid 3 hours of science a day just to get by in life and what on Earth made me think that I could do this???
Wow. That was the mother of all run-on sentences. Oh no, see?? Run-on sentences! I am so unqualified! Is the word “unqualified”? “De-qualified”? “Misqualified”? “Antiqualified”? AHHHH!! OK. Take a breath. Count to something. I’m counting. Oh! I’m counting. I can do that! See, I can teach him counting!
Good hell. I never really knew what TGIF meant until today, folks. The idea that I don’t have to worry about lessons for two days makes me ecstatic. I am clicking that button in my brain that officially relieves me of worrying about it. I really can do that. I do it with Jon all the time. *flick!* The button is switched and that’s it! It’s a fabulous skill to have.
Also, our hydroseed was “sprayed” on last night. See:
Don’t you love the stakes and ribbons? “My wood stakes bring all the kids to the yard…” If the neighbor kids weren’t thinking about playing in the hydroseed before, they’re thinking about it now. They’re thinking they want to untie all of those ribbons and retie them to their bikes. Or something. I don’t know. I’m just thinking that bright ribbons may not be the best deterrent for small kids. And if the neighbor boys discover that they can actually pull out the stakes and use them as huge swords… well, it’s all over.
In other news, I went out last night to see “Becoming Jane”. *sigh* What a fabulous movie. I knew how it would end (with it being sort of a “true story” kind of movie) but I was still so bummed. Why, Jane, why? Marry him, you dope! Oh, and James McAvoy… one of my new favorite cuties. He totally fits into my mold of heros with accents possessing decent fighting skills. Plus he played a smashing Mr. Tumnus in “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe”… and we all know how I dig CS Lewis. Good movie. It gets a “yup” and if I ever decide to write another movie review for my Movie Review page, it may just be that movie. “Becoming Jane”… see it. And bring tissues.
And in more other news (wow, that made no sense), “War” came out today. Hello. Jason Statham. Do I need to say anything else on this subject? No. The answer is no, I do not. The movie will no doubt be a bit ridiculous, full of blood and face smashing, but again… we will have the swoon-inducing accents and fighting skills. I have put off looking for any reviews of this movie because if they are bad (and they may, indeed, be bad) I don’t want to hear it. I will not have a harsh word spoken about my Mr. Statham. Not a one. He is rad. Period.
Yes, I said “rad”.
Actually, I just said “rad”, “in more other news”, and “antiqualified”… all in one post.
Got a problem with that?
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When I have seriously considered homeschooling before, I worried that I would feel like I was doing it wrong. Because I feel like that all the time anyway.
I bet you are doing a fabu job. It’s just week one. They hardly do anything during the first week, at all, at public school.
Deep breathing is the required homework for the weekend.
Take care!
Comment by Mama Milton — August 24, 2007 @ 6:12 pm
Oh Suz, I feel your pain and somehow understand your confusing writing. While again I have no children of my own, school starts for me on monday which means hundreds of college kids in my store at one time and inevitably, someone will puke or have a nervous brake down and I will be crying in the bathroom by the following week because it’s the only place where I can be alone. Still all that beats teaching, which I have done and felt totally overwhelmed by, plus the pay stinks. You are taking the hard road, but it’s the right one which I’m sure you know. It always takes time to adjust to a new job.
Now as you say “in more other news”, are you talking about that new Jett Lee movie? Jason Statham and Jett Lee are super cute, if I’m thinking of the right movie. It’s the sort of film my husband and I can both enjoy but in very different ways.
Comment by kerri — August 24, 2007 @ 7:31 pm
I know you feel like you’re on the edge, but golly, you’re funny! Have a good weekend. Rest. Relax. Do something fun. I just know you’re doing great with the homeschooling. You’re a superhero in my book.
Comment by Leslie — August 24, 2007 @ 10:15 pm
I know that this is your first week so it feels incredibly overwhelming, but you are a teacher now and look at mom. Last year she was MIA for a whole year. It does get easier, just hang in there and a good prep day every now and again really helps. They seem really annoying when your kid is out of school every other week, but now as the teacher you can probably understand them a little more. They help a lot! I never thought that teaching preschool would be so overwhelming but you get the hang of prep and lessons with a little time. Good luck and hang in there, it’s really worth it!
Comment by Sam — August 25, 2007 @ 7:58 am
I feel your teacher pain, too, of course but I don’t want to talk about that. (We can share anxiety attacks later; I only have one day next week to set up my classroom).
I want to reflect on the joy of James McAvoy. Thanks for bringing him up, he is delicious. I’m beginning to feel a little weird, however, begging my kids to watch certain movies (Harry Potter Goblet of Fire, anyone?). I don’t want to be That Mom. Yet here I am.
Comment by stephanie — August 26, 2007 @ 8:12 am