There are others out there....

So, it's quite a relief to know that there are others out there that choose to home school their children. I was beginning to think that perhaps I really had sprouted a second by the way people would look at me when I told them. I recently found this amazing group of moms that get together in order for their children to socialize and build lasting friendships. The children enjoy all kinds of fun activities that they do as a group and the moms get a little chat time as well. To my surprise I've found someone who just happens to have a daughter the same age as mine, who lives very close by, and who's using the same curriculum that we happen to be using. On top of that, her little girl is just as amazing and bright as can be. My daughter really enjoys spending time with her. From the time we've had to get together it seems that we have a lot of the same interests and values so it'll be great to build a lasting friendship on that not only for us but also for our little ones. Hopefully we can find more homeschooling families in the area to add to the group. Either way I'm glad to have found someone who, like myself, has chosen a different route to education for her children. As far as the business goes, I haven't had much luck...but I'm not going to toss it in the can just yet. I think a little bit of patience is in order for DahliasRoses.

When will it end???

The cold is driving me bananas. All I want is a little sunshine. I really can't complain, too, much though. We're getting quite a bit of school work done. And that's always a great thing. Yesterday was all about ancient Egypt and the first farmers. My 4 year old couldn't get enough of it. The only parts that had her covering her face was when it registered that there wasn't any indoor plumbing in those days. The clay pot filled with sand, sitting under a wooden makeshift seat, didn't go over so well with her. She wasn't too keen on the whole mummification process either. She said we needed to stop talking about that now because she was to young to know about it. Can you imagine? The things kids say. So in actuality they really are listening when we think they are not. Unfortunate for me she took very well to other parts of the Egyptian study. She's wishing for a sickle now, because she says she wants to cut grain. That should be interesting. I'm not really sure where, in this city, she plans on cutting any grain. Maybe she'll settle for a pair of craft scissors and the 8ft weeds growing in the flower garden. I don't know. We'll see what she thinks about that. She, also, adored the section on making jewelry. Which I understand completely! How can you not love to make things...especially jewelry. So....I had every intention on listing new jewelry on dahliasroses.etsy.com but I think I got pretty side tracked trying to catch up on other things that needed to be done. Hopefully tonight will prove to be a little more eventful than the night before.

It's so cold

Yesterday and today, as well, have been one of those days where you want to grab a blanket and a good book. The weather outside is quite frightful if I do say so myself. Yesterday was our bi-monthly grocery run day. I opened the door and got a nice smack of ice in the face. I thought my ears were going to fall off. Nevertheless, I closed the door and put an extra layer of clothing on all the kids and then made a second attempt at getting out of the front door. We rushed to the car as fast as we could, buckeled everyone in and then remembered we had left something inside. So after deciding who would be the unlucky candidate to go back out into the cold we were finally on our way to get some fresh fruits and vegetables. Upon arrival we divided up the kids and set out to get the things we needed. I was warned by a close friend not to go grocery shopping so soon after the holidays, but I didn't take his well intened advice and paid for it. I rushed through the store feeling like a little ball in one of those pinball machines only to find out that the check-out line wrapped half way through the store.....literally. About 3 hours later everyone's sitting back at home wondering if we really needed groceries that bad. I say yes, but that's just one person's opinion isn't it? Rounds of creamy hot cocoa won most of the house back over. The rest were sleeping. After dinner had been served, dishes done, kids bathed and put to bed it was finally time to wind down. I spent the rest of the evening straightening out things for the next day and working on some things for the new website; dahliasroses.etsy.com . I must say that taking pictures takes much longer than I thought it did. When my nightly goal was met I headed off to bed for a, hopefully, quiet night of rest.