The wireless router is out. Posting will be spotty until we get a new one. I took advantage of my forced absence from the 'net and cleaned out that nasty looking closet. You know the one. It had taken up heckling me when I walked by. It had to be silenced. If this internet vacation keeps up, who knows, I may get the kids' rooms done, too!
Or not.
Happy Fourth, everybody!
Years ago, in the midst of a financial/ medical crises, I prayed. "We need $1800.00, God. And we need it now." My husband came home that evening with a check. It was a commission check (he was in sales) that had arrived earlier than expected and was slightly larger than we thought it would be. It was for $1800.00.
Last week the washer broke. Saturday the van started spewing radiator fluid. The windshield needs to be replaced. I need to buy school books...
"God,..." He must be tired of this, I thought.
Sunday night a friend volunteered to fix the van. Another friend fixed the washer for $25 for the parts and a pint of homemade strawberry jam. I'm not sure where the rest is coming from yet, but I'm sure it's coming. Sometimes he sends a check. Sometimes he sends an angel. The one thing I've learned is that he always sends. But...
Alasandra has a post by the same title. It struck me as odd that it should come up now because my mother and I had a conversation along those lines just last week.
I agree with everything Alasandra said with one minor caveat: I don't think that it is unfortunate that some kids aren't "college material." I think it's a darn good thing for society. The guy who fixed our air conditioning the other day (bless him and his freon selling ways) didn't go to college, he went to a trade school. Based on what he charged for a five minute fix-it, he's doing rather well for himself. As I wallow in my cool air, I'm so very happy he gave college a pass. He looked pretty happy, too.
When, in the course of summer vacation, it becomes necessary for one mom to cease the fooling around and to become aware that it is time to plan for the upcoming school year, it is sometimes necessary to throw out old, dilapidated equipment and seek more adequate supplies.
(We need a new microscope.)
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all microscopes are not created equal, that many are endowed by their creators with very hefty price tags, that some may not be worth the cost.
(As I am overwhelmed by the choices available, I am seeking the counsel of my peers. Which 'scope will give us the most bang for our bucks?)
Having realized the necessity of a new microscope, we, therefore, the homeschoolers in this house, in the state of Mississippi, appealing to frugal shoppers and tightwad homeschoolers everywhere who read this blog, declare our intention to find a new, more powerful microscope at a reasonable price.
(Help, please! Thanks!)
*We're taking Greek lessons! I'll have a post up on it soon at Homeschooler Savvy.
*Tenure makes bad teachers hard to fire. Now there's a revelation.
*I made pepper jelly, and oh, is it good. I dropped a jar of hot pepper jelly on the kitchen floor. Bad side - The mess. Good side - the kitchen smells great.
*Here's a list of summer games. I don't care what the title of the list says, they're not just for kids.
*Salamander was called out last night for Order of the Arrow. We're very proud. He's taller than I am. He's starting highschool. I'm old. It's hard.
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