M has an interview for the arborist position today. He claims he's not nervous, but he's acting like he is. I don't blame him - this will be a HUGE change in things. First, he's been the at-home parent for 2 and a half years, and this will be a fulltime+ position. Secondly, it will ease some of our money struggles. We're used to "living on the edge", so this is a change. No, it won't make us suddenly rich, but just a bit more stable. Third, I will be the primary at-home parent if M gets this job. I will have to do more of the housework, and I'll suddenly have a lot more time alone with the kids. There are both pros and cons to this... pros: I look forward to the time with the kids; I will get to (have to?) run the house MY way (that sounds bad, but am not sure how else to put it - I have my own ideas of household organization, and he has his)... cons: I won't have M around for backup all the time; I will have to do more cleaning (maybe I need to figure out a real system for this - I tried FlyLady but the email was overwhelming); the kids will miss having their Daddy around. I do like that it is a day time job, so M will be home in the evenings to have dinner with us, etc. I really hope this interview today goes well - I think M would enjoy working OUTside the home again!
In other news, I have decided at long last to join a CSA. There's a local one I can pick up from on the way home from work. I look forward to this as I want us to eat more seasonally, and eating locally is always a good thing.
Guess that's all for now!
Thursday, January 4, 2007
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
A New Year...
Hard to believe 2007 is here already! This year, C.J. will turn FOUR, and C.O. will be SIX! Incredible how fast the years go by...
We spent New Year's Eve at W's house, as planned. We had a barbeque (thankful that the weather cooperated), and at midnight lit off fireworks. Both kids made it to 12 to help ring in the New Year. It was an uneventful but very pleasant evening!
Today C.O. worked on math - doing 2 pages of regular work, and a one page drill on addition, doubles up to 9. He also worked on a page from Easy Word Families, and 2 pages from HM Phonics. While he was doing this, C.J. practiced counting with Magnetix, wrote the number 2 several times, and worked on a review page of the letters A-D (mostly coloring). Then I read a book on ants to both of them. Right now they are watching "Alice In Wonderland" as both a reward for good schoolwork, and to rest after a hectic hour and a half of scooter time!
We spent New Year's Eve at W's house, as planned. We had a barbeque (thankful that the weather cooperated), and at midnight lit off fireworks. Both kids made it to 12 to help ring in the New Year. It was an uneventful but very pleasant evening!
Today C.O. worked on math - doing 2 pages of regular work, and a one page drill on addition, doubles up to 9. He also worked on a page from Easy Word Families, and 2 pages from HM Phonics. While he was doing this, C.J. practiced counting with Magnetix, wrote the number 2 several times, and worked on a review page of the letters A-D (mostly coloring). Then I read a book on ants to both of them. Right now they are watching "Alice In Wonderland" as both a reward for good schoolwork, and to rest after a hectic hour and a half of scooter time!
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