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Some kind of record...posting another ramble and it's only be a couple weeks since the last one....Go ME! But what to ramble about, that's the question....
Got a plan for the kiddies' schooling this fall. We are signed up to do Classical Conversations in Oswego. Attended a 3 day practicum a few weeks back and although alot of it was beyond me, alot made sense too. We got a jump start on some of the material--namely the memorization. There is nothing cuter that seeing your four year old recite the prepositions! Who would have thunk it? Turns out Midge is digging spouting off her fun facts. She can even tell ya the 5 kingdoms of living things, the classifications of living things, and the first 11 prepositions on our list. Not to shabby! If only I could get the 12 year old to do the same~ he's just not interested! Told him he better get busy or else next year he'll be doing it all over again! Not sure he believes me, but he will find out I am serious if he doesn't get it together! Time will tell on that one I guess....
What else? Keaton turns 11 this Wednesday which makes me feel completely old---we are gonna go to Dave and Buster's I think---can never play too many video games I believe. So, that should be fun. He had his buddies over for a overnighter Friday night. I did manage to get some sleep but I think they got very little. Gave them a donut for breakfast and it was all good. As they get older, finding the birthday parties are much easier as they want to do their own thing and so there is virtually no planning---which is fine by me. Maybe the rentals of party ponies are done now, huh? My babies are getting big! We actually left ALL of them home alone for the first real time (well, the first time ON PURPOSE anyways--but that's another story! LOL). Went to dinner w/ our good buddies Jess and Hector Saturday night and left 3 kids here and 3 kids at their house and to our delight didn't get a single phone call to say that one was pestering the other so that was a glimmer of hope that we are entering a new phase of being able to entrust them with a little more freedom. Hoping we can contiue to do that as I feel like we've been on lock down the last 12 years and am excited about being able to leave my home without paying someone 8 bucks an hour to do it! So, we'll have to try it again and see if we will be able to keep making a few hours of "adult company" time. Was really nice to have a meal and not eat it cold because someone had to pee and be taken to the bathroom. I forgot just how good a meal can be when it is warm, ya know?
Well, guess I'll close this version of my ramble....
Until the next time....