I've become a lurker!!! I still check in on all of you and rarely post. That's not fair!! I will try and do better. This is usually my last stop in my morning internet crawl and don't have a lot of time to post usually. I've been sleeping a little later
Ilo is getting big, he will be two in less than a month! Luca is getting big too...he is 11.5 and starting with the puberty thing. Oh no!! We still have a lot of the same struggles...and some new ones...
Homeschool is hard!! I'm glad that I chose a program that was pretty detailed and has a lot of help (Calvert Virtual Academy). I am not getting much help from his dad, and that makes it difficult for me. His dad is retired, and isn't involved in any outside projects of any kind, and has lots of time, but not patience. I work all of the time, and now most of my hours are working in the store, doing the retail end of things, so that makes it hard to help Luca when he needs help. And if Luca isn't into it, forget it! There is no way I can make him do the work. But he also has some really good days. Gets the work done, pushes ahead, and is motivated. He's on schedule, and is getting good grades, so I am thankful for that.
His dad still makes me nuts. And even if it doesn't sound like the right thing to do, everyone is much better off if we limit our interactions as much as possible. Well... maybe I should say better for everyone except for him. He would much rather us talk all the time etc. But everyone else in my family (and my business partner) seems to suffer if we do it that way. I would usually say communication is key, but not in this case!!! I don't feel that he communicates though... it's more like attempting psychological control.
I am gearing up for another season. Hopefully this one is even better than last year. It's a huge struggle for us financially at this point, but the numbers are always improving, so hopefully after we have the loan paid off things will get better for us on a personal level.
DUMP! Thanks for listening!!! And Happy thanksgiving to those of you who will be celebrating!