I think when we decided to move to Austin more people said, "Oh, it never rains in Austin," more than anything else. That statement was even listed on the top 10 things that Austinites say! Let me tell you how that hasn't held true since we stepped foot in this state. I don't mind the rain at all, so please don't take this as complaining. Nick and I just constantly joke about it. I mean, it has been raining almost non-stop for the last nearly 2 months. (On a side note, I cannot believe that we've been here for nearly two months) There is so much rain coming down now that our area and south of where we are is having large amounts of flash flooding. And then in the weirdest ironic twist of all time....we are under watering restrictions for the grass. Not because of TOO MUCH water but because of NOT ENOUGH water. Its crazy to think that in spite of all this moisture falling from the heavens, it is still drought conditions here. I thought I had a photo to share with you of an empty Lake Travis but I apparently deleted it off of my phone. (I apparently had better pictures to take of my adorable kids. :) ) I feel like that analogy could have a spiritual impact...sometimes, no matter how many blessings are poured out on us, we still feel dry and empty. I've got nothing beyond that. Just throwing it out there. Spaghetti. You know.
On another note, Jacob and I are going to be starting "tot school". I've got a million and one ideas and it is time to start putting them into play. The blog. 1plus1plus1equals1.net has a LOAD of great printables and ideas and I am following her lead. I'm being inspired by how much Mike is struggling to grasp concepts like "sight words". It is like it isn't clicking with him...so I want to get a leg up with J, so he doesn't (hopefully) have the same struggle. My thought is that I will also do some of the activities with Mike. I ordered a set of BOB books to start working through with Mike and a couple of sets of my wish list for J. Who knows....maybe someday I will master this homeschooling thing and be able to homeschool J and Reese. My goal for now is about an hour a day, three days a week with J. Of course it always depends on his mood and how cooperative Reese is. I want it to be a fun learning experience and never frustrating or unfun! We shall see.
On another note, Jacob and I are going to be starting "tot school". I've got a million and one ideas and it is time to start putting them into play. The blog. 1plus1plus1equals1.net has a LOAD of great printables and ideas and I am following her lead. I'm being inspired by how much Mike is struggling to grasp concepts like "sight words". It is like it isn't clicking with him...so I want to get a leg up with J, so he doesn't (hopefully) have the same struggle. My thought is that I will also do some of the activities with Mike. I ordered a set of BOB books to start working through with Mike and a couple of sets of my wish list for J. Who knows....maybe someday I will master this homeschooling thing and be able to homeschool J and Reese. My goal for now is about an hour a day, three days a week with J. Of course it always depends on his mood and how cooperative Reese is. I want it to be a fun learning experience and never frustrating or unfun! We shall see.