Quick Update
Things are CRAZY here!!!!
Webkinz have been adopted and have taken up residence in our house.
VBS is making me crazy–but that is a different post that will have to waiti until i can’t write about VBS and Sunday school without ranting.
One of my closest friends (I frankly do not have a BFF, I have several best of their particular sort:)) is coming for a visit. She is my best live-out-of-state-drop-by-for-a-weekend-suddenly-and-with-little-prior-notice friend.:) She will get here at about 2 am with her 2 year old and stay for the weekend. I have until then to child-proof the place and clean. At least we have plenty of food and toys for a 2 year old. (Expect lots of photos and a painting–because each year I do a painting of her and take TONS of pictures.:))
The house is still in shambles after our baby bunnies and yard sale and VBS 35 minutes from home each evening sort of week.
Need to get back to it.
So, this 2 year old… She is going to have a blast with your kids ’cause your kids are the best! 🙂 Your friend is very lucky to have you! God bless!!! –la lu! ceej 🙂
Don’t know if your VBS rant is about this or not – but here is my problem with it. It is approx. 20 min from home. It goes from 6-9PM so by the time we get out of there, get home, settled into jammies/teeth brushed etc. and the kids actually fall asleep…it’s probably at least 10PM. Maybe not significantly late for some families – but my kids are generally in bed by 7:00/7:30.
We partially solved this problem by, beginning with the first yr the kids attended, having them just go every other night. They get to go 3 out of the 5 nights. ..or not at all.
It also means our evenings are tied up b/c we don’t want to drive 20 min there and back 2 times to drop off/pick up – so we stay close to the VBS area and spend the evening shopping/site-seeing whatever. It’s kind of a free babysitter for my dh and I. So we do benefit in some ways. Except this week my dh was out of town so 2 nights I was on my own.
Our church does up VBS BIG TIME and the kids love it…I know they wish they could go every night, and I know it only happens once a year – but 3 nights is enough for our family. Two of the days I was able to get my dd to take a nap beforehand (she’s 8) but younger brother never would fall asleep. You could tell by the time VBS was almost finished for the evening – they were so tired. They are going to bed early tonight…yeah even kids that regularly go to bed at 7:00 can get to bed earlier 🙂
I love the best of their particular sort ;)…you are so my kinda gal!!! Will be praying for lots of fun for y’all this weekend!!
We’ve got Webkinz all over the place!
Good luck with VBS and have fun on the visit.
Hope you have a great time with yoru friend!!!!
Thanks for stopping by with such wonderful comments and info! I’m going to look into the Enzymes for Autism book. Hope you have a great weekend!
“We had the same issue with mainstream moms when we lived in Mass. –everyone spent TONS sending their kid to preschool, meanwhile we stayed home and had fun together. Seven years later my oldest is well adjusted and mature and can handle other ten year old girls very well–which is really saying something.:) And my mom, a kindergarten teacher, was amazed at how far ahead each of my kids was compared to even her best kindergarten students which, as far as she is concerned, changed her mind about home schooling.”
That’s the best testimony for homeschooling and much of the credit goes to the mom for doing an awesome job!
Can I come visit and get a painting? What a treat! I haven’t been able to check out the unschooling sites yet, but I hope to very soon – thanks for all the information 🙂
Oh, boy, you sound busy! We opted out of VBS this year. Our church now has something called Mountain Adventure Week, when they schedule tons of fun family events all over the county (bowling, ball games, historic tours, etc.) and you just join in as you can. We usually find one or two things to join in.
Have fun with your friends! Those are the best kinds of visits–good friends, plenty of fun, and some late nights with hot cocoa. Umm…
Have a great visit!! Just got done with one of those. 🙂
Would you like to read my rant from last summer about VBS?
http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/06/25/vacation-bible-school-shut-out/
Let me know if these are any of the issues you’re thinking of!
Blessings to you!
Oh boy! Our VBS starts next Sunday… we’re a tiny tiny church trying to a whole lot with almost negative staff…. and ours is scheduled from 6:30-9 as well, mainly b/c I’m the only one at church without a full time day job. Everything had to be planned for “after work”. I’m responsible for a lot of it and could rant forever, but I won’t… I’m just going to take comfort in knowing I’m not the only one that has a tough time that week (and the weeks leading up to it).
(oh! thanks for the art lessons too! sammy is loving them!)