Babbling again

It can't hurt to try keeping up with this thing again. And at the very least it is more productive and reasonable than playing Bejeweled for 30 minutes (cough cough).

We started homeschooling again this week after a record two month break, which I desperately needed. Things have gone very well so far. We've rearranged the schedule so that we start with history and science, the kids' two favorite subjects, in the morning, then go on to the other stuff from there. That means all 3 of them are enthusiastic about getting going; last year I had to cajole and threaten to get them to their desks in the morning. Now they're starting before I am - they've finally figured out that if they get their handwriting, spelling and other independent work done before we sit down to do history/science, they have less to do after lunch. Smart little critters.

I'm not as fond of getting out of bed early, however. I need to drag myself up and work in some exercise somewhere, but that isn't happening yet. Maybe if I can get to the point where I sleep through the night, I can. I'm reallllllllllly done with waking up at 3 am each morning. I've taken to just getting up at that point and reading for about an hour, then dozing back off, but the disruption is still annoying. Exercise would probably help, wouldn't it? Damn.

Another exciting thing to look forward to soon: Girl Scouts! My Brownie troop will start in September, but we're planning an ice cream social before then to handle registration and kickoff stuff. Lillie will have her own Daisy troop this year, and their ice cream social is Aug. 16. She is giddy thinking about having her own troop. I wish I felt like I could lead hers as well, but I think just volunteering will be fine for now.

Time to read to the littlest.