Pressing On

Have you been dropped into homeschooling out of the clear blue? Amidst all the chaos that's going on and managing your own anxieties, are you secretly freaking out about middle school math? Are you angry that this is now on your plate? Are you concerned about your relationship with your child, and how in the world you are going to get them to do school on top of the other stuff you already can't get them to do? Totally been there. Last week. Last month. Last year. And those years have turned into fifteen years of homeschooling four kids. We've schooled through, moves, deaths, cancer, attitudes, babies, teens, and now I can add a pandemic to the list! It doesn't always look pretty, but it can be done! So, where do you start? Do you just crack open the computer on Monday and let them go to it? Welllll, I suggest maybe not quite . I've put together the top three emergency tactics I would employ if I suddenly had a child at my table needing an education, but...

Soooooo, that ol' COVID-19 Pandemic, eh? I am currently out at my last public coffee/laptop hurrah for a long time, I guess, as the world continues to shut down. Good thing I have good coffee at home! But, sitting in a sunny shop, sipping coffee with two creams, working on my laptop is one of my most favourite things to do, and I will look forward eagerly to when it's a thing again, Lord willing. BREAKING NEWS: Oh, Wait!  I'm THE last in-house customer at our local A&W. No joke. It's 3:07 in the afternoon and they just got notice saying that before tonight even, they have to close the dining area. Wow. That cuts even my last hurrah VERY SHORT! They are putting up chairs all around me and talking about who doesn't have to come in tomorrow. I asked them if I get a t-shirt or something, but they said no, just bragging rights, lol. I think this is all kind of good. I think it's going to force us to draw on hidden strengths that we like to say are valua...