Walking Water-Sunday Science

We did this simple demonstration to pass the time!

http://www.playbasedlearning.com.au/2011/03/walking-water/

Work

I don't want to work full-time an hour away from my kids.
I want to be who I am supposed to be-living on a larger plot of land, gardening, homeschooling, relaxing.
I feel so trapped, but I know working is better in the long run.

I hate our nasty, unnatural society, where you have to hand over your babies to someone else to make a living.
It's all part of breaking down the family, just enough to make us all isolated individuals, easy to control and direct. Yeah, that's a little RWN (right wing nut)...but sometimes so am I.



Sigh.

So August

In August, I will start my new job. Part of me wants to pull out of the deal, and just stick with parttime subbing, but I know for our own security, we need my income. As it stands now, Tierney is going to watch the kids for $10 an hour, from about 7-11 or so in the mornings, and then Karl will get up. Plus in the afternoons on Tuesday and Thursday when Karl has classes.

Karl is wanting to go to a day schedule as soon as possible, but it's hard to say how that is going to work out with classes and Tierney. The school I am going to is rather low-paying, and we won't be able to afford regular fulltime daycare for the little boys, and I want to avoid finding someone on Craigslist for as long as possible.

I am heartbroken at leaving them, of course, but excited to be doing elementary special ed. It will be a whole new challenge. I have a lot to learn-when I did middle school special ed, the kids were sent to me in regular 55 minute classes. Now I will have to get with the teachers and schedule the time they come. Ideally, I will be able to work my own "classes" so I can work with the kids who are in there on  one thing, but we'll see. I also think I may have to learn to test them for services. I have given an series of tests before for a  class, but it's been a long time. I'll learn, I suppose. I just hope I can make it a fun  and safe place where students who need extra help are really able to make progress and enjoy it.

I could say so much more, but...the boys are all over me today!

Busy Day!

Somehow...I have to get Taryn and Caleb to the Dentist by 11, Caleb to counseling by 1, birthday party  at the hospital for Madison at 2:30, and Taryn to cheer at 7:30..and pick up a birthday gift (from Penny's because I need to use my charge-I am buh-roke), before the party. Yep...a cringe-worthy day..Slowly revving my engines...need more coffee.