If we were having coffee, we would be indoors. The weather is changing here. This is the third day of rain and it’s pretty cool out. I think it’s about 55 degrees. Not cold yet but I see that coming sooner than later. I’ve also got a cough and a bit of a fever so I am guzzling liquids…tea instead of coffee. It’s kind of a “bundle up” day. So keep your distance but let’s talk!
Some of you have probably noticed that I haven’t been blogging as much as I usually do. This summer has been tough. I’ve been feeling like my life is spiraling out of control. I’ve been with my daughter and the boys constantly. She is pregnant and has been having a really tough time with morning sickness. We’ve spent several days at doctors appointments with her and one day in the emergency room so they could re-hydrate her with an IV treatment. She is getting a little better as time goes but is still not doing great. So I’ve been spending all my days there, not coming home until after 7. I’m pretty much exhausted by the time I get home and I end up falling asleep sitting up on the couch within ten or fifteen minutes of walking in the door. So yeah, I’m glad school is starting next week. That means a schedule to stick to.
I’ll be homeschooling the six year old again this year. It’s a different program which will let us schedule as we want. Last year’s program had us doing certain lessons each day and if we didn’t complete them, they would show up as LATE, which put pressure on us to get through them quickly. And we couldn’t move on to another lesson until all the previous lessons were completed which wasn’t always possible due to computer/website issues. So this year is not an online program. We have books and it is up to me to set up the schedule and the plan and the goals. We picked the curriculum so they are fitting to Anderson’s level. He’s super bright in Math so he is starting first grade doing second grade math, which is a lot of review for him but I think we can move through all of the first month or two of the books in a short time and then supplement with some math related content. I’m looking forward to this year of homeschooling with him. Then Spencer will be in pre-school this year so that will be interesting and I think it will help him with language. He’s doing well since starting speech therapy but still needs to catch up. I’m optimistic that he will.
Hopefully back to school means I will get to resume a more normal blogging schedule. I feel as if I have lost touch with friends by not having time to read my friends’ blogs. I miss it. Of course, I will miss being able to take the boys to the park whenever we want to go but even that can be scheduled.
As some of you will remember, I mentioned a while back that my income would be stopping because my income was all spousal support which would stop when my ex reached 65. Well, that happened last May so I have had no income since then and am using up all of my savings. As of today, I only have enough money saved to pay rent through December so I am panicking. I need to find another source of income. I’ve taken a couple of copy editing classes and I’m comfortable that I can do that, if I can find some clients. I don’t yet know what else I can do. It needs to be something I can do from home. It makes me feel a bit distracted as I try to keep going while I try to come up with a source of income. Of course, if I am not able to come up with a way, I will have to sell my mobile home and that could take some time…time that I will have to keep paying the monthly rent. So things are closing in on me. Wish me luck!
In any case, what are you up to? Has the weather changed where you are? Are you effected by the academic year beginning? How so? Any last summer plans? Tell me!
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I understand the pressure you are under. I have missed your posts and I have been wondering how you are doing. Good Luck with the homeschooling and your daughter’s pregnancy. I also know how not having income can hurt. Good Luck finding a suitable income. You will be in my prayers.
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Thank you!
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Loss of income can have quite a negative effect in many ways. I hope you come up with a solution soon.
I too hate when I get too busy to catch up on online friends blog posts, but we usually get back to it sooner or later and it’s as if we never left.
Good luck to your daughter and yourself. Homeschooling is a job in itself!
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Good luck with the income problem. That’s got to have a horrible impact on your nerves. I have income, just can’t stretch it to cover everything. I’ll be praying for you to find something soon! Take care of yourself!
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Thanks, Deb!
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Hope you can find an income stream soon.
It sounds like your daughter is really having a rough time of it. I had morning sickness with my first for five months and my second until 30 seconds before he was born. It’s rough stuff. I was on meds but didn’t end up in the hospital. That’s really hard.
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Thank you, Joanna. She is definitely have a tough time. The morning sickness is almost gone but now she is having some other problems. We were back at the hospital on Wednesday and today they gave her an appointment for tomorrow for a follow up. Hopefully things will settle down soon.
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I said a prayer for her. Hope things turn around for her soon.
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