It's been a long month

I can't believe November is over.  Tomorrow is December 1st and I have so little to show for the last month.  I am still home.  Homeschooling has been a challenge and I am still trying to work out the kinks in our schedule.  Since I have to get up so early to get Ben off on the bus, I would like Amanda to get up and get going in the mornings.  That is not working.  She has been getting up between 9 and 10 and then lazes about for a while and we haven't been starting school until after Caitlyn leave on the bus at 12:30.  This does seem to be working better.  Amanda seems ready to start later and works pretty much straight through the afternoon.  I have to adjust my expectations and my schedule, but I think it is working.
I am re-evaluating my curriculum too.  I don't really like all of it and after the first of the year I think I will switch out the science.  I just don't feel like she is learning anything.  sigh

It may be that I homeschool Ben next year too. At his first parent teacher conference, his teacher is concerned with his attention skills and fine motor skills.   *sigh*  I am not going through all that again with him.  I think Caitlyn will do fine in school. she is a pleaser and likes to sit and listen and do papers.  all the things a teacher loves in a student , lol.  she is a smart one too.  I hope to have her reading by the time she goes to kindergarten.  we'll see.

I have not started my home daycare yet, I am still waiting for my license to come in.  I hit a snag and got delayed a little bit, but hopefully before the end of the year, I can start advertising.  My savings in shrinking, but I am confident that God will provide.  I am not panicking or looking for a job, I am content to wait on the Lord to show me what he has in store for me.  I truly love being home with Ben and Caitlyn after school and on holidays.  I feel like I am finally giving them the time they deserve and they are not being raised by a day care staff.

I had to switch my foster care license to another agency since Catholic Charities is getting out of the foster care arena.  Sad.  I have been home for 3 months and could have taken kids right away!  I am bummed, but again I trust in God's timing.  I still want to do foster care, I think me being home is the perfect opportunity to continue and take little ones.  I am hoping for babies. :-)

Well, with Christmas right around the corner, it is time to start thinking about how I am going to manage that.  More to come.

Happy Halloween!

I know I am a bit late in posting, but as usual in my life, I have too much to do.  I am 6 months away from finishing my degree (after 27 years!) and homework is heavy.  I am such a procrastinator that I spend most late nights and weekends just playing catch up.  Halloween was fun for the kids.  We went to a party on Friday night before and on the 31st, we made a quick trip around the block and were done.  I am not very excited about Halloween.  It is just too much effort for me and I hate having all that candy in the house. The kids are whinier and so am I.  Good thing it only comes once a year, right?!
I am still at home, waiting for my home daycare license to arrive so I can open for business.  I plan on running my daycare for the next two years while homeschooling Amanda, finishing my degree and being home after school and holidays with Ben and Caitlyn.  I am still a foster parent, but have not had a placement in so long and now Catholic Charities may be getting out of the foster care business. (long story involving the my dumb state)  I want to keep a few spaces open because I would like to be a foster parent for a few more years.
that sums it up for this month.  I am looking forward to the upcoming holidays and making memories with my kids and being so lucky in this season to be home with them.