Happy New Year!

I am feeling re-energized about my website! I have added some new things, not big things but a few new things. Most importantly a link to an article in the Winter 2005 issue of Lilipoh about bipolar disorder. This article is based in Anthroposophy and deals with bipolar from every aspect. I highly recommend reading it. See my home page for a link.

On the “home front” we are still enjoying our Christmas break. Today we take down the tree. We don’t celebrate the 12 days of Christmas, however, I will research them for next year and perhaps we will alter our traditions! My son doesn’t want to ever take down the tree (what a great optimist he is). I promised we would leave the outside lights up until tomorrow.

Yesterday I did a load of planning. It doesn’t look like much but it is. I juggled our remaining blocks for the year and worked them all out….I just know something has gotten lost! And I fully planned out for next week and planned first grade for the next week. I have to develop a US Geography block for 5th grade! I haven’t ever developed an entire block by myself, without curriculum so I keep putting this one off. Perhaps if it comes out good I’ll post it on my website. An attempt at writing my own curriculum.

We are having a major storm here. It’s quite exciting as the wind is blowing (blew down the fence so the dogs will be out soon) and the rain is pelting down. I’m hoping it calms soon so I can go to the shed to get the Christmas boxes down to take down the tree.

Tonight we got to a New Year’s Eve party at my brother in law’s. Should be lots of fun. My 10 year old wants to stay up till midnight…..hmmmm…..I rarely make it till midnight on New Year’s Eve so we’ll see.

Happy New Year to everyone.

Karen

The day after Christmas

The day after Christmas was a quiet one. We all slept late and most of us never got out of our pj’s! My son fell asleep while I reading him his bedtime story…….my husband is trying to get my daughter into bed. I’m breathing a bit deeper and better, calmer, ready to get up and get going tomorrow.

We had a wonderful Christmas. The kids got us up at 6:30am!! We opened gifts (everyone was pleased with their gifts) and then went off to church for the Christmas Pageant. My husband got to be a king as they were short on children.

After church we went to my brother-in-laws for leftovers from our Christmas Eve dinner at their house. As a family we all draw names and have a big gathering on Christmas Eve so the individual families can share “Santa” and Christmas morning with their children.

I must say that afterwards both children were cranky and crying. Tired, too much sugar, and probably overwhelmed and over stimulated.

So our quiet day today was a good and well needed one.

We did play Cranium, Family Edition and it was a great game! Even my 6 year old was able to play. We cooked chili in the crock (too much turkey lately!). We ran out of hot water so the kids went off to bed early.

Not too exciting but we all enjoyed the peace and quiet!

Karen