The Sideline Mom

The Homeschooling Journey

  The time has come. The summer is coming to a close and upcoming school year is again on the not to distant horizon. Actually it's not on the horizon at all. It's here. It's docked and it's time to set sail again on this home school journey I have chosen to partake in.

Partake in?

Anyway we are excited, ready, hesitant, and slightly bummed all at the same time.  Go figure.

I made eggs and a beautiful banana nut bread to celebrate the start. So here's to a good school year!

Hope you have a great one also.

Time to hit the books!

Over and out.

The Sidelinemom.

 

Hotlanta Trip - August 2010

We just got back from Georgia. Atlanta to be exact. We go for one reason and one reason only. To see my baby sister.  I kinda like her.

But the boys.... well.. just look.

I have reason to believe that the boys may like her a little also.

 

But you wouldn't be able to tell from these pictures. Nope, no love here at all.

They really need to work on the whole affection part of their relationship I think.

So really the main reason we head to Atlanta every chance we get is to see her. 

But Aunt Jenni just moved to a really neat area of town and we wanted to see all the new fun stuff.

So we went to place's like this. Three skate parks to be exact. More on that later.

 

And cool restaurants. Places that you can walk right out her front door and down the street too. Imagine that.

 

And  a place  like this. More on those later also.

And then we watched Unkie Jason do this. This would be playing soccer. And winning. To be exact.

 

And just hanging out  and having fun in the best of ways. Which way is that you may ask.

Well doing goofy stuff like this.

 

And this

 

And this. Which I won't talk about. Ever.

 

Or this. Which I will never again even mention after this moment.

Or this. Which was not half bad.

Until I did this.

Which caused this.

Only God knows why I am the way that I am. Honestly.

But we had so much fun.

Hanging in this cool place. (more house shots to come)

But we had a ball as usual.

Just being together. The very best place to be.

 

Thanks Aunt Jenni. Your the best.

Over and out.

The Sideline Mom

A Mishmash.

It's very hot. And for some strange reason I am really unable to deal with the heat this year. Granted we have been experiencing record high's and while most everybody is sticky and uncomfortable for sure, I unlike many seem to have not one ounce of tolerance for the ridiculous temperatures. While others seem to be taking it all in stride, I'm just plain grouchy. To the max it seems. Just ask my boys. They'll tell ya. If you do ask they may say "Mom is really, really mean these days" or they might tell you that all I ever do is wander around aimlessly saying "It's hot" over and over and over again. It's all I can say. It's sort of a pathetic existence at the moment.

Grouchy, short fused and puffy. Yep, that's me but even so I have still found the strength somewhere in my heart to take these guys to they're fave shred spots. I can't help it. I just love watching them do they're stuff. It amazes me. Even if I do expel thirty two and a half gallons of sweat from my bod every thirty minutes I sit there watching them skate.  Oh and I'm never dramatic much.

 

It always blows me away that they can pull off doing tricks while rolling around in huge, empty and very DEEP swimming pools all on a piece of wood with wheels. It just amazes me. Always.

Inspiring in every way.

Then last week I was given advanced screening tickets to this movie. I was excited to go. Plus everyone is well aware that movie theaters are freezing. Just what I am looking or these days. Freezing cold places. Meat lockers are even starting to look like attractive places to hang out. I have issues I think.

 

Anyway the movie is an epic of epic epicness.

See?    It say's so right  there on the ticket.

And it was.

Austin and I went. See we took a picture. We're weird like that.

It was a hysterical film.

We laughed.

A lot!

We may go back and see it again once it actually hits the theaters. At least it's cool there.

 

Another thing weighing on my mind...knee pads.

The boys have tried nearly every brand out there and none seem to outlast my little grom's. 

This one tears them up in record time and thinks it's soooooo funny that he manages to do it so quickly.

I on the other hand find it.. ummm... lets see... I find it expensive. Yes, that's it!   Not funny.  Just very,very expensive.   At $40 a pair I'm starting to sweat it.   And trust me I do not need to sweat another drop this summer. 

Thinking a skate pad sponsorship could come in really handy right now. Like totally.

Finally found a brand that could withstand his beatings and have actually lasted approximately 2 months.

Awesome.

But still the pair he is wearing now have been reduced to shred's. Hence the word "shredding" as a skateboard term. Go figure.

So then I have to go and do this. It get's old after awhile. Help? Someone? Anyone?

And have you ever noticed that when placed up to your cheek that duct tape can have a very nice cooling sensation. Just noticed that. Interesting.  

And finally I am now in the process of preparing for home school for this new school year that is upon us.

 May peace be with me, and also not only with me but also over me, under me on the sides of me and through me would be nice also. In every possible way may peace  pleeease be with me.

Homeschooling two boys... it's a lot is all I'm saying. That is all. But I will survive. In fact not just survive we will thrive and we will.. oh never mind. I have lesson planning to do. At least I'm indoors in the AC right?

Until next time.

The (drinking lots of electrolite replacing beverages) Sidelinemom.