Time to rein him in and for me to pay the piper

Today was the first day of school for my son. It is so tough to ask him to be inside all day, sitting still and reading books. I am thankful that we homeschool and that he has more freedom than if he was in a classroom but still...the boy likes his outdoors! He started the 11th grade today and on Wednesday he starts college classes at the satellite campus in town. He did start one online college class today. He says it is going to be a long year.

This is what he would rather be doing. Well this is ONE of the things he would rather be doing. This was taken on one of his backpacking trips this month. I don't backpack with the guys but I sure love seeing the photos. Of course if I had been there he would NOT be jumping across this huge canyon to get to the other rock. WHAT is my hubby thinking allowing that sort of thing?


Here is the scenery from the top of their 'day hike'. A day hike is what they do AFTER they hike a long way to get to their camp. They hang out, eat dinner, sit around a campfire, sleep under the stars and then the next day take a 'day hike'. To the top of the tallest point. Their camp was by that lake.


I am feeling bad for my son because he has a full load of school and hunting season starts on Friday. Hubby is making plans for a weekend hunt and my son knows that he really can't swing it. At least he realizes that and I didn't have to point it out.

So, I am on a self inflicted sewing/scrapbooking restriction. No sewing or scrapbooking for me until ALL of the 2007/2008 grades are recorded and entered and reports are printed out. I was lazy and let it go. Ugh. Just knowing that my new sewing machine is up in my sewing room, all alone AND that I have fabric there too. LOTS of fabric. Just knowing that. I got a good portion of the grades entered today. I have some that I have to 'find'. My son was lazy too. He didn't enter all of his grades on the handy dandy grading sheet that I make up for him. Now we have to spend time and find the assignments in question and fill in the sheet. Ugh. I won't do that again this year. Kids are so different. My daughter never had any problem getting her work done, setting priorities, filling in the grading sheet. She doesn't have any desire to jump across huge canyons from rock to rock. I love 'em both. I love that they are different. But man, I sure wish they were the same in some areas.

Okay, back to work for me. I am REALLY hoping to be back at my sewing machine by Wednesday.


Praying tonight that my son would have a great school year. That he will just take it one day at a time. Set his priorities and stay on task. Pray that I would stay on top of my duties and be an encouragement to him (rather than a nag). Praise - I am so very thankful that God has given us the opportunity to homeschool all these years. It has been a wonderful adventure to spend this time with my children.