Where Have I Been?

My posts have really slipped this past year. As I've mentioned in previous posts, I have been working hard this past year, but for several months I've let my schooling slide to the way side. I think I may have been going through a bout of depression, and for awhile I was being very self-centered. I spent more time worrying about money (I don't have to worry about THAT anymore, because I don't have any to worry about! LOL) and feeling sorry for myself for having to do "man" jobs, (don't have to worry about THOSE anymore either, because I'm getting proficient at figuring things out or, GASP! asking for help.) I also spent much of my time helping out my dear friend, and I don't have to worry about THAT anymore, because he and I seem to have gotten this scheduling thing down pat, for the most part.

So, where have I been for 2 months? Well, I've been mainly getting my daughters and I lives back on track. C completed her 5th year of softball, alternating between the positions of pitcher and first-base, and contributing to her team finishing 2nd place for the season, and 2nd place in the tournament. This year, I had the added fun of simultaneously watching TWO softball games on TWO different fields, as E completed her 1st year of softball. Her team ended up in 3rd place for season, and 3rd in tournaments, which was much better than I expected at the beginning of the season. Five years into this softball stuff, and all 3 of us still love it, still haven't missed a single game.

Ex-husband, D, is now living with his girlfriend, and that has helped with him seeing the girls more often. He now gets them for entire weekends, and the girls really enjoy getting to spend more time with him. He coached C's softball team this year, had them for many weekends this summer, and so far, things are working out pretty well.

I have also spent the last couple of months FINALLY not only deciding on curriculum for both girls, but ordering it, organizing it, and preparing for C's 6th grade year, and E's 2nd grade year. I normally begin back to full-time home-schooling the first week of August. With 2 yards to mow, being a single mother, and all the extra work that entails, I'm not sure if I will get the year off to as productive a start as normal, but I can't do any worse than LAST school year! LOL

I have everything planned out. I have everything ordered. I am only awaiting one last shipment that was back-ordered to arrive next week. The girls have intermittently been doing math through the summer, but other than that, we will start all other subjects fresh on the first day of school. All 3 of us have been very busy this summer, but it's really been a great few months, and I am actually excited (for the first time in a year) to start school. I hope to post once more before our actual start-date with the list of curriculum and plans for this upcoming year.

Hope everyone is doing well. We are!