"Little Women" Family: I Don't Get Out Much

Friday, April 01, 2011

I Don't Get Out Much

I mean, I take my kids where they need to go, and I go places almost every day of the week with everything. However, I don't go very many places on my own. I have been thinking about that and analyzing it. (Those who know me well, know that I over-analyze pretty much everything in life.) I have come down to 3 conclusions, as to why I don't get out much:

1) I am a home-body. I love relaxing at home and have been this way pretty much my whole life. In fact, I think it runs in my family because many of my siblings are like this too. Usually when we get together, we all just sit around my parent's house and talk. And that is just fine with us. We love it!

2) I am so busy! With having 6 children, all 11 and under, a nursing baby, and homeschooling them all, I am never really on top of things. Quite often, I am in survival mode and am always playing catch-up for this or that. I think I need to use every moment doing the necessary things, since I'm not getting to all of them.

3) When I think about going out and inviting someone, I always worry that somehow I will offend someone by not inviting them. And I even sometimes worry that I will offend someone by inviting them- silly, I know!

Because of these excuses, I appreciate it all the more when my friends invite me to go somewhere... or invite themselves along. In fact, I love it!! And I just wanted to say thank you!!

Thank you to my husband, Grant, who is always encouraging me to get out and have fun- whether it be with our whole family or just by myself, while he watches all the kids. He has done a lot to encourage me to do the things I love, like working-out (Curves, Soccer Team, Basketball, etc.) He is quite the opposite of me, in this area. He's definitely not a homebody- he loves to constantly go places, so he is really good for me! We balance each other out well.

Thank you to my friend, Celeste, who was always so good about inviting us places, when they lived here.

Thank you to my friend, Jen, who invites me to come along and have some girl time- clothes shopping, exercising, pedicures, etc. And I love that she invites me along just to go grocery shopping! How fun is that? Everything is much funner with a friend!

Thank you to my friend, Vanessa, who asked me if she could go walking with me. It makes me so happy that she did. (I had been having a hard time finding a time to go exercise, since Calyssa was born, and this helped me make it a regular thing. I truly enjoy our talks on our walks- the hour passes SO quickly!)

The list could go on and on...

Thank you to all my friends, who are so good for me and give me that extra little push I need to get out and have fun!!

My most recent pedicure- I love it, and yet, never would've done it on my own.

1 comment:

Jen Hakes said...: Thanks for saying YES! We benefit from each other. I know I am never being judged when I'm with you. It means a lot.; 4/1/11, 1:13 PM

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My Favorite Part of The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 17:21-24

"21 And when (Jesus) had said these words, he wept, and the multitude bare record of it, and he took their little children, one by one, and blessed them, and prayed unto the Father for them.

22 And when he had done this he wept again;

23 And he spake unto the multitude, and said unto them: Behold your little ones.

24 And as they looked to behold they cast their eyes towards heaven, and they saw the heavens open, and they saw angels descending out of heaven as it were in the midst of fire; and they came down and encircled those little ones about, and they were encircled about with fire; and the angels did minister unto them."

http://scriptures.lds.org/en/3_ne/17

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My style of homeschooling is "public school at home." We began homeschooling on our own, the 1st year. Then we were enrolled in the Washington Virtual Academy (WAVA) for 3 years. Now we are enrolled in ORLA. Our girls are taking several classes at an Elementary School that is no longer used for a typical Elementary School. Instead 450 homeschooling students (K-12) take classes there with certified teachers (you choose which ones and how many) but you do have to be at the school with them until they are 12 (in another room with toys for the younger kids) or sign them out to a friend. Then you fill in the rest at home. For example, my girls take Music, Art, P.E., and Science at the school 2 days a week and then I teach them Math, Language, and History at home, on the other 3 days. The school also pays for an additional $300 a year of curriculum (like the Math, Lang, Hist.) We do have to keep up with a certain number of hours per week. We also have a "home room teacher" that helps us with everything, like deciding what extra things to do at home and making sure we don't miss anything. We are really enjoying this program-- it truly is the best of both worlds! If you have any questions, email me. :)