I have been ignoring the kids pretty much all week. I've been really consumed by getting our new Aquinas Learning Center up and running. Many phone calls, meetings, e-mails happened this week, even a crisis or two and still there is much more to do. Crazy!
This is Will's last week at home and I've barely seen him. I think he's tamping down his emotions and it is making him quiet and kind of retiring from us all. He's been sleeping in late and staying in his room to practice music. Plus he has lots of little odds and ends stuff to do before he leaves. We all went shopping in the middle of the week to get him clothes and a new razor. He shaved off his beard and got his hair cut on Monday! I think he's planning on letting the beard grow back and he's hoping it will grow in a little thicker. Vain teen-age boy! I grew up with all girls. I didn't know boys worry about their looks too! Today, we are doing laundry, packing and cleaning his room. Yep, we've procrastinated! Tonight we are all going out to dinner. Tomorrow morning he leaves us. Sob.
Josh has been great, trying to get into the swing of things, even though his regular classes haven't started He goes to his first Chemistry class this a.m. He's been working hard on his Psychology course which he seems to be really enjoying so far. He did some more math review and we did a tiny bit of Latin review, but we decided we were going to cram on Monday and Tuesday for those things, as we are too distracted by Will leaving and Aquinas Learning to focus as much as would be ideal. Josh has also continued to go jogging, I love that!
Sean - poor Seano, he is already very sad about Will leaving.. This is going to be tough. I'm still forcing him to finish reading Beorn the Proud. He's been fighting me but today is the last chapter! Next week we start Journey to the Center of the Earth! I do not feel unschoolish at all about this reading thing. It is a troublesome spot. Seano's been going on walks. He and Becky started writing a cartoon together that they are animating. I've got to go see what they are doing. I just hear them down in the basement, giggling, making all kinds of weird sounds and voices which erupt into loud squabbles when there is an artistic difference of opinion. The eruption cools down quickly and they continue on a bit later. Ah, siblings.
Tuesday I took my aunt into the Rehab hospital to get her prosthesis. That's put a new element into her routine. She's really not too happy with it, but she's game to keep trying. She's looked really tired to me this week and seems quieter. I feel like I've somehow neglected everyone this week. . . .
And something I'm really sad about. We will not be able to finish David Copperfield before Will leaves. We are almost at the end (92% through says Will's ipod) but the chapters are so long and we just don't hours to sit and listen. It can take a solid hour to read one chapter out loud! So we are almost done but it is unrealistic to try to finish before Will leaves on Saturday morning. Rick thinks we should finish it up at Thanksgiving, when Will is back again. I guess so.
Sounds like things have been busy.
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ReplyDeleteI hope you are enjoying these last few hours with Will.
It sounds like you had a good week with your family.
My oldest is heading off to college as well. It's hard for me to let go! I think finishing at Thanksgiving sounds like a great idea. My oldest often read aloud to his siblings, so we are going to miss that dynamic. Hhmm, I wonder if one of my other kids will now start reading? Enjoyed your post.
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