Well, here I am...Writing my first post to my very own blog...A month ago I didn't even know what a blog was, but thanks to my husband, I have now found something else that I can add to my list of "Things I Do Instead of Doing The Things I Should Be Doing". Anyway, through my blog I am looking forward to sharing the funny (and not-so-funny) things that go on in (and outside) of our home, receiving encouragement and support from other moms and homeschoolers and hopefully, giving encouragement to other mothers of young children. Okay, now a little bit about me. I am a homeschooling, stay-at-home mom of three cuties: Rebecca, age 6.5 years; Matthew, age 4 years and Jake, age 3 months. This is our first year of homeschooling ~In the beginning, I had to hear Becky say "Mrs. K didn't do it like this"~ but now that we have found the balance between teacher and mommy ~ Things are going well. In the beginning I also tried to "bring school home" and follow a schedule which was was virtually impossible to begin with, and then adding a newborn to the mix in January, well...you can imagine. Now I have implemented a less rigid, although still structured schedule for our days that is working out very nicely. We are able to get in all of the basics each day and still manage to have some fun and I am not in tears by the end of the day when my husband comes home.
We have also recently joined a homeschool support group in our area and have already participated in Co-Op and some field trips. Our most favorite trip so far was a tour of the local Christian radio station! The kids had a blast and so did I (Except for when our whole tour group was squished into the booth while the DJ was On The Air and my baby Jake started to CRY). I had my first "Wow, I have three kids" moment while I was standing outside of the sound-proof booth trying to soothe my little baby and as I looked through the glass into the booth, I notice my four-year-old son Matthew (for those of you who don't know Matthew, he is a very active and funny little guy) inching closer and closer to the DJ~Who by the way, is still ON THE AIR~I was afraid that he might just climb right up into her lap and grab the mic or something ~
Well, I wasn't sure what to do since Jake was still crying (loudly) and the nice tour guide was giving me the look through the window like~Oh, sorry, can you keep your baby quiet because we are on the air ~ So, I do that any mother would do - I start waving my free arm to get Matthew's attention - Of course he doesn't see me - I am now starting to silently mouth his name to get his attention ~ Which, by the way, is just SILLY because not only am I not making any sound, they are in a Sound-Proof room! (Can you just picture this?) Anyway, all's well that ends well - Jake fell asleep in my arms as the On Air light went off - I was able to go back into the booth and be in there with all three of my children at the same time. Whew!
Well, this was just a glimpse into my life and one of my first adventures out in the world with three kids at the same time! Hope you enjoyed it...
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