I’m back. Where have I been? Well, not on my computer because it was not functional. The hard drive failed. Thankfully, all files were backed up/recoverable. So, nothing was lost. However, we still had to purchase a new hard drive, re-install all of our programs, etc. Also within the past couple of weeks, BJ’s computer screen stopped working and our projector died. His computer has been a long standing joke around our house. It has been “about to die” for over a year. In fact, last Thanksgiving, he built a custom computer to replace it, but then his boss wanted to buy the system from him. So, he sold it. Since that time, he has “built” several systems by adding all the necessary components to his online shopping cart, but then never actually ordered the components. You see…BJ gets buyers remorse before, during and after any significant transaction. So, he pretty much just never spends any money. For a long time, his laptop screen was disconnected from his laptop, propped up on an easel, and had at least 15 vertical lines permanently displayed across the screen. When the screen finally gave out, he still used his computer by connecting it to the projector and viewing the “screen” on the wall. Well, now the projector died. So, maybe it is time to break down and click “order now” on that shopping cart full of computer components that you know is saved in cyberspace. As much as I value computers and rely on them, it annoys me to pay for upkeep and replacement. It is kind of like paying to fix your car. Blah.
Anyways, I have been thinking about homeschooling lately. It started when Holly and Sarah decided to start homeschooling. But since then, I have been reading, studying, discussing, considering, praying, etc. I am still not totally sure how I feel about it yet. But, I am thinking about it. It is a possibility. For now, I will share a quote I found:
“It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for this delicate little plant, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom; without this it goes to wrack and ruin without fail. It is a very grave mistake to think that the enjoyment of seeing and searching can be promoted by means of coercion and a sense of duty. To the contrary, I believe that it would be possible to rob even a healthy beast of prey of its voraciousness, if it were possible, with the aid of a whip, to force the beast to devour continuously, even when not hungry, especially if the food, handed out under such coercion, were to be selected accordingly.”
-Albert Einstein
Interesting, right? That makes sense to me. Children are naturally curious. They need freedom to learn what they want to know. To study what interests them. To move ahead when they have mastered a concept….
Anyways, for now I will share a picture from a few weeks ago. This is BJ’s cute cousin and her husband. They are expecting their first baby boy. It makes me feel sentimental. My baby boy turned 2 last week. He is so fun and funny and snuggly and happy. I love the stage he is in right now. But, I do miss those precious newborn days. Even though he was so sad. I just wish I could go back and hold him again. I remember my Mom telling me that heaven would be holding her babies again. Now that I am a mother, I agree. That would be heaven.
More of her siblings to follow….
About a year ago, I was getting ready for bed and put on my cute red sweats (is that an oxymoron?). BJ, who does not normally notice what I wear (or at least he doesn’t normally comment on my clothing), told me that my “cute red sweats” were not his favorite. What? I have to look good even when I’m sleeping? So, I figured I should try to find some pajama pants that were a bit less unattractive.