Everyday Life

I find that I’m struggling to keep this blog going, and it’s really not from lack of interest on my part.  It more from lack of interesting!

We’ve been back in the States for over a year now, and we’ve had lots of exciting and mundane changes as a result.  But I think that the toughest adjustment for me is that we are no longer living this varied and exciting and interesting life that did when we were overseas.

Don’t get me wrong…I would not trade my life or how we live it for anything.  To me, it’s still quite varied and exciting and interesting.  But it is definitely not the stuff that good blogging is made of anymore! 

A trip to the grocery store here is quite like one that you would make where you live.  A sporting event here would look just like the one that your kid participated in last weekend.  School may look different for you because ours takes place at home, but it’s still American school.  And vacations?  A trip to the Wisconsin Dells or even to Washington DC just doesn’t quite stack up to Italy or Provence.

So, please forgive me if my posts are fewer and farther between!  I know that I don’t care to read daily minutia about babies’ schedules, Mom’s Taxi Service, and such, so I’m trying to avoid that on my blog.  If that means fewer posts, so be it!

That being said, here’s a taste of everyday life here from this past week…in case you want to know!

Saturday brought our second round of soccer games; Elijah’s team tied again, and Charlotte’s won.  Both were pleased with the results!  That afternoon, the kids had a board-breaking seminar for tae kwon do, which they both greatly enjoyed.  In between sporting events, Jeff took the kids to see Despicable Me, which they’ve wanted to watch since they saw an early preview for it months ago.  I stayed home with Jeremy, as, the last time we tried to take him to a movie, we didn’t get to see much!  On Sunday afternoon, Jeff stayed home with him while I took the older two to see Nanny McPhee Returns.  So the kids got their movie fix, and Jeff and I actually got to watch one all the way through!

This Friday brings a new chapter in homeschooling…a return to a co-op!  Last Friday, we had a beach party on a lake in nearby Pekin to kick off the 2010 Tri-County Co-Op.  Charlotte and Elijah swam and played and got reacquainted with some kids they knew from the co-op we were in the last time we lived in this area.  I sat in the shade with Jeremy and visited with some other moms.  My essay writing class will have 19 kids in it!  I’m hoping that teaching high schoolers comes back to me, as I haven’t done that in a while.

I’ve worked school this year to a true four-day schedule, as co-op will meet for three out of four Fridays a month in the fall.  So far, it’s gone well.  Elijah, in particular, has risen to the occasion and hasn’t put up much complaint about the slightly-increased workload.  It helps that we’re studying American History Part 2 and reading some fabulous books!  Now, if only math could be made a bit more interesting for him…

This weekend, we have no soccer and no plans.  Sounds good!

And that’s life at Chez Wilkes this week.  Hope that all is well at your place!