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Wild Night
Happy Anniversary, Sweetie. Six very short years, and counting. -
It's Working!
Johnna presented a challenge about education we were entirely unprepared for... she didn't like anything about it. Excepting the recess time, of course. I've never known an elementary school-age child so resistant to learning or to attending school. For middle and high school kids this is almost a given, but not at this age. There's no doubt ( Read more... ) -
Summer Fun Ends
It was fun folks. Really.
First day of first class: next week's assignment is to read over 300 pages for discussion next Friday. This is one of three classes.
I'm toast!
And because money is something that does make the world go round, I am to submit a bid to computerize our branch's route maps by next Wednesday. I showed a sample of my work ( Read more... ) -
Correction
I beg forgiveness. A correction I made a few posts back admitting to an incorrect conclusion was far out of line.
I now know the reason Johnna's father was agreeable to the idea of private school. He was fired or quit his job last week. Of course he was okay with whatever we did. He knew he wasn't going to contribute anything to her. God forbid ( Read more... ) -
American the Free
“Remember Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a Democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” - John Adams, letter to John Taylor, April 15, 1814
It goes almost without saying that should Obama actually put into place his idea of a national police force, "Just as powerful, just as strong, just as ( Read more... ) -
What Recession?
I have total confidence in our economy after today's experience.
School uniforms generally indicate a private school. Which implies people are investing money in their child(ren)'s education. After looking at all the schools in the area, it's safe to say some people are investing HUGE amounts into education, but that's another story.
All this to ( Read more... ) -
Embedded Friendships
One of the things I enjoy most about reading my friend's journal are the many pictures and YouTube links provided. I try to watch each video or sit back and learn more about the person behind the photos. These extras make each person more "real" and I truly enjoy the sharing.
I've enjoyed being able to spend time browsing through old entries, ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
She's fully enrolled in this incredible school. Then they tell us there is a simple school uniform we need to assemble. (In fairness, we didn't ask.) So it's out to the uniform place to pick up a couple of items to get her through the first week, at least. A $2000 investment so far, and she has yet spent a minute in class. Fortunately, the ( Read more... ) -
School Update
Martin was still a little unconvinced about the school I had raved about for so long. Although not mentioned in the previous post, this particular school is one that excited me not long after Johnna came to live with us, but without child support the tuition was prohibitive ( Read more... ) -
Square Peg, Round Hole
Some things are not meant to work. It does not matter how much you want it to work, it is simply an impossibility. I have a rather simplistic believe that if something can't be approached without great resistance, maybe God is trying to say, "Nope, not for you!" Sometimes I even listen.
Subject at hand is public schools and our charge. What a ( Read more... )