New England Love

I (usually) really love living in New England.  I love the change of season, the many hiking trails, the closeness to our families, and our picturesque, family-friendly New England town.  I admittedly, however, was in such a funk after returning from Florida.  I missed the warm weather, the sandals, the spending hours outside playing without worrying if the kid is getting too cold.  The first few days after coming back were cold.  As my husband would say (he looks for opportunities to use this phrase), "It's colder than a witch's tit in a cast iron bra."  So cold I was about to start job hunting for organist positions in the south.  About a week later, though, New England and I reconciled our differences.  We got a few snows and spent the next few days behind the local ice cream parlor using their awesome hill as our sledding playground.  It was Asher's first time sledding and he loved it.

The very end of the month has been unusually warm, however, and despite our lovely snow days we are very much enjoying the sun.  Yesterday Asher and I were throwing rocks in the stream for about an hour, coat-free!

February is looking to be an exciting month, a month full of learning!.  I'm taking an online course in rhythm in the home, and so far it has been wonderful.  I've been thinking so much more about how and when we do things at home.  I've already gotten some great advice on meal planning and organizing.

Even though we have a few years, I've alsobeen doing a good amount of reading and research on homeschooling and various methods/curriculum.  As it stands, I know I want to use both a Christian and Waldorf focus. The Windsor library has many books on homeschooling, and as a result there is a foot-high stack of homeschooling books next to me right now.  I've read one book so far, and I'm sure this month I will be learning lots of great information about homeschooling.