~Chaos~

Our homeschool group is in chaos and I'm so frustrated by it all!!! It's all I've been thinking about for over a week, and I'm drained from the stress. The group has been going good for the last few years but things are going downhill - fast! We (the members) are having some differences of opinions and I just hope we can work it all out. I like most of the moms in the group but I feel like I've, finally, started to connect with a couple of the moms, in particular, which is huge for me. I have a really hard time getting comfortable w/ people - it, literally, takes me years! And I don't want this chaos to affect those new relationships. More importantly, I don't want the chaos to affect my kids. My girls love the other children in this group and they look forward to seeing their friends every week.

Our group has never been perfect but it's been good. We've always been able to reach common ground on whatever issues may come up, but the last couple months it's been different. I understand how it started but I don't understand how it has ended in this huge mess that we have lost control of. I'm afraid things are moving in a direction that I'm not comfortable with and so I'm worried.

The group is planning a meeting to discuss some issues so we'll see what happens. I'm a little nervous about the meeting because I'm not great w/ big groups but Dave will be there w/ me so that makes me feel better. Anyway, I'm sure it will be interesting!

~Baby Boy~

My sister had her baby on Tuesday the 19th - he is gorgeous! He weighed in at 9.6 pounds - wow! Baby and mom are both doing great.

~Martin Luther King, Jr.~

My girls and I watched Martin Luther King's 'I Have A Dream' speech today.

~Wii Game Night~

We hosted a "Wii Game Night" last weekend and we had a blast!! Nikki was hoping to force herself into labor by playing the games but after five straight hours of play -no luck!! But we all had so much fun. We can't wait to have the next "Wii Game Night".

~Underground Railroad~

We had an awesome field trip last week - "Travelin' the Underground Railroad". Here's the description: "Your student's become passengers on the Underground Railroad. They will get firsthand knowledge of some of the dangers experienced by passengers. Step back in time with a conductor who guides passengers through the woods to the nearest station. Passengers learn the secret codes that will keep them safe on their trip to freedom in Canada. Passengers will make a quilt square that teaches them an escape code."

It was one of the best field trips we've had so far. We did part of the field trip outside walking through the woods which was really fun and we spent time down in a cellar hiding and we, also, hid out in a "barn" and in a "home" hiding, too! They didn't want us take pictures but I got a few.

~New Year's Day~

My parents brought the boys to our cabin on New Year's Day and we took all the kids sledding at that dam. We had so much fun!!! Even my dad was sledding! After sledding, we went back to cabin for hot chocolate to warm up. And for lunch we fried up some Polancic's Tenderloins!! It was an awesome day!!

~New Year's Eve~

We spent New Year's Eve with out favorite family - the Bowald's. We went to dinner and bowling and then headed back to their house to ring in the new year. We had a great time, as always!