Secular Charlotte Mason

Friends. I have awesome friends who totally enrich my life and keep me sane. It was nice seeing everyone at Village last night. Looks like it is going to shape up to be a nice year. I'd never be able to homeschool all three levels, elementary, middle school & high school, this year without my friends support and actual help (yay for swapping parent-in-charge days and carpooling).

Family.  It is so very nice to have family that the kids can go visit on their own. I suspect Drakon is revelling in his current indpendence at Grandpa's house.

Nice weather!!!! I feel positively human this week. Temps above 85 degrees are not my friend! They trigger every illness I have and make me supremely grumpy.

Teenagers. While you couldn't pay me a million dollars to be one again I must admit that I find my teens (or nearly teens) and their friends to be highly amusing. It is also wonderful to see them starting to step out into the world on their own more and more with each passing year. I love kids that are old enough to utilize the bus system without me. Drakon is happy that his social schedule no longer has to rely on my being available to drive him everywhere.

Sabbaticals. Bassman's 10 week sabbatical started this week.  It's been so nice to be home together; esp. since it seems like we've hardly seen each other this summer. There's been a lot of tag-team parenting this year as we each pursue our own interests.

Happiness. The entire family has had a good 6 months and it sure feels good to know that everyone is genuinely happy with their lot in life these days. You can't really ask for much more than this.