Daydreaming while waiting impatiently!

[sumi]

You're probably thinking what I'm thinking: Wish you got that chair ages ago! I'm so glad to hear how much it's helping you

 

[framing fowl]

Tires are solid rubber.

Good deal. Less maintenance!

Wheelchair tires can get expensive. DH got rims that are compatible with bicycle tires because they're much less expensive than wheelchair tires.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

DH got rims that are compatible with bicycle tires because they're much less expensive than wheelchair tires.

That's a great idea!

 

[baymule]

This chair is really making a difference in your life. I am so happy you have it now.

 

[tortoise]

I am home from a week vacation in Canada. It's a family obligation type vacation, not particularly enjoyable. Was awesome to see my brother and his family, but not-so-awesome to deal with my dad. He is really crappy to me and does it underhandedly, with a side of gaslighting. :sigh:

My garden was completely overrun with weeds! Wowsers! Fortunately there was lots of rain, the soil is soft, and they were coming out easy. I'm racing to get them pulled before they can set seed. I'm starting to see some garden produce - that's encouraging.

 

[sumi]

I was weeding yesterday and even the difficult weeds that I usually had to dig out came out easy, because the soil was so DRY!

 

[baymule]

So should I be glad that you took a vacation to see family or offer my condolences? Regardless, it is nice to get away sometimes, even if you have to deal with everything when you get back home.

 

[tortoise]

Blueberry season is officially here. My late crop berries are coming early and early crop berries are coming late. I picked 3/4 gallon tonight before it was too dark.

Weeding is endless. DH weedwhacked and tilled 2 beds where nothing I planted came up and the weeds were waist-high. So thankful he is willing to do that for me. He fixed my garden electric fence too. Two clips had broken and the strands were down.

I'm officially tallying homeschool hours and grades, even though I haven't committed to homeschooling. In WI, homeschooling years run July 1 - June 30, and I can file forms for homeschooling any time after July 1. If I decide to homeschool in September, I want credit for everything he has done. That will reduce my stress for meeting the required hours of instruction.

 

[NH Homesteader]

How does your DS feel about possibly going back to homeschooling? We don't have required hours, how many hours do you need?

Sorry about your partially crappy family vacation. I hope the good outweighed the bad!

 

[tortoise]

WI is 875 hours of sequential instruction in core subjects. Really not that bad. I'm glad I don't have to submit portfolio, but I feel like I should keep one anyway. It's such a hassle though! I'm using homeschoolminder.com for recordkeeping, lesson plans, grading and everything this year.

I'm not convinced the good outweighed the bad on vacation. Stuck on a small island with "can't step off the paths" rules, and no one to go kayaking with meant I was very inactive and more symptomatic/less functional afterwards. My every day is peaceful and quiet in nature, I really see no point in driving 9 hours to use an outhouse and drink gross chlorinated water from the nearest campground. I could just shut off the electricity, get a terrible mattress, and cook on the gas grill at home? DH loves it because of the lake and fishing, but I don't care all that much. IDK. I feel conflicted and then feel guilty about feeling conflicted. I'll probably keep going as long as DH wants to. But if he dies suddenly, I don't think I would go.

DH suggested getting me a freeze dryer for my birthday. Those things are expensive. But soooooo cool! I hope he's serious!