Spirited Musings

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Note to Self.....

Note to self.....remember not to touch one's face after sticking them in dust (most of you would say yah, duh, but I am betting most of you do not have your face erupt in red itchy sores after doing so...needless to say I have actaully FINALLY figured what is the problem....now the long healing process begins)!

Note to self.....usually a good idea to finish the class outline before the classes actually begin....that gives me about 1 week to finish and track down the supplies.....I am a master procrastinator.....


Note to self.....here comes the next school year.....take a deep breath and plunge on in.....

Note to self....continue this list later because I am suddenly hideously tired.........

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Food Explorers Continue....

Well after alot of trial and error and many deductions, I believe what I am facing (all puns intended) in a secondary fungal infection on my scalp and parts of my face....research on how to be rid of this annoyance is still in progress.....

On a more interesting note, I got an offer from a friend of my mom's that may be an answer to a prayer of directionto my life ( yes I know that homeschooling my kids and being and living in their presence is a direction, but I am/was wondering what was beyond that when they are all old enough to be out on their own - I wonder if this wondering is caused by the happy circumstances of all 3 of my cousins are now finally married and out on their own.....an entirely other blog post someday.....). She asked if I would teach her how to make one meal each time I come down to my mom's (which is like every 2-3 months), and in return she would pay me what she would pay a professional to give her lessons (still not really sure what that is, but I guess I will be finding out).....

The thought stunned me.....I LOVE to cook, ask anyone (esp kids, seems to be inherited)....and I have been seeking to move our dietary habits closer to real food, God's food, not the crap we humans deem so necessary in life (sorry, Lachen.....LOL), but I never really thought about teaching it to anyone beyond my own little nuclear family......my first response was, uh, ok, I expect I can handle that...... (yah, real enthusiatic there, dear LOL)

The more I thought about it, the more it made sense, especially in light of the fact that I seemed to have been deemed worthy to teach a group of K-2nd and 3rd-5th graders how to do Organic Gardening at our charter school ( a truly unique school I feel, built up and run by and for homeschoolers - another blog for another time) in the fall.....

WOW! I thought not only do I get the chance to show them how to grow food organically, naturally, God's way, but now I get a chance to show them how to implement the benefit of that ( and yes I realize that it is two different sets of people)... it is a staggering thought that answers a question posed by both myself and my grandmother ( again, another post).....how do you help people that want to change their diet (for one reason or another) but arent sure how to help them implement that information?

Well at least, for my side (her's has developed at her work), I think God's 2x4 finally made its way to my head.....