A year off

Well, it's been over a year now that I have been off work. I have to say, it's been a good year. At first, I kept myself very busy. I had many projects around the house, and I knocked them off steadily. After awhile, that drive wore off, and I got into a more laid back routine. Since we're home schooling the kids, there's always something to do.

In the past year, I taught Devon to read (starting with the basics - hop on pop, to the most recent book, Pippi Longstocking). Considering that Devon is quite dyslexic (I suspect), this has been a lot of work, but a great accomplishment. I also taught Devon how to ride a bike. He was quite nervous much of the time while he was learning, but now he's very comfortable on a bike.

Recently I've been teaching Claire how to ride, and she's getting good too. Today was the first time she went out without me running along beside her for support. I was riding with her (and Devon), and only had to help her occasionally when starting from a dead stop on a hill.

I re-read my last post on Claire. She has come a long way since then. She's still a handfull, but she has matured in so many ways.