Day 56......helping with homework feels much easier here.

Day 56......helping with homework feels much easier here.

3 Girls and 4 Suitcases.

I know that yesterdays rant from the library was probably the biggest laugh of the day but the nicest thing of the day was helping Alison with her homework, without any distractions or wish to be doing anything else. We almost feel like a single mom and child, just now and whilst I wouldn't imagine that to be an easy long-term relationship for those who are actually doing it, for these last couple of weeks it's been enjoyable.
Discovering things about yourself, is amazing sometimes. Whilst I have been noticing this joy of helping, I have been looking at my past resentments about helping the kids with homework and I have come to the conclusion that I had expectations of them and me and the schools and the combination thereof which made the reality unacceptable to me. Also, I always thought that I had to divide myself up evenly between Bill and the kids, which was impossible, practically.
This, being just me and Ali, takes away the 'dividing myself up' and the added fact that I practice mindfulness meditation means that I seldom have expectations of anything.......WIN!
Now for my loved ones reading, Bill, Andrew and Jen......you know that I'd 100% rather that we were all together but for now, this is fun.
So, back to the homework 'cause apart from spending 3 hrs in the library yesterday and wanting to stab the 'crunchers' there's not a lot else to report. Although, I did finish my book yet again.
Ali had an essay, which she wanted me to read over and help her edit and I was really impressed with it. What a way she has of telling a story-fab.
Her other piece of homework involved making a vision board for careers and she had printed off some stuff and we rummaged around for other things. I cut out letters for her to write words on it and she sorted and glued and made a really cool effect board. Apparently her teacher was in a foul mood today, tho' so there was no pat on the back, merely a 'roll it up or fold it amd make sure it fits in my tray'. None of the kids got positive feedback and Ali thinks that they may all have done the assignment wrong. But they all did the same type of thing, independant of each other and so, if they got it wrong, the teacher really needs to take a look at the way she wrote her instructions-lol.
I fancied a wee glass of wine last night and so I had one. A wee one, with one of my shows whilst Ali' hit the shower.....a nice end to a nice evening.
So, this isn't being written in the library-it's 6.23pm and feels like 9.23pm for some reason.
I will close, here and send out lots of love to all,
Lxxx