Homeschool? Homeschool!

Jacob and I have often tossed around the idea of homeschooling our son, but now it looks like it will definitely be a reality, at least for the next few years. We love our local Waldorf school, but the way their early child after care programs are set up it is a logistical nightmare for our family. Will would have to be bounced around to three different caregivers in the course of the day. That's not including us. That's insane. So, it looks like no Waldorf for now.

I decided to check on our location tuition based public preschool options to see if they are any better. Nope, not all. They are all in the east end except for one which is in the west end. We live in the south end.

So, it looks like it's going to be homeschool for now. Thankfully, I've been researching curriculum packages since before Will was born and we are very fond of the Oak Meadow curriculum which incorporates many of the Waldorf teaching philosophies in their program. Looks like I will be placing my order with them very soon! This ought to be interesting!

The Chicks Have Arrived!

With only 3 casualties. Of course two of them had to be the two Crevecoeurs that I really wanted! Ah, well, McMurray will make it right I'm sure. They're pretty good about that kind of thing. In the meantime look at these little fuzzballs!

No Chicks!

They are lost in the mail and despite the fact that I had a rather interesting tour of the back of our main post office I'm pretty bummed that no one seems to know where they are. I just imagine them peeping away lost and lonely in some remote corner of some far flung post office somewhere. Or even worse, I fear that they are at home on my front porch right now freezing to death.

No chicks yet!

Well, I called the post office this morning and once the poor confused postman figured out I was talking about chIcks and not chEcks we determined that they had not yet arrived. Super worried about the little buggers! However, he did say that when they get chicks, not checks, that they are super careful to make sure they stay good and warm. Keeping my fingers crossed!

In other news, I've been working so much on my new studio that I haven't had too much home time, but this week is going to be devoted to three things: Chicks, Bunnies and Seedlings! I'm also hoping to get some pictures up of these things since I now have a new laptop to download pictures onto! Yay!

Hoping To Avoid A Chick-tastrophe!

Well, wouldn't it just figure that our chicks would hatch and ship on the coldest day we've had all winter! Looks like I'm going to have to have the heating pad and oven on the ready in case I have to revive cold chicks! Keep your fingers crossed!

HUGE NEWS!!

I did something impulsive yesterday. Something that completely goes against my nature as an MBA. Something that I'm sure has made my father, who has always commiserated with me about my mother's lack of business planning in her own ventures, roll his eyes so far back into his head that you can see nothing but his eye whites right about now. But I did it anyway, for better or for worse.

So, what is this wild thing that I have done? Well, I am now the proud tenant of Studio #145 at the Mellwood Arts Center. I now have a place to spread out all my fiber-y goodness! I will now have a place to work on my batiks that I so love!

That said, I will be moving some of the fiber-y things to a new page under the name Solstice Fiber Arts Studio. Once I get things up and running I will be posting more information. I am hoping to have a Grand Opening to coincide with the March F.A.T. (Frankfort Avenue Trolley Hop) on March 24th.

Happy New Year!

Hope the holiday season treated everyone well! Now it's back to work for us! We will be ordering seeds and starting seedlings very soon! Lots of other things in the works as well. First, I want to share a few of them with you:

1. Work for Food CSA - We still have some slots available so if you're interested please be sure to send me an email with your requested dates. For those who have already signed up I will soon be putting together a newsletter with more information so be on the look out!

2. Laundry Barter - Looking for someone who is interested in doing a barter for laundry services starting in mid-April and going until mid-September. We did this last year with much success. We would provide you with a basket of 5-6 fresh vegetables and herbs, a loaf of homemade bread and a dozen eggs each week in exchange for picking up, washing and folding one to two baskets of laundry each week. Please send me an email and let me know if you're interested!

3. Chicks Order- We are getting read to put in our spring order for chicks with McMurray Hatchery. If you would like to get just one or two chicks and don't want to have to order the minimum send me an email and let me know and we put your order in with ours and diffuse the shipping cost for both of us.

4. Oyster Fest and Mardi Gras Shindig - We will be having an oyster fest and Mardi Gras Party on February 18th. If you are interested in coming please email me and I will send you a private invitation. Would love to meet some of my readers!

That's all I can think of right now, but I know there is more I need to tell you! This is why I need to write these things down! Anyhow, hope everyone has a great week!