Procrastination

I am supposed to be writing a paper for my grad class. I am completely uninspired and unmotivated. I keep putting it off thinking that with just one more cup of coffee I'll be able to plunge in....it just isn't working.

On a positive note an article that I wrote on Imagination has been accepted for publication in Live Free Learn Free magazine. I really like this magazine - it has a definite unschooling slant to it. I highly recommend it!

I also love seeing something I have written be in print. I read constantly, especially with the kids. Tonight we were reading The Tales of Olga da Polga. Olga is a guinea pig with an attitude. We were laughing in hysterics at the part were Olga introduces herself to a hedgehog as a "Hedgehog Eater from Upper Burma". And later convinces the hedgehog that there is a dog nearby, foaming at the mouth, with fangs as big as cucumbers. This of course sends the hedgehog scrambling for the nearest bush as if his life depended on it. I don't know, but whoever this author is has a sense of humor - and must have gotten her inspiration from somewhere.

Chase had his first night of wrestling. I was pleasantly surprised at how much fun it is. This can't be a real sport - it's too much fun! The coach was really great. The kids played a lot of games, learned a few moves. I think this may be the thing for Chase. A good outlet for his energy and his desire to be around other boys. It has kind of been hard for him since our move to meet new kids. It seems are neighborhood is full of girls - but lacking boys his age. All in all he really seemed to like it and can't wait to go back. I find it more difficult to figure out what inspires Chase than the girls. It takes a bit more forethought on my part to help him find interesting things to do. At least we know that bowling is not on the list - or it is if it comes with cheese fries.

We had a great weekend at Camp Hashawa for a Bible Study on Habakkuk. While there, on of the environmentalists did a program on birds of prey. They have several raptors that have been wounded, and rehabilitated at the camp, and although they will never be strong enough to go back in the wild, they are great for education. We were able to see a screech owl, barn owl, great horned owl and red tailed hawk, all up close. They also had a bald eagle. Chase said something funny; he had been wandering and came upon the archery range. There was a cabin/shed with all kinds of bows and arrows. He said, " Mom, there is a guy going around with bows and arrows and that is why all those birds were wounded. He must be a poacher!" It took a bit of convincing that this was actually a place of instruction - not for crazy bird-killing poachers. Funny, how kids see something and come up with an explanation that to them seems entirely plausible.
Well, I should go off and write my paper. It is on intercultural management - a subject I think is plainer than dirt. Oh, well it makes me understand unschooling all the more. I get far more out of the classes that I find intellectually stimulating and personally enjoyable. I am sure it is the same feeling Brianna has when we watched Sacajawea and she thought it was boring! It wasn't done as well as it could have been - and did leave one wondering if Sacajawea really had any positive feelings about her experiences. I'll bet in reality she was just a pawn. Anyway - I am delaying yet again...back to that paper!