Hello from Crazy Mom!!!

It has dawned on my that I haven't posted any "personal" posts in quite so time, so I just thought I'd take a moment to say hello!

I know I have a lot of new readers, so I thought I'd tell you a little about myself.  Well, first of all I am a Christian.  :)  I am also a homeschooling mom of eight.  Well, technically a homeschooling mom of only seven as I graduated my oldest son, First Born, last year.  He is currently in Africa on a two month mission trip. 

I have five other boys,  Renaissance Man, who is one of those kids who is good at everything.  Music. Sports.  Computer Programming.  You name it, he can do it.  Well, not keep his room clean or get himself up in the morning, but pretty much anything else!  LOL

Mr. Personality is my social one.  He love to talk about just about anything, but he likes to go for those "forbidden" topics you are not supposed to bring up in polite conversation.  Yes, religion and politics!  LOL

Woggit is my not-so-social one.  He hates attending large events and would rather curl up with a good book or play on the computer if only he wouldn't keep getting grounded off of it for going on it before doing his chores.

Dode Man is all energy.  The kid never stops moving.  He's ten and quite a handful, but a real lovable little guy.

Baber is my youngest child.  He is adorable.  He has no intention of blending into the background, and is very adept at making his opinions known.

Then there are the two sweet girls, Princess and Bear.  They are both girlie and I love it.  They are both far better homemakers than I am and are even learning to sew.  :)

I am just a very ADD, disorganized gal who tried so hard to keep it all together but hasn't quite figured it all out.  I am married to Sane Man and he puts up with me, thank goodness!

We all live together in a small house with one bathroom.  Yes, it's crazy, but I wouldn't want it any other way!

Five Points Just for Showing Up!!!

My two oldest, First Born and Ren, go to the local community college where they are honor students.  Sounds impressive, but I have to wonder.  It doesn't seem like it takes all that much to stand out these days.  I keep hearing stories about all ways they can earn extra credit.

When they took their first class, a few years ago, they got an easy A.  However, had they not been getting that A they could have upped their grades by bringing in old computer parts, writing a public official, or even giving blood!

This year Ren in taking three classes.  One is online, but the other two meet in a traditional classroom.  He takes a programming class and Spanish.   Well, he didn't do as well we we would have liked on his first Spanish test.  Understandable, it's not easy to learn a foreign language.  But the next time he went into class he got five more points.  Why?  Apparently, it is quite common for students to skip the next class after a test.  So, just for showing up he got five addtional points.  This on top of the fact that a full third of his points already come from participation in class and attendance.  Wow!   He tells me the other teacher made the same comment and gave out extra points too!

Is it that bad?  Are students so uncommitted that all it takes is showing up to impress your teacher?  I guess so!  Well, I guess that's just another positive thing about homeschooling.   Kids learn to show up for class.  Mine were so committed they were at school before they even got out of bed!  LOL  :)

Not Me! Monday! February 1, 2010

Dearest Readers, I implore you to please be my bosom friend and check out my sidebar.  Take my poll, become a Twitter follower or Facebook fan, or even subscribe to my blog by e-mail.  It would make me oh so happy.  Be a dear, and take just a quick moment out of your busy day to make mine oh so much more glorious.    

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

I suppose it hasn't been a very bad week.  After all, I did NOT get the sixth virus I've had since the school year began.  My fingers I did NOT smash two weeks ago, still do NOT hurt.  I do NOT have a mountain of laundry ready to be folded, organized, and put away on my couch, and I do NOT have a bunch of books in Rubbermaids, all ready to be sorted and put away, even though I only have two bookshelves which isn't nearly enough space.

My kids on the other hand have been such dismal failures.  The younger kids did NOT clean the basement and laundry room.  My daughter Princess did NOT make a pan of brownies, some pudding, and a pie.  Bear, my eight-year-old, did NOT make dinner three days in a row, since I was NOT sick.  Mr. Personality did NOT make $40 shoveling show.  My two oldest, First Born and Ren, did NOT make the dean's list at college.  Ren did NOT get asked to join an honor society.  And finally, Ren and Mr. P. did not pass the final exams for the discipleship class at church. 

On a lighter note, my son Dode Man did NOT just whack me in the face with a legal pad as I typed this all out.  At least one of my kids knows how to act!  LOL

To find out what others have NOT been doing, click here.