Insomnia Blues Part V
Oh, it's been a while. The heat is a bit too much, our ceiling fan is doing little to alleviate it tonight. I can either catch up on my movie trailers which is the closest I get to watching (or even wanting to watch) a movie anymore or I can write, so here I am.
This summer hasn't been all I had hoped. I'm at my wit's end after a month of daily fighting, whining and crying from Giulia, Paloma, Viola or all three at the same time and sometimes all before 9:00 in the morning! It's been tough. To make matters worse, we are all cooped up inside - my many attempts to get them out in the garden thwarted by mosquitoes or the heat. Steve leaves for The Beehive early in the morning - he's been covering in the cafe and at reception for staff who are taking holiday and I've been stuck at home with the girls. Public transit is a nightmare in this weather and I still don't have a license and besides, Rome has few options for children most of the year and even less in the summer unless you want to leave them in a summer day camp (tried it once and they hated it) or go to a pool and I just can't pay €25 every day (that's entrance fee times 4). The beach would be a fun diversion, but without a license.... I'm annoyed at myself for letting that one slide and there's no way to even think about going through the process again for an Italian license until September. Many shops in our neighborhood are closed until 1 September and I think even the bus drivers are on holiday - I waited 20 minutes the other day for an express.
Besides the heat, the prospect of homeschooling Paloma this school year is proving to be very daunting and keeping me awake this particular night. I keep going back and forth between thinking we should go a classical curriculum to no curriculum at all (unschooling). Just when I think I've got it all sorted out, I read something different or Steve comes up with a new perspective. We found a tutor who will be coming once a week to teach her piano, maths, voice - whatever floats her boat I guess for that meeting. Steve and I will split the rest of the week.
In the background lies our upcoming adventure to Bali which we have already started planning. We're going to go for a year -August 2009 to August 2010 - so the girls can attend this school and Steve can surf to his hearts content. I'll try to go to bed now and hopefully thoughts of tropical heat and maths worksheets don't keep me awake.
This summer hasn't been all I had hoped. I'm at my wit's end after a month of daily fighting, whining and crying from Giulia, Paloma, Viola or all three at the same time and sometimes all before 9:00 in the morning! It's been tough. To make matters worse, we are all cooped up inside - my many attempts to get them out in the garden thwarted by mosquitoes or the heat. Steve leaves for The Beehive early in the morning - he's been covering in the cafe and at reception for staff who are taking holiday and I've been stuck at home with the girls. Public transit is a nightmare in this weather and I still don't have a license and besides, Rome has few options for children most of the year and even less in the summer unless you want to leave them in a summer day camp (tried it once and they hated it) or go to a pool and I just can't pay €25 every day (that's entrance fee times 4). The beach would be a fun diversion, but without a license.... I'm annoyed at myself for letting that one slide and there's no way to even think about going through the process again for an Italian license until September. Many shops in our neighborhood are closed until 1 September and I think even the bus drivers are on holiday - I waited 20 minutes the other day for an express.
Besides the heat, the prospect of homeschooling Paloma this school year is proving to be very daunting and keeping me awake this particular night. I keep going back and forth between thinking we should go a classical curriculum to no curriculum at all (unschooling). Just when I think I've got it all sorted out, I read something different or Steve comes up with a new perspective. We found a tutor who will be coming once a week to teach her piano, maths, voice - whatever floats her boat I guess for that meeting. Steve and I will split the rest of the week.
In the background lies our upcoming adventure to Bali which we have already started planning. We're going to go for a year -August 2009 to August 2010 - so the girls can attend this school and Steve can surf to his hearts content. I'll try to go to bed now and hopefully thoughts of tropical heat and maths worksheets don't keep me awake.
posted by lomalinda at
00:12
2 Comments:
Bali! Wow, so that's why you want renters for your house! I wish I could take you up on that offer but unfortunately we simply can't leave for a year yet - we just bought a house, I have a business to run etc. I wanted to tell you though that we had a great (albeit short) stay at the Beehive this weekend and loved having dinner in the cafe - great food and the closest thing I've ever had to dining at someone's house without actually doing that. We were accompanied by Ingmar who slept under our table, which Alexander absolutely LOVED! :)
The school sounds really interesting. And I am sure you won't regret being in Bali for a year!
I've been slowly priming J for a year abroad, or maybe even a lifetime....some day, I suppose.
Miss you!
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