Not Another Homeschool Blog

On a fateful day in late June, I will be 50.  I am dealing with a little depression due to circumstances out of my control, but overall, I am still pretty frikken excited about turning 50.   I think that officially makes me middle age?   But here are some interesting stats.   Two of my sisters didn't live past 30.  Another didn't make it to 40.  A brother did not make it to 40.  And my mother died at 55.  So that fact that I am here in this time and place is miraculous to me.  I'm fine. Those siblings were siblings that I grew up with, but we had a blended family, and there is no DNA in common with any of those people except my mom... who smoked... since she was 11.  All the same, there is some survivor guilt and also some awed enthusiasm as I approach this crazy milestone.    Are you ready?  Cuz I am. 

I advocate for and encourage ALL parents to homeschool their children.  Right now, however, I am seeing it is just getting less and less safe for children who look like mine. Incidents like this one are getting all too common. Black child all but tortured in California school . Add that to the fact that someone took the time to call me and remind me that my gifting is education. While they thought I should open a school, the course of action became very clear. I have started homeschool blogging again, and once I finish celebrating turning 50 on this blog, I will go back to the previous title and devote this blog solely to homeschooling. Here is my youtube page. 

Last week I subscribed to two meal delivery, make the food yourself, including chop up a lot of veggies meal plans. One was Hello Fresh, the other is Home Chef. Imma start by saying that 4 out of 5 meals are delicious! What I didn't like is the Asian fusion type of meals.  I am very picky about ethnic foods.  I don't want American Fusion versions, I want the real thing, but anyway.  I ordered 2 meals from Hello Fresh, and four Meals from Home Chef.  Hello Fresh was set to arrive Monday, and Home Chef Tuesday.  I was really perturbed to know that my meals from Hello Fresh went on the truck at 4am and at 7pm had not arrived yet.  I was concerned about spoilage, and the fact that my dinner that night was pretty much cheese...  But it finally came at 7:45 and I cooked the Asian fusion dish, (Pineapple pork rice bowls) and it was OK.  Just OK.   The next day, the Home Chef box showed up super early but I went ahead and cooke...