February Wrap-up

Things are still moving along here. I could keep apologizing for not posting more often, but I won't. I've been busy with home-school and life in general.

The picture today is a tongue-in-cheek of a Georges Seurat painting titled Sunday Afternoon. I couldn't resist using the Simpsons. There is something about Marge that I can relate to.

For a few weeks Diva had art classes at a professional gallery in town. Originally she was going to be doing comic book illustration (her Big Dad's choice) but she ended up painting (her choice). She is a natural and her work is amazing. I knew she could draw, but I never imagined she would have so much ability. We are looking in to signing up for the town art show coming up soon. I contacted a home-school liaison tonight and hope to hear from her soon.

Diva and I went to a local diner and had a breakfast meeting Monday. We talked about how she was doing, what she needed to try harder on and what she would like to learn about. It was different. The man sitting at the table near us kept looking at me and I could see a look of bewilderment on his face. I was having a 'grown-up meeting' with a 9 year old.

After breakfast we went to the library to replace our cards so she could check out books for some projects she has coming up. While we were there, we used one of the study rooms. It was a change of environment and pace for both of us. On the way out I noticed a flyer for a local home-school group. Exactly what I was looking for because the other groups were somewhat close, but still a fair distance to the gatherings.

Diva attended a mini-art class today with some of the kids from the new group. It was wonderful! The class was taught by the sister of the group leader. It was a small turn-out but it was perfect for Diva's first 'home-school kid' event.

The topic of the class was Georges Seurat and his 'dot' technique. Diva was the oldest and I know she didn't give it her full attention but for me today was about the being, not so much the doing.

I met with 2 mothers. Now I feel real. I'm one of many. There are other events planned. We missed the sign-up deadlines to some of them where I just joined the website yesterday. The next one we will be attending is ice skating.

I started writing a 3-month evaluation of her progress. I hope to have it complete by 2 March. I look back and see how far she's come in such a short amount of time, and I am proud of her.