rain, rain

its raining outside, and it is awful quiet outside and in here too. with the kids on vacation, the music can blare even with the occasional dirty word. it fills the quiet house but not quite as well as 3 noisy short people . i miss their chaos but its nice to be able to be me for a while, to get things done with out constant interruption, to relax and know that they are in good hands and having a good time. the lucky mutt just got his fill of popcorn when i fumbled my shoebox full of fresh hot off the stove popcorn. i guess thats less calories i will eat, he ended with out 1/2 of the box and he cleaned up every bit, now he is behind me snoring away.  it doesnt feel like it should take hours and hours to buy curriculum but i want to get the best deal so having multiple tabs with multiple shopping carts, comparing prices is a big job. when the boxes start showing up in the mail, it will be so fun to open them up and see what it all looks like but that is when  the job will truly begin... getting through the books, planning the next year. i often wonder if i am doing them any good by teaching them at home. but when Anni asks to take her school books on vacation and jak cries at the idea of going back to "regular" school. it feels better, i know that with a few tweaks we will do okay.