A Sabbatical

What is a sabbatical? A year of rest.

My mom and I were speaking about what I am actually doing with the kids...as far as school is concerned. I was trying to convey to her I believe once you take a person (a child for instance) from a familiar environment (school for example), they need time to adjust, time to remember who they are, time to enjoy participating in activities instead of just rushing to and from activities because that is what you are "suppose" to do. I have been home for about a year now. I feel I am only beginning to feel like myself. There are many things I want to do, I just don't have the time! I am not certain how long it will take Mady to feel like she doesn't want to go back to the daily sit @ your desk and do busy work schedule. I am trying to have her involved with as many children her age or close to her age as possible. She thrives on being sociable. She feels like she doesn't have any friends. I don't see how, she is constantly on the go. I think she is somehow feeling pressure from my parents. My mom is forever asking her what she is learning. I believe children are naturally curious. I also believe public schools stifle curiosity. Some people that have not researched the public school system may believe me to sound like a loon or someone with a conspiracy theory for everything. While it is true, I despise the mainstream, I do not despise it because it is mainstream. I despise it for the kind of people we have allowed it to turn us into. No matter how much I talk with my family about how Wal Mart has run all the caring Mom & Pop shops out of business and how all they care about is the bottom line, all my family can see is Wal Mart has the cheapest prices. I say, @ what cost? Does anyone read labels? Maybe purchasing from the local Farmers Market costs a few cents more, but @ least one can speak with the farmers right there and find out what is on the veg one is purchasing. One also knows that since it is a local Farm Market, the veg is local and it didn't travel across the world and use who knows how much fuel and then pass through who knows how many hands or what kind of poison or disease it is riddled with. When you purchase something locally you become familiar with the farmers and if you do have a problem @ least one may go back to the source for help and answers.

My dad may not agree with everything I say about the public school system or Wal Mart but he agrees with me about moving out to no-whereville and growing or raising and hunting food yourself. This would eliminate reliance on the national corpocracy.

What does all this have to do with a sabbatical you ask? These are only a few things I have read about in my year of personal study. I am on the verge of discovering a career that will allow me to maintain the home life we are growing to love as well as earn some money to help support our beautiful family.

One year can change a person. I wonder where I will be in ONE more year?