Monday Highlights and what's to come!

So it's been a week since the big FB sign off.  No big deal.
We finished the "homeschool" year with little flourish and learned a lot about ourselves and each other.
I watched the Pelicano Men come together and care lovingly for their Dad who had major surgery.
The pool is open.
We dined with friends on Friday and had a really great evening.
I had lunch with my friend who is leaving to spend the summer in France with her family.
Zachary and Mackensie returned from their week at the beach.
F.I.R.E. and FICC had an evening at Downtown Alive with some serious "people watching".
I am in the middle of trying to compose a schedule for the F.I.R.E. 2011/2012 Season and make sure that I hit all the high points of my responsibilities there.
Looking forward to a busy couple of weeks as Rosey embarks upon her first Summer Camp at F.I.R.E.'s Disney Cinderella Kids Camp.  Regan will be a volunteer assistant.
Lucas has his RUSH concert Wednesday night.
That's what's happening.  I'll get into the details as the weeks go on, but if I was on FB, these would be the bullets/status/newsfeed items.

Morning Coffee

Maybe the morning is better for blogging. I have a few minutes on a day like today when David has gone over to the office and the kids are still in bed.
Let's try it...
It is officially summer in the Pelicano House at 420 Rochester Road. School is over and I use the term "School" loosely. We "attended" South Carolina Connections Academy this year and everyone got what they needed academically, but it was not an optimum situation for children who are being raised the way I am trying to raise these kids. I hope to raise citizens of the world and this was not the way to do it. That being said, I learned a lot about myself, and the kids.
My kids are brilliant, beautiful, multi-dimensional people and they are to be shared with the world, not holed up in a house "learning". There is only so much one can learn in isolation.
The Fall will bring changes to the Pelicano family that have yet to be defined, but I know they'll be exciting and huge...
Rosey is awake now with $5 that the Tooth Fairy left. She's down three teeth now and is starting to worry about nutrition as the ability to chew becomes more limited. The two front teeth missing have totally changed the way I prepare her sandwiches. I chop the cold cuts up before I put them between the bread so she doesn't have to "chew" through. A little chopped salami made all the difference.
So the quiet blog time has ended as the barrage of questions begins...what are we doing today? Are you going out tonight? What's for dinner? Where's Dad?
Happy Thursday!!

1 Down!

So I made it through my first day without the FB connection...whew!

It was weird. I am used to little bits of information creeping in as I anxiously check my news feed, and there was none of that.

I baked a cake. I made dinner and waited for my husband to come home because I felt as if I had barely communicated with anyone all day. I am never really alone, but there was no barrage of outside information coming in so I was a little bit "at loose ends".

This is going to be an odd foray into the past as I wonder about my FB friends and what they're up to. I will be updating this little blog tonight, as I gather my thoughts and try to make it worth reading.

I think this post was in response to my habit of a FB status update in the morning...
Baby Steps!!