For those of you who might be wondering what my days look like now that Preston and Jackson are gone, this post is for you. (Maybe there’s at least one of you who cares? I know my aunt does. Hopefully she’s reading this. Hey, Rose!)
I’ve finally established somewhat of a routine. I’m actually in love with this routine. I wake up around 6:30 and take Preston to school. Once I get home, I start up my laptop and check/respond to emails and scroll social media/make posts. Faye is usually sitting across the room having her coffee. We look over the content calendars and decide what needs to take priority. We make breakfast and talk/brainstorm while we eat. Once we’re done eating we get to work. Most of the time we work on several different stories simultaneously. She’s a technical writer and I’m a creative writer. She gets a template for me to start with. Ya know, facts and stuff like that. We typically work till around noon. We use the afternoon hours to ride and get photos or visit places that we’re writing about. Lately we’ve been working on my other manuscript during this time too. A few days a week, I pick up Jackson from preschool before grabbing Preston at 3:45.
That’s a typical day. Obviously it will vary if we have appointments or whatever. Wednesday mornings we have our homeschool fellowship at church. Friday mornings, I take JP to his homeschool co-op in Easley, which brings me to my next topic.
At the end of last year, the leaders of the Easley co-op sat down and talked about field trips. There were so many fun, educational places brought to the table, they had a hard time condensing them. As a result, we are now field-tripping THREE Fridays a month instead of just one! JP and I are both thrilled! Especially now that the weather is (somewhat) cooling down. We love being on the go.
Last Friday we went to the South Carolina Botanical Gardens. We’ve been before but not since the Geology Museum reopened. JP was most excited about that part.
The museum was everything we’d hoped and much more. It’s home to the largest display of fluorescent minerals anywhere in the southeastern United States! These photos are not filtered. This is what they looked like when the lights went out.
Needless to say, JP’s school is off to a good start. We’re looking forward to the next trip!
We share our church building with a Hispanic church plant. This is the pastor, Jaime (pronounced hi-me). This past Sunday, we had a joint worship service. I cried the whole time. Jaime preached in Spanish and English at the same time and it was beautiful to listen to. He and his wife, Ruth, baptized their teenage son at the beginning of the service, kicking off my emotional demise. I don’t know what was going on with me. Maybe because JP is from Guatemala? All I could think about was how, even tho there’s a definite language barrier, love has no barrier. I hope we do this more often.
I hope all of you had a great weekend! We’re heading back to Atlanta on Wednesday, but other than that, the week isn’t too busy. Thanks again, to everyone who’s subscribed to the newsletter! We’ve had so much fun researching and coming up with stories to share. If you’ve not already subscribed, now’s the time to do so. Y’all know October is my FAVORITE month of the year. We’ve got tons of Halloween-y stuff to publish each week!
Andrea Beam 