I need to get out more…

With the price of Gas in the last year being so high I have not been going out as much…

Montreal is the place to be for homeschooling in Quebec. But Montreal is about 90 km away… about an hour driving or more depending on the location… Which means that as the price of gas went up I went out less and I am feeling more and more like we are missing out on stuff… There are groups that get together on a regular basis, that do things and go places together… that just hang out and talk at least once a week etc..there are also English home schoolers/kids there… which is something I think that the kids need…

Of course, the price of gas is not the only reason I don’t get out much… I am a homebody… I like to be at home… and sometimes going out with the three kids was a lot of work and it was not something that I looked forward to all of the time… but as the kids get older that is changing. Xavier is getting to be less intense and the other two follow more…. It is actually getting fun to go out again…

So I have decided that we are going to change this… I need to change it… so I am going to be joining the Montreal Homelearners group every week…. They meet on Thursdays at 11am-3pm which means that we don’t have to leave the house too early to get there and we don’t have to come back in the dark and we can pick up Simon who works about 10 min away from there and see him a bit earlier also…

About the Author: melissa

I am "a hippie with a minivan". A mom of four who has chosen to take the less travelled roads in parenting. We are a unschooling family and learn through life without punishments or rewards. I am a Needle Felting Artist, I love being in the Kitchen, and love to share my passion of Natural Parenting through Workshops and Mentoring. We have a big dream of living on the road and we are in the process of converting a bus!

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Sophia Sunshine October 26, 2008 at 1:15 am

Congrats on finding a network for yourself and the kids. Reading your blog I often think we react to the places we’re currently living in much the same way. I’ve just made a commitment to get out with other women to spin and swim one night a week. It’s so much easier to stay home but not near so satisfying. I hope you and the boys have lots of fun and I’m looking forward to hearing about how things go.
paxye October 27, 2008 at 11:34 am

Thanks…
That is the problem.. it is so much easier to stay at home… especially because it takes a lot of effort tod get out especially with three kids… even though I really want to do it… I am still a bit weary about the driving and parking in Montreal… not looking forward to that at all!!
sara October 27, 2008 at 1:35 pm

I thought it was an effort to get out with 2. Now I have 3. I find that the biggest effort for me is just getting out the door. I’m a homebody, too. Once I’m out, though, usually I feel good being out. My girls and I all seem to get cabin fever if we spend most days indoors.