lexi Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 you are spending your time drooling over curriculum catalogs, researching curriculum, or planning your week????? Mine is studying or teaching............he's a PhD student and an online professor. Thank goodness we don't share a laptop! :001_smile: So, how does your hubby keep from getting bored? And how does he get out of all the curriculum conversations?? :lol: Mine wants to run and hide when the catalogs start coming in............ :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kchara Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Apparently, he sends me to conventions. :D At least, that's what he's doing this year. Two of 'em. Alone. Sans kids, and him. hehehehe. He's hoping I'll come home with enough to stop drooling for at least a year. Silly man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 He pretends to be asleep. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Mine watches hockey and says, "I trust you implicitly, darling, so buy whatever you want and hush." ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) LOL mine doesn't really mind-usually says "if you need it get it" lol :lol: since I balance check book he rarely knows what something costs unless I just tell him lol..... Edited March 24, 2011 by SweetMissMagnolia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YarnAddict Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 He just tells me that I should pick what I think looks good. He trusts my judgement. And he will listen, but he glazes over after a while. :lol: Kind of like I do when he talks about certain video games or something. The bad thing is, I drool over yarn, and fabric as well. He will ask, "more yarn? more fabric?" :lol: At least he doesn't say "more curriculum?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Mine is working downstairs.....which he would be doing even if I wasn't spending.....er, I mean drooling and planning.....yeah, those last two. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 My husband begins to snore anytime I mention homeschool curriculum. In the spring, while i am curriculum planning, he is outside working on the farm in some way. Of course, he would do that whether I was curriculum planning or not. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollie010 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Well my poor husband actually had an opinion tonight. I was hanging out with the sonlight catalog (old one) and the HOD catalog. I was still trying to decide whether to start our history cycle from the beginning or if we should start with American History. I thought he was sleeping, but asked his ideas anyway. I was soooo shocked. He actually had an opinion--one based on sound reasons as if he had actually thought about it before. Looks like we are definitely starting with the Ancients. And you know what else--he expressed that he had been hoping we would try SL this year. Well there you go!! I think I'll give him a break tonight and ask about science tomorrow. But, surely his eyes will glaze over when we discuss whether to start Latin this year or wait until next. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koerarmoca Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 He likes talking curriculum more than many other interests I have. He might not put down the playstation controller or make eye contact but he engages in conversation. If I really need his full attention I trap him when he is in the shower and has nothing distracting him :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 At this time of year, he's watching basketball or catching up on all the shows he missed while watching basketball. He doesn't mind if I babble about curriculum but for the most part, he leaves decisions up to me. He actually just mentioned last night that he sees all the work I put in to planning school out and knows that I'm working hard and doing a good job. This came up because both of us did a mini-vent about our respective mothers - mine is worried about them being able to handle standardized tests if I suddenly had to throw them in school, while his is worried about socialization. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysparkler Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 He just tells me that I should pick what I think looks good. He trusts my judgement. And he will listen, but he glazes over after a while. :lol: This :lol:. He completely trusts me to make the choices, and will listen patiently as I explain why I am choosing everything (knowing that I am really just talking it out with myself and just need someone to stand there so that I can flush it out verbally). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lilreds in NC Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 He likes talking curriculum more than many other interests I have. ... If I really need his full attention I trap him when he is in the shower and has nothing distracting him :lol: This is my dh too! He doesn't really want to talk about knitting, cross stitch or scrapbooking. :lol: He will listen about curriculum, though. I wish he WOULD express an opinion about what we use. Maybe I should drag him to NCHE this year. When I need to talk to mine I trap him in the car. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristyND Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 he is pouring over his own catalogs... seed catalogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Fly Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Mine is playing Wii Fifa '11. I do not even attempt curriculum conversations - the answer is always "get whatever you need". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeegal Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 He listens. :svengo: A couple years ago I was rambling on about how I did not believe a curriculum would be a good fit for us and why. A year later, I was drooling over the curriculum again and ran it past dh. He immediately nayed it on the grounds that we'd already determined it would not be a good fit for us. I honestly thought he didn't listen to a word of my rambling, but he remembered the conversation!? :001_huh: So no curriculum hopping for me now! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma2Many66 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 My husband is also pouring over seed catalogs and making intricate diagrams, graphs and charts on how he is going to upgrade our garden this year. He's a little obessed !:lol: Wait a minute, that sounds just like me with my homeschooling catalogs and very detailed and precise homeschooling planning for next year ! :001_huh: He also hands me his wallet and says "Here, buy whatever you need, just please, please, do not tell me what, why, where, when or how you are going to use it." Homeschool Curriculum and planning bores him to death ! :glare: We have a deal, I don't tell him about my homeschooling plans for next year and he doesn't go into detail after detail on how, what, where, when and the why's of what he is planning on doing with our garden. :001_smile: We just both show up when all is planned and done. He supports me in homeschooling the children by paying for whatever we need and building or making any book shelves, rolling book racks, desks, or anything else I dream up that I need built. He also helps me to cook, clean and hold down the fort so to speak so I can put my time into homeschooling our children. The children and I support his garden passion by helping him with weeding and tending the gardens, orchard and greenhouse (spring and summer science unit in our home) while he is at work and harvesting, processing, storing and cooking all the goodies up (home ec). It is a win/win situation in our marraige ! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowfall Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 He's usually trying to sleep, as I do that while everyone's in bed (I get no peace otherwise). So he's trying to sleep, and I'm asking him what he thinks about this, that, or the other idea. Then he reminds me that he's trying to sleep and tells me to get whatever I need because he's not the expert. Every once in a while he'll surprise me with an opinion, but mostly he just wants to sleep. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Watches college basketball! Sometimes even folds laundry, if I leave a basket on his big chair! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittleBears Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) :lol: Same Here! He is however, very patient and gives me really good imput. I consider myself blessed. So should I give him a pass on his messiness? he is pouring over his own catalogs... seed catalogs Edited March 23, 2011 by MyLittleBears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexi Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 So nice to know I'm not the only one!! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arghmatey Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 SO plays WoW, catches up on his TV shows (I don't watch any, so this is a perfect time for him to do something next to me but separate from me), goes and flies a plane, reads. He is NEVER bored. Never. He's very handy and likes to build things and fix things, too, so he always has something to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspasia Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 My husband is also pouring over seed catalogs and making intricate diagrams, graphs and charts on how he is going to upgrade our garden this year. He's a little obessed !:lol: Wait a minute, that sounds just like me with my homeschooling catalogs and very detailed and precise homeschooling planning for next year ! :001_huh: He also hands me his wallet and says "Here, buy whatever you need, just please, please, do not tell me what, why, where, when or how you are going to use it." Homeschool Curriculum and planning bores him to death ! :glare: We have a deal, I don't tell him about my homeschooling plans for next year and he doesn't go into detail after detail on how, what, where, when and the why's of what he is planning on doing with our garden. :001_smile: We just both show up when all is planned and done. He supports me in homeschooling the children by paying for whatever we need and building or making any book shelves, rolling book racks, desks, or anything else I dream up that I need built. He also helps me to cook, clean and hold down the fort so to speak so I can put my time into homeschooling our children. The children and I support his garden passion by helping him with weeding and tending the gardens, orchard and greenhouse (spring and summer science unit in our home) while he is at work and harvesting, processing, storing and cooking all the goodies up (home ec). It is a win/win situation in our marraige ! :001_smile: Your dh sounds so cool! Mine is great--really supportive of what I want and agreeable. His eyes definitely gloss over when homeschool talk comes up. I wish he would have some hobbies like this, though. He just watches movies...all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 He's at work... He would probably not be impressed at the amount of time I take (read: waste) scouring curriculums. He trusts me, takes an interests sometimes, throws in suggestions, is generally happy knowing where the kids are at, hopes I don't spend too much money :blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnomeyNewt Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 He just tells me that I should pick what I think looks good. He trusts my judgement. And he will listen, but he glazes over after a while. :lol: Kind of like I do when he talks about certain video games or something. The bad thing is, I drool over yarn, and fabric as well. He will ask, "more yarn? more fabric?" :lol: At least he doesn't say "more curriculum?" :lol: This describes DH and I, but I stopped mentioning the yarn buying a while ago... least he gets socks out of some of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 When I need to talk to mine I trap him in the car. :D This is what I do. :lol: Although we no longer live far from town, so I don't know what I'll do this year. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 My dh has a strong background in the dramatic arts. He is very good at feigning interest. And I am very good at suspending disbelief, so it works out well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YarnAddict Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 :lol: This describes DH and I, but I stopped mentioning the yarn buying a while ago... least he gets socks out of some of it! ROFL... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elise1mds Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Mine watches hockey and says, "I trust you implicitly, darling, so buy whatever you want and hush." ;) Mine's not into hockey, but the TV is still on during the above comment. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koerarmoca Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 When I need to talk to mine I trap him in the car. :D Mine would turn up the radio. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 He just tells me that I should pick what I think looks good. He trusts my judgement. And he will listen, but he glazes over after a while. Ok seriously- do we have the same dh?? Is there something I need to know?? That is word for word (and actions) what my dh does :001_huh: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skissugar Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 well ours has been and up and down since we started.. first year (3rd grade).. he had imput-- Buy it in a box second year(4th grade and K)... he didnt say anything and didnt want to know (still boxin it) third year (5th grade and 1st) - rollled his eyes when i said the box isnt working im branchin out.. and said dont spend too much and i dont want to know fourth year (6th grade and 2nd)- I went and got most things from a convention in the area.. he questioned a few things.. put imput in on a few things Fith year (7th grade and 3rd)- a little more imput as i looked at catalogs.. I bounced ideas off him.. and in the end said i trust you sixth year- (our upcoming 8th and 4th)- this year is different hes in korea for a year so I emailed him some things to look over he gave me his opinion via skype and then said you can have the tax return but dont spend it all please! .. yah love that man of mine :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 My dh is usually on the couch next to me catching up on emails and projects he didn't have time to get to at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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