I have several questions but they all kind of go hand in hand...
First off my husband is opening a new tire shop in the clear lake area, off space center blvd. We are looking into moving down there, we currently live an hour away in Tomball. He has to leave before our kids wake up and once the shop opens he will be lucky to be home before they go to bed. Therefore he wants to move so that we can have a little more family time. It will also save on gas and tolls which total close $600 a month, however we he took on this new Job he negotiated his wages to compensate for that.
I want to move to allow more family time but Im so used to the area we live in and my daughter is in Kindergarten and has made new friends in our neighborhood,etc..
Anyhow what would you do? Oh by the way we dont know how long he will be working there as they plan on opening other shops.
Second question is I have thought about doing homeschool next year especially if we move that way i am not having to change schools everytime we hae to move and that way it would give my daughter some stability and then since we are going to be living in the houston area we can join homeschool groups and that way she can have stability in friendships...Hope that make sence?
So question here is whats the best route to go down when looking into doing homeschool? Anyone have experience with Connections academy?
And last question for now I need info on the clear lake area, area around space center blvd?? Good neighbor hoods, apartements. We currently own a home but do not want to buy another home right now...
sorry for any all typos having to think and type fast.. thanks in advance for any and all advice!
Move with your husband, the family should stay together. Your little one will make new friends.
It is so hard to have the role of single parent, even if you aren't really a single parent. The time apart is rough on everyone. You will have your routine when he is gone, being mom and dad, sole disciplinarian, sole decision-maker, etc. but then you have to change it when he is home. He may feel like he is having some of his role taken away. All that time on the road is also very trying, day in and day out. Then he has nothing left for you at the end of the day. His patience is less so things that he normally could let slide may become bigger issues. I would not recommend it.
We have had to move a lot. Our kids were fine because we always made it a positive adventure. The kids will take their cue from you. I am not an adventurer but I faked it so that my kids always saw us united in our decision to move. We would talk about what we missed but we would also talk about all the many things we were going to get to do. (My adult kids now are adventurers and have no trouble making friends.) We would invite kids over a lot to get to know them and their parents.
Renting is easier than buying and selling. Those wall clingy things are great to move with you. They have the cutest options now. Let your daughter pick out what she likes.
I have a friend who's husband works an hour and a half away from their home - daily. They just adjusted their son's sleep schedule so that they can spend more time together. Husband gets home about 8pm, so son stays up till 10:00 or 11:00pm so that he can spend time with Dad. He wakes up in the morning around 10am. So PERFECT if you do plan to homeschool. (my friend's son isn't in school yet).
If you don't home school, then I agree with Stacey - give it a month or so to see what the ACTUAL hours will be. I mean, if he makes up for his lack-of-family-time on the weekends, then no biggie, right? I am all for moving if indeed this job is permanent, but I agree with you that it's NOT cool to move again and again. That's very hard on little ones, plus puts added stress on the whole family.
Hey N.! I'm in your neck of the woods in Spring. I would hold off on moving until things get a little more settled in his job. I know its tough but I would stay put. But that's me.
