…while we are absent, one from another…
One hundred eighty. That is roughly the number of days dedicated to the school year. Those days are spread out over several months, and the year-round school schedule we follow helps distribute the load across the seasons. Still, that is almost half of the year spent within the walls of a school, and outside the immediate influence and oversight of parents… I take a step back and try to think of it in terms of actual time spent. The school hours associated with those days come to about 1,170 for Jaden and Dillon; 1,260 for Logan. Even at first glance, it seems to me like a lot of hours. When I consider the time I spend away at work during those same 180 days, I figure I get to spend about 270 hours with the kids (If I don’t travel). I add another 600 hrs if I include 12 hours per day on the weekends. I’m still losing ground. Read more…
