Today I had a meeting with the local homeschool moderator to discuss the progress of each of the boys.  This was my third meeting with this moderator and I really like her.  She seems to understand some of the issues we face for our boys and never passes judgement on lack of tangible progress. It still causes me anxiety to go through these meetings even though we have a good relationship. I seems to always go in with a churning stomach. This year was no different but I didn’t have the panic attack I had last year.  It went well and it quite possibly will be the last meeting I have for Game Fanatic as he heads into year 11 next year. The whole school structure apparently changes the last two years and he will have various options to pursue, not all academic. I have contact information for someone in the education department who can assist us in finding an appropriate program for him. I won’t be too worried about Lego Lover because he is absolutely thriving right now and his progress has been tremendous and hopefully will continue in that direction.

Anyway, I have that stress off my shoulders now but this week my last semester of study begins. I’m taking a class on Local History in the Heritage Studies department at Curtin University.  This subject falls outside my department but is an optional unit for my degree.  I’m hoping it will improve my chances of finding a position in a local history section of one of the public libraries near us once I’ve graduated at the end of the year. I’ve already had a look at the upcoming semester and it looks to be a pretty busy one. I will have my first assignment due at the end of week three so I must choose my subject matter soon. The main assignment is a a major project on local history of a place, a group of people or some other aspect of history that is mainly important to the local community. Because the Scientist and his family are originally from Sri Lanka, I’m hoping I can work on a project about the Sri Lankans that arrived in Perth in the early 1970s (after the white Australia immigration policy came to an end).  I will have to do an interview as part of the project and have a good candidate. My main issue will be making sure I am able to collect enough information to carry out this project.  If all goes well, I think it will be an interesting journey.