running out of ideas!!!

This year I was forced to pull my daughter out of preschool because I simply couldn't afford it anymore. She has been at home with me and I have been doing our own version of preschool here at the house. It seems like the time when we are focused on learning goes by much to quickly. We do an art project at least once a day, go to the library and the park a few times a week, but I still feel like she is watching TV a lot. She also wants me to play ALL the time. I don't mind playing, but I just can't do it 24/7. I know that she is bored at home, but I am running out of ideas. I am only in California for a short time and haven't taken the time to find a church or a playgroup and I think that has added to the problem significantly. It is just Katie and mommy from 7:30 to 2:30 everyday without any other contact, but because we are leaving so soon, the effort to find friends for her and myself seems like a waste. I just wish I could come up with a few more FREE activities because we are both going CRAZY here!!!! I am looking forward to our butterfly project coming up next week. We ordered caterpillars and will get to feed them, watch them make cocoons and turn into butterflies. That will be fun for both of us and a great learning experience too.

STILL NOT SMOKING!! YEAH!!