It is terrible that I only managed to blog three times in August. I have been so super busy that I have fallen into that trap where I have been making excuses about time for myself, my creativity, my, my, my! I'm trying to not sound whiny or anything...
There has been a lot going on, though, for real! We were out of town for two weeks and now we are home, but that hasn't made it easier to have my quiet time to write at the end of the day. This family has been saturated with appointments, and specialists, and annual eye checks... the list goes on and on!
While we have been living a week saturated with specialists, I have been working on accepting the fact that no matter how many doctors' tests we put any of our children through, we just may not get any expected results.
I expected a doctor to tell me my youngest needs medication for attention, but the results of her testing actually reveal a pretty average, slightly hyper-active child. I thought for sure that testing would reveal acute inattention! She is just six, she is supposed to be fidgety! Good news! I just need to try harder to be more consistent.
I expected that my son would need glasses, that some dire condition existed that we missed for the first twelve years of his life. Results? Normal. Good news! No glasses needed for my oldest (yet, anyway; 4 out of 5 of us wear them in some capacity)! I expected my son's MRI to show something, too, and so far there is no reason to suspect anything "off". Good news! No answers, though.
I have discovered this about me: I like answers. I like results. Even better, I like expected results. I don't think I'm big on surprises, either. I used to think I like surprises, maybe I once did, but not so much anymore. I think it is because I am constantly planning for the worst-case scenario. A tad fatalistic, I know, but if I'm prepared, maybe it won't be so bad if it happens. A happy camper, is a prepared camper. Adventure is great, and it is best to be prepared!
I started home-school today! I actually don't have a set plan on this, yet, but I think it is because I just need to start and figure out what is going to work. 'T' worked very enthusiastically, but didn't like the Greeks becoming civilized... he prefers the barbarians. 'D' worked with great enthusiasm, too, and thank the Lord she can work independently! She even enjoys work-books! I'm lucky, I know. 'K' does not like sitting still, she does not like lessons to last longer than 10 minutes, and she does not like work-books. I'm going to need to keep trying, there. She is the challenge I thought she would be! (Advice, please!)
One of my best friend's brother and his wife just became new parents! They adopted a sweet baby boy last week! Please pray for this family. Their house was flooded about two months ago (leaky toilet, I think) and they have no kitchen right now! They are so calm and brave, and excited! And they have no kitchen, and a new baby! Surprise!
So, I want to end with thanksgiving. I'm so thankful that I have so much good in my life, and that I keep getting good news. I need to focus on that. In the midst of many questions, and travels, and doctors, and losses, there is a lot of good to be thankful for.
I expected a doctor to tell me my youngest needs medication for attention, but the results of her testing actually reveal a pretty average, slightly hyper-active child. I thought for sure that testing would reveal acute inattention! She is just six, she is supposed to be fidgety! Good news! I just need to try harder to be more consistent.
I expected that my son would need glasses, that some dire condition existed that we missed for the first twelve years of his life. Results? Normal. Good news! No glasses needed for my oldest (yet, anyway; 4 out of 5 of us wear them in some capacity)! I expected my son's MRI to show something, too, and so far there is no reason to suspect anything "off". Good news! No answers, though.
I have discovered this about me: I like answers. I like results. Even better, I like expected results. I don't think I'm big on surprises, either. I used to think I like surprises, maybe I once did, but not so much anymore. I think it is because I am constantly planning for the worst-case scenario. A tad fatalistic, I know, but if I'm prepared, maybe it won't be so bad if it happens. A happy camper, is a prepared camper. Adventure is great, and it is best to be prepared!
I started home-school today! I actually don't have a set plan on this, yet, but I think it is because I just need to start and figure out what is going to work. 'T' worked very enthusiastically, but didn't like the Greeks becoming civilized... he prefers the barbarians. 'D' worked with great enthusiasm, too, and thank the Lord she can work independently! She even enjoys work-books! I'm lucky, I know. 'K' does not like sitting still, she does not like lessons to last longer than 10 minutes, and she does not like work-books. I'm going to need to keep trying, there. She is the challenge I thought she would be! (Advice, please!)
One of my best friend's brother and his wife just became new parents! They adopted a sweet baby boy last week! Please pray for this family. Their house was flooded about two months ago (leaky toilet, I think) and they have no kitchen right now! They are so calm and brave, and excited! And they have no kitchen, and a new baby! Surprise!
So, I want to end with thanksgiving. I'm so thankful that I have so much good in my life, and that I keep getting good news. I need to focus on that. In the midst of many questions, and travels, and doctors, and losses, there is a lot of good to be thankful for.
Praise God that so many things were even better than expected!!
ReplyDeleteThe very fact that you are so in tune with your kids, their thoughts, study habits, learning likes and dis likes tells volumes of what a wonderful homeschool teacher you will be. That is the beauty of home schooling; you can teach each child in the way that works best for them. I can't offer much in the way of practical tips; but I know that you will do awesome!!
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