Today was our county's first day of public school. We made the switch to year round homeschooling so what did we do to celebrate homeschooling today? As the kids came into the school room and sat down ready to get started I looked at them, closed the book I had open, and said "we are taking the day off!" They were confused and kept asking me why. I explained to them that there was no specific reason other than the fact that I wanted to celebrate our ability to learn at home, their many accomplishments, and that I'm proud of them. So, we went to lunch and then I took them to a local ice cream parlor and we sat and chatted. And do you know what? They LEARNED! There were pictures of animals on the walls and Haleigh kept asking me what types of foods came from certain types of animals (i.e. bacon from pigs, steaks from cows etc.), which led Lucas into asking about what those types of animals ate. So we discussed how many animals prefer plants and are vegetarians while others are predominately meat eaters....carnivores. Then the younger ones wanted to know how ice cream was made so Noah and Haleigh took turns explaining the process to their little brothers. It was awesome. And I honestly believe that children have so much ability to learn outside the walls of a typical "classroom". And I am blessed to have the opportunity to teach them at home. :-)
Now we are back at home, unfortunately due to another one of my migraines, which the doctors still can't seem to explain. I'm hoping a higher dose of Topomax will do the trick but only time will tell. The kids are off playing together in their rooms...I wish I could say they were being totally sweet towards each other but there is definitely arguing; something about the monster trucks being the bad guys and it's not okay for them to be the good guys. But hey, there are worse things to fight over, right?! :-P
On a bit of an unrelated note, Lucas starts speech therapy on Friday. I'm really nervous for him but am excited more than anything. He has such a difficult time communicating where people can understand him and I can tell it frustrates him. I believe it's the main source for his tantrums so I'm very thankful for this service. He will be going Wednesdays and Fridays each week until the end of June. We will then re-evaluate at that point to see if he will need to continue for a second year of therapy. Lucas is really excited for it to start and he keeps saying "Mommy, I'm so excited for my speech classes because now people will understand me". It makes me relieved to know he isn't scared or upset but realizes this is something he can be proud of...that there is nothing "wrong" with him. Just that we all need a little extra help sometimes. :-)
But anyways, please be praying for him as he starts this new endeavor. And for us too. Wednesdays are going to be quite busy with school full time, speech therapy at 1pm and Haleigh's ballet class starting at 4pm. But we will manage. Just thankful for the here and now as I'm sure the future years will be much, much busier. :-)
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