Today is one of those days that I would be grateful to send my kids off to school and let someone else deal with them. However, then I would have to deal with educating the teachers, the principal, bus drivers, volunteers and so on. Then I realize it is not worth it. Keep them home where they can have meds, breaks, ect to make our day more productive.
Today is a hard day. Lindsay is having a hard to focus day. Her pressure appears to be high. She is writing a LOT backwards. Gabe is having a rough day. Pain is high, his head hurts and I am remembering the joys of all of this. LOL
I love my children so very much. I wish God would give me more patience to deal with them when they are having bad days. Days like today reminds me of the days before we had to deal with Chiari/PTC/Dysautonomia/Craniosynostosis. *sigh*
I get sad when I see people who do not appreciate their children's abilities. The fact that they have no health issues. People who make mole hills out of a small piece of sand.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Science....I hope?
As shared with a friend....
Me: My daughter (Lindsay) wants to keep a baby earth worm in a bucket and see how long it takes them to die....
Her: oh my
Me: Yep. Why do you want to know that Lindsay? "So that I know how long I can keep a baby earth worm until it dies. So if it take 4 days for the worm to die, the next worm I will let go back to the wild in 3 days. Doesn't that make sense? Why kill a bunch of worms on accident when you can sacrifice 1 and the others will live?!"
Her: maybe she wants to be a scientist when she grows up
Me: She wants to be a nurse that works with Gabe who is going to be a dancing neurosurgeon...
Her: LOL well that should be interesting
Me: My daughter (Lindsay) wants to keep a baby earth worm in a bucket and see how long it takes them to die....
Her: oh my
Me: Yep. Why do you want to know that Lindsay? "So that I know how long I can keep a baby earth worm until it dies. So if it take 4 days for the worm to die, the next worm I will let go back to the wild in 3 days. Doesn't that make sense? Why kill a bunch of worms on accident when you can sacrifice 1 and the others will live?!"
Her: maybe she wants to be a scientist when she grows up
Me: She wants to be a nurse that works with Gabe who is going to be a dancing neurosurgeon...
Her: LOL well that should be interesting
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Workbooks according to Hannah...
Hannah has been a pain in the ass to homeschool. I love the child with all my heart, but good grief, everything with this child is a battle. Hannah is a VERY smart child who likes to do things in her OWN time frame. Writing was a struggle (still is on some aspects) and you have read about of journey with reading.
If Hannah were to go to public school, she would have had to wait another year because of the birthdate cut off. She misses it by 4 days. She looks like a 1st grader and is just as tall as most of them. Emotionally though, she is the MIDDLE CHILD. The only thing worse than THE BABY is the MIDDLE CHILD. So in August when I decided that she needed something to do while the other 2 did school I started her with some workbooks. She loves having something to do when the other 2 are "schooling" however she battled me WEEK AFTER WEEK and would not shut the hell up long enough for the other 2 to take a spelling test. This morning was the same battle, she wanted something to do but did not want to do writing, it is not her read to mommy day today, and coloring is for toddlers. I needed to head to walmart to get eggs and Easter shoes and while we are meandering through the food section Hannah says to me...
Hannah: "Mommy do you know why I don't like t do school?"
Me: "Because you are Hannah and it is your goal in life to drive me insane?"
Hannah: "No Mommy!!! It is because I don't like that workbook. I want a different one. That one stinks!!!"
Me: "So if I let you pick out a workbook you will do it, no arguement?"
Hannah: "Yep!"
Me: "Its a deal, lets pinkie promise on it!"
We walked over to the school aisle which has some crappy workbooks, but workbooks all the less and she picked on out and has not done 10 pages in her workbook WILLINGLY this afternoon.
*SIGH* When it is time to start her new workbooks she and I will pack a sack lunch and go to the teacher supply store and she can take as long as she wants to pick out books. If it takes 6 hours, as long as she does not give me grief about doing them....I will sit there for 6 hours.
If Hannah were to go to public school, she would have had to wait another year because of the birthdate cut off. She misses it by 4 days. She looks like a 1st grader and is just as tall as most of them. Emotionally though, she is the MIDDLE CHILD. The only thing worse than THE BABY is the MIDDLE CHILD. So in August when I decided that she needed something to do while the other 2 did school I started her with some workbooks. She loves having something to do when the other 2 are "schooling" however she battled me WEEK AFTER WEEK and would not shut the hell up long enough for the other 2 to take a spelling test. This morning was the same battle, she wanted something to do but did not want to do writing, it is not her read to mommy day today, and coloring is for toddlers. I needed to head to walmart to get eggs and Easter shoes and while we are meandering through the food section Hannah says to me...
Hannah: "Mommy do you know why I don't like t do school?"
Me: "Because you are Hannah and it is your goal in life to drive me insane?"
Hannah: "No Mommy!!! It is because I don't like that workbook. I want a different one. That one stinks!!!"
Me: "So if I let you pick out a workbook you will do it, no arguement?"
Hannah: "Yep!"
Me: "Its a deal, lets pinkie promise on it!"
We walked over to the school aisle which has some crappy workbooks, but workbooks all the less and she picked on out and has not done 10 pages in her workbook WILLINGLY this afternoon.
*SIGH* When it is time to start her new workbooks she and I will pack a sack lunch and go to the teacher supply store and she can take as long as she wants to pick out books. If it takes 6 hours, as long as she does not give me grief about doing them....I will sit there for 6 hours.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Reading According to Hannah
*Cross Posted on my Blog*
Thank goodness that I love this child to bits and pieces!!! Hannah has been able to read since she was 3, in the past 2 years GETTING her to read to us has been a challenge. She will read to Lindsay or she will "struggle" through a pre-reader and start crying about how hard it is or she will just sit there and stare blankly at the pages and tell us she DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO READ! She is a challenge. Everything else I can get her to back down from. This I cannot. So we walked away from reading for a while. Last week she read me a book. I gave her much positive praise the hole shebang. I repeatedly told her how proud I was of her. Then I asked her...
Me: Hannah, why won't you read to me when I ask you to?
Hannah: You do not give me everything that I want.
Me: Yes Hannah I am aware of that because it will teach you in the long run to earn things and that you can't have everything you want in that moment.
Hannah: With all do respect Mommy, then why should I give you everything that you want?
Wow! I will say I had to walk away for a moment because she has a valid arguement. However we have since discussed the fact that she needs to respect me and do as I say....
As of today she is no longer able to read. *Rolls Eyes*
***UPDATE*** AS I was typing this she was downstairs. She read 3 pathetically easy books to Darren. AH! That child of mine. She MIGHT be the death of me.
Thank goodness that I love this child to bits and pieces!!! Hannah has been able to read since she was 3, in the past 2 years GETTING her to read to us has been a challenge. She will read to Lindsay or she will "struggle" through a pre-reader and start crying about how hard it is or she will just sit there and stare blankly at the pages and tell us she DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO READ! She is a challenge. Everything else I can get her to back down from. This I cannot. So we walked away from reading for a while. Last week she read me a book. I gave her much positive praise the hole shebang. I repeatedly told her how proud I was of her. Then I asked her...
Me: Hannah, why won't you read to me when I ask you to?
Hannah: You do not give me everything that I want.
Me: Yes Hannah I am aware of that because it will teach you in the long run to earn things and that you can't have everything you want in that moment.
Hannah: With all do respect Mommy, then why should I give you everything that you want?
Wow! I will say I had to walk away for a moment because she has a valid arguement. However we have since discussed the fact that she needs to respect me and do as I say....
As of today she is no longer able to read. *Rolls Eyes*
***UPDATE*** AS I was typing this she was downstairs. She read 3 pathetically easy books to Darren. AH! That child of mine. She MIGHT be the death of me.
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