Well, another year has gone by! lol I plan on staying much more up to date with my blog. I miss blogging. Last year got exciting for us. Thing 1 ended up coming home to do e-school. She could not stand the bullying any longer. The school nurse was calling me once every week or 2, and I had to pick her up. She would have "a stomachache and headache". She's SO much happier at home! We went with Ohio Connections Academy because one of my cousins is a teacher with them. They have a SPECTACULAR curriculum...much better than she was getting at our local public school. In fact, we loved it so much that we're doing it again this year, and we also enrolled Little Dude. A few months into the year, Thing 2 also was pulled from school. Her teacher just plain old didn't want to help her or listen to our concerns, so her needs are better met where I can give her the support she needs. So, that's right, all 3 of the big kids are now back at home! :0)
Littlest Guy just turned 4 yesterday. He's picking things up well, including letters and counting, so I'm hoping he'll do well when he's of school age. We're pretty confident Thing 2 and Little Dude have dyslexia. They get free tutoring through the e-school this semester, and it has helped them in leaps and bounds! Thing 2 is doing WAY better in comprehension, and spell check has been a godsend for her with her school work. Little Dude can READ! That was a very, very happy day. He also does astonishingly well with mental math, though he can't regurgitate basic addition and subtraction facts to save his life.
The girls are in ballet and will be having their first recital in just over a month! Thing 1 is on cloud 9 and is looking forward to continuing ballet. Thing 2 does NOT like ballet and can't wait for it to be over! lol She just decided this in the past month or so, and recital costumes have already been bought and paid for, so she's going to have to be a trooper and tough it out. She will be taking jazz next fall.
Well, that is the nutshell of the crazy last year. I look forward to more actively blogging about the daily grind of e-school with 3 and a preschooler to work with! We've got some fun field trips coming up in the near future, and we'll be getting our summer bucket list written up soon, so stay tuned!
