| | Lately my mind has been all caught up in what to do with the kids next year with regard to education. I have seriously been considering sending the middle two to parochial school just down the street. It is very integrated and the principal has adopted children from foster care and has a great heart for the kids in the school. He felt that it would not be the best option for Jedi as the third grade class is rather large and thinks homeschooling is teh best option for Asperger's kids. Adia would enjoy the school but has been excited about taking an art class at the art museum next year. Plus she is ahead in reading and behind in math. Math has been hard for her and it is worse with her competitive spirit to see Jedi breezing ahead in math while she struggles and struggles. It is great that I am able to give her a lot of time and encouragement as she plods ahead. Elijah could go either way. He enjoys company and has stated that he would like to do school at home but only if he can have friends over a lot to play with. He has several friends his age that he has met at various homeschool things so that is a possibility.
It looks like I will home educate the bunch again next year but it is a hard decision. I enjoy educating the kids, I seriously love the time curled up on the couch reading, exploring science in the yard. I especially love hearing Adia or Jedi read knowing I taught them that. Elijah is ready to learn to read so that is exciting. But it is hard as running errands involves four kids, all talking at the same time. There is no quick run to the store or quiet drives anywhere. I so much wish I could just go out for the afternoon without some of them for a bit. A trip to Target without four kids in tow would be delightful. does the bad outweight the good no, but somedays it seems reason enough to send them all to school and just have sweet p to spend the day with. It would be so nice to drive to the grocery store without four kids complaining about the trip, and the kids reviewing each purchase as to weather of not they like the food I will make. Anyway I am not sure why I am writing this I think I talk alot about how much I enjoy the time with my kids teaching them and people think it is all sweet, it isn't. It is hard and a struggle. One moment I love and wouldn't trade for the world. The next I am going crazy.
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