The boys go back to school on Wednesday. That's also my birthday, in case anyone's wondering. Talk about a birthday gift from above... ☺ While I'll miss my two youngest, I totally need the break because it will allow me to get back on track. I've got things to do and weight to lose. It all begins Wednesday. Are you ready for your kids to return to school? Do you have concerns about this transition?
Here are some of the "let times" for this current year
This is what I saw while I was waiting for the boys to walk out of the school today... It was pretty awesome...
As I try to bring everyone up to speed on the goings on with my family, I should briefly bring this up. I mentioned prior to this weekend that I was going to be meeting with Emmett's teacher over this Common Core math situation we have been struggling with. Going into this meeting, I'm fully aware that the school isn't to blame for this but unfortunately for them, they are the messenger and I suppose that puts them on the front lines. That being said, I went into the school prepared to stand my ground and demand that Emmett not be forced to learn this bizarre way of doing math. In many ways I did what I set out to do but I don't think I accomplished what I…
This morning I will be dropping the boys off at school and then heading across town to the high school for an IEP meeting. I'm not super excited about this but it's important to make the best of it. The school terminated the online program that Gavin was involved with last year and I'm not sure what we are going to do this year. There are some tough decisions that will need to be made and none of them appear to be easy at this point. I'll let you know how it goes.
I spoke with the IEP coordinator at Gavin's high school about what we were going to be doing for Gavin this year. She informed me that they terminated the online program that Gavin used last year for school. She explained their reasons and while the reasons make sense, this will a problem for Gavin. Gavin really isn't capable of learning in the capacity that he will be required to if we do a more traditional home education. I'm a bit worried about how this will play out. Physically attending school is an impossibility for him for a million physical and emotional health reasons. I'm seriously concerned about what our options are going to be. At this point, Gavin turns 16 in a few months and if I'm not mistaken, I…
The boys have about 20 days left of summer break. On September 1st, they will be returning to the classroom and frankly, I'm getting a bit anxious for that to happen. I love having the boys home but since there's only one of me and three of them, it's proven to be quite taxing. I'm ready for them to go back. I mean, I'm ready for them to physically go back. I still have a ton of shopping to do as soon as I can. Summer break is a mixed bag for a special needs family. I've found that it's much, much harder to take care of myself or anything else for that matter, when I'm taking care of the boys 24/7. While they're in school, they get to socialize…