Well not a whole lot seemed to happen this past week other than yelling, bribing and pleading with the kids to do something, anything other than being blobs in the house with the remaining little time of summer break.
I was wanting the kids to go to a different school this year, in fact Mikey and Rachael were asking to go to a different school, but alas I have no car still and so they are stuck going to the same school that non of us really like. They were very upset when I told them they were going back. Mikey for the past 2 school years the teachers have been complaining about him. They always say the same things and it is getting very annoying. "we can't keep his attention" "he wants to wander about in his desk instead of doing what the rest of the class is doing" "he doesn't want to do his work when the time is given to him". Mind you I have recently found out from his last teacher that "he get really great grades, gets all of his work work handed in and completed at the last minute and is very imaginative". I suppose that I am wrong in thinking "well at least he is getting it all done, and isn't it your job as a teacher of little children to teach him and try to get him to complete his work? And if he is doing it then isn't it okay that you are clearly doing your job and teaching him, if so then who care that he doesn't get it done until the last minute. His teacher told me "that having the ability to get work done at the last minute is great for high school and college but terrible for 2nd grade and will cause him to get falling grades". I was totally dumbfounded, last year the school was talking about ADHD/ADD and that they were going to have to put him in the special ed classes cause the teachers have tried everything and nothing works to he is to smart does all of his work, just not when we have the times in school allotted for and is a genius at reading (he skims books and get 100% on the comprehension tests for them) and because of it we want to put him in special ed classes. And Rachael just wants work that is more challenging. She has really bad testing anxiety already and failed the testing for the gifted program by the skin of her teeth.
Destiny has testing anxiety as well, but she is trying to ignore that she has a problem. She is going to the Jr. High which has been a secret hell for me. She is starting to become way to picky about her clothes (not like we can afford for her to be picky, thank goodness I sew) She never wants to do anything resembling a chore and hates spending time with her little brother and sisters unless no one is looking. All I can think is "Welcome to being the parent of an official teenager!" All week last week I spent calling the school, filling out tons of paperwork, both for school and food stamps, and shopping for school supplies (well what of it we can afford, school starts in 21 days!) Then I was slapped with a letter sent from the Jr. High notifying me that we have to pay so much for her electives that she HAS to have, has to have as in required, but we have to pay for it. And that also in order for her to Ride the bus, get lunch, and be admitted in class she has to have a school ID and planner which we have to also pay for by the time school starts. It was so great of the school to notify us before school starts, now if only they can start notifying us sooner than a few weeks before.
Anyway all in all is was a very busy week which was great to put behind me each night when we ate dinner together and after everyone was in bed and I would work on baby presents. I am very thankful that my family is all happy and healthy right now, I know of a lot of families that are miserable as they all have fevers and are throwing up. I am very, very, very thankful that this bout of sickness passed us by. Having to deal with the stressfulness of the past week help me to realize just how much my family takes for granted the sanity that Heavenly Father blesses us each with each day among so many other things.
Anyway I am very, very THANKFUL that last week is over with and behind us and am looking forward to a much better week! I hope everyone's coming week is better than the last and keeps up that way!
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