Another First...

Zoe had to have tubes put in her ears and her adenoids taken out yesterday. This was a first for me. I had heard several of my friends talk about their kiddos having to have this done and how emotional they became when it was time to "have them wheeled away". I guess i never really thought that it was that big of a deal. It was, however, really difficult. I guess just knowing that they were being placed in someone else's hands. We all survived and hopefully we will all sleep better now that Zoe is out of pain and can breath.

By the way, she was the cutest kid there.

While we were there, Lucy Grace was at her school and Abby & Ellie went over to Christy's. Since she homeschools her children, I just sent their books and assignments and they were good to go. Abby's free writing prompt said, "One person can make a difference. The difference can lead to changes in the world! If you could change one thing to make the world a better place what would it be?"
So...Abby writes, "I would make everybody believe in Jesus. It would make the world a better place. It would be better because everybody would go to church. Everybody would be a Christian. There would be peace."
Christy said that Luke looked up and said, "You can't make everyone believe in Jesus...that would be a dictatorship!".
Yes, he is in 2nd grade and he is brilliant.

I am feeling restful. We have become more settled in our home schooling and I feel at this point that it will be long term. The more that I read and the longer that I am with the girls I am feeling like we are "gelling". I feel like we are starting to get in our groove and are starting to enjoy the "process" and the experiences. I do think that I am going to continue school even through the summer. I am going to get a couple more supplements that will "firm up" some of the second grade skills that we are a little shaky on. My plan is to take a week off at the beginning of summer and a week off when we are at the beach, and continue the rest of the time. We had to spend so much time going back over what we had learned last year, at the beginning of this year, that I just don't see the benefit in breaking.

I love that I am running into more and more people, that i feel like we connect with, who are homeschooling. We need these connections. We are so social and it helps to meet people who we all enjoy spending time with.