WRAD Memories

So, I've NEVER taken my kids to Playland. I've always wanted to, but the reality of having more than 1 or 2 kids means that getting into places gets REALLY expensive- REALLY fast. I don't even want to think about how much I paid for us to get into Disneyland (for a day and a half)- and I think Rebekah was even free! Anyway, I managed to discover that on Tuesdays over the summer, a local radio station was doing a promo. Now, not only would we be able to get in and have an all-day ride pass, but we were going to do it for $10 per person! That little deal saved me $100. So, I mentioned it to my sister-in-law and we figured out how we were going to ditch our 3 year olds and went. Okay, first thing to remember for next time (should they do it again next year)- come early. We spent an hour waiting in line to get in. I was SO NOT expecting that. Thankfully the line kept moving and we had snacks to occupy ourselves, but it cut into the time we had available. Second, dou...

Finally, the last semester. I really can't believe that we've FINISHED four years already!?!?! Where has the time gone? Anyway, while the year may have started out well, I mentally bailed out near the end of May. I. was. just. done! After talking with Jeremiah's speech therapist I understood why- our brains do best on a regular cycle of learning and rest (a maximum of 3 months learning and then time off to assimilate and process the information learned). Unfortunately the January - June model of schooling doesn't work into that properly and so she seemed to think it completely normal for my brain to have shut down then (based on how long it had been since the spring break). She actually advocated for year round schooling (three months on/one month off). I'm seriously considering it. Well, for final term. This spring was a bit odd for us, since my husband actually ended up being off for six weeks due to hernia surgery. Geocaching with daddy- his first...

By the time I get to the end of a semester and get the portfolio done, I need a break (or so I tell myself). This means that we usually loose a bit of momentum and have to get back into the grove of things. Unfortunately, I felt like I was still trying to find that groove again for most of the rest of the year. In term two, I also don't worry about how much we're getting done until at least February- when I need to start thinking about getting my portfolios together for the second semester. Then I begin to slightly panic. An interesting thing that happened this semester was finally getting Jeremiah in for testing for some possible learning issues. There never really was one glaring thing that made me go, 'he's got problems that we need to deal with'. It was more of a few dozen little things over the years that made me stop and go 'hm, that's odd, isn't it- do you think it might be something bigger or is it just a bad attitude that needs to be ove...