Oct. 9, 2008 - Wednesday, Oct. 8th
Busy times.
Honestly, even small son made a statement yesterday, "Man, I just don't get a break, do I?"
I will make a statement here.....we do NOT believe a child needs to be busy 24/7 in order to be fulfilled OR successful.....but the comparison of our activity level from last year to this year is......nuts.
And since it was going to be almost 6:30 when we got home, he requested that he be able to watch something HE wanted to on tv.....a sure sign it's been crazy around here.'' (another aside.....we added tv to our life this year at the request of hubby.....still 'out to lunch' on that decision....but.....)
BUT......yesterday was a GOOD day, as far as school goes, and I am convinced, as I'm sure many of you all are....that the getting up early and starting on time goes a long way to peace and success in the life of homeschoolers......at least this one!
Small son had several subjects he needed to play catch up on that he had been avoiding. SO, I got all teacherly on him and MADE him do them. We had to 'reset' some quizzes and tests, since 'review' is a bad word in his vocabulary. BUT.....I think I finally got him to understand that just b/c you read it ONCE, doesn't necessarily mean you're going to remember it.....and that you're not STUPID if you can't and if you have to read it over and over again.
SHEESH. This trait of an Aspie is making me a crazy person.
He got all subjects completed except for 2, PLUS finished all his make up work for his Lit class he would be going to later the same day.....well, until he brought home the paper that said he still had 5 things to turn in......he really is finding it tough to keep up. This class is only 8 weeks long....so ......we may not 're-up' if it proves too stressful. He ENJOYS this class, though, in spite of the fact that he's the only boy amongst 8 girls. I think he likes the reading material AND the teacher. Sigh. Boys.
Today, we have to focus on the dreaded MATH subject. Blech.
AND he has a drawing class right in the middle of the day.....and hubby wants me to go to the home improvement store with him to order our siding.....by Thursdays, I just want to stay in my jammies and not go anywhere......not gonna happen today.
I let small son sleep in an extra hour today.....he still sounds all junky from being sick last week.
So......we're off. More tomorrow.
Denise aka The Domestic Angel
