Back to School...Sort Of

Well, as quickly as Summer came, it went.  Prior to it's start, I had visions of lounging on the beach and savoring every last ray of sun before it was time to move on to our next home (by the way, that's Washington D.C.).  I think we did a decent job of beachcombing this summer.  I can't complain about the tan or the loot.  I'm happy by the sea.  This will be a hard place to leave, for sure.  But we aren't talking about that yet because it's too bittersweet...School.  We're talking about school.  Here's the scoop:

Adam is in the middle of week 3 of homeschooling.  So far, it's going OK.  Just OK.  The first week was great.  He was enthusiastic and I was excited and everything went smoothly.  By the end of the second week, however, I was pretty sure I had made a huge mistake.  He was distracted all the time, argued with everything I said, complained about all the writing, and he actually had the nerve to ask me "How do you know?" when I was explaining how to write a cursive "r".  Me: "BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WRITING IN CURSIVE FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS!  I THINK I KNOW HOW TO WRITE AN R!"  I'm pretty sure his teacher at school would have never screamed at him like that, so I'm a total fraud...but I'm also pretty sure he would have never asked her that.  This week is going a little better, now that the twins have started school and we've worked out a plan.  Today, he actually took an Arithmetic test and did his Bible, Writing and Reading lessons at Starbuck's!  He has taken a few tests already and has made 100's on them all.  It's tough to give him a test and not be able to help him, though!  He seems to get irritated when I just re-read the directions more slowly...I'm not worried.  We got this.  It's second grade, right?  How much can I possibly screw him up?

 

 

 

 

Audie and Anaya started back to preschool, too!  They are attending the same Christian school that they attended last year, so they're comfortable there.  They go to school three days a week, so that's a step up from last year.  They love it.  And their class is full of all their friends from either last year's class or church or the neighborhood.  That teacher has her work cut out for her!  It's good for them, though, and they are doing so well.  They both learned how to write their names this summer at home, so when I asked them what they did the first day, Anaya said (preceded, of course, by her little lip smack) "Um, we just had to draw some lines.  But that was so easy, so I just wrote my name."  Audie said he colored triangles, then Anaya said they also went to chapel and sang the "B-I-B-L-E" and Audie said no, they didn't, and an argument broke out and the discussion was over.  Well, at least I get a four hour break, right?