School

Sweet boy

It has been 2 + months since Quinn went back to school, and since I can now talk about it without bawling, I thought an update was in order.

The first week he went back was Rough. Day one went well, but the rest of the week both of us were in tears. He missed me, and I missed him. There was also the issue of his teacher. She has a very dry sense of humor, and this is hard for an 8yo to understand. For Quinn, it came across that she was mean. So, we met with the counselor, talked with the teacher, and carried on.

Within a week or 2, he was well adjusted, happy and LOVED his teacher. His grades are in the uppr 90′s-100′s, he is reading on a 5th grade level and most improtantly, he is having a blast. I can’t tell you how relieved I am that the schooling we did at home didn’t just keep him up with his class, he surpassed the 2nd grade in every area save for spelling (he is on target for his age). Whew. So, all is well with my little Quinny.

Me? I miss him still. If he wanted to come home, that would be fine with me. But there is one thing……I am really enjoying some one on one time with Mia. We spend our days together doing crafts, some worksheets, going to the beach, shopping and whatever we feel like. It has been a nice, silver lining to a tough desicion.

I am now trying to decide if Mia will start Kindergarten at the end of August. She wants to and then she doesn’t. She talks about it all the time, because the 3 little girls next door that she plays with all go to school. We have several options to chose from….just not sure I want her to go at all. We have started a nice little homeschool co-op here, and she is meeting some sweet little girls who are also in her ballet class.

On the one hand, it would be nice after 14 1/2 years to have some time to myself during the day. I could load up my board and go surfing in the mornings. Exercise could be a daily thing again. Billy and I could have alone time every day at lunch and on his 1/2 weekday off.

On the other hand, my anxiety level with Mia is so intense, I am not sure if I could send her out to the care of others all day without flipping a gasket. And the plan and simple truth is that I just enjoy being with her. I am not sure I want to give that up.

Anyhow, there we are in regards to school. Oh, and for something to really weird you out…..we just registered Cory for high school. HIGH SCHOOL!!! Insane.

Where on earth does time go???