What's up with this?

So, this past week or so has been eventful to say the least. We have had about 2-3 days where we have just plain struggled to do much of anything , but we have worked hard when we worked. lol

Ryan is working really well on his stuff and I must say that most of the time when he doesn't get his work done, it's because of my lack of motivation not his. He is really making wonderful strides in his handwriting. You should see his cursive Gs! Beautiful! We are going to re-do his spelling lists from the beginning. Mainly because I want to build up his confidence and be assured he is really getting it. I really need to work on getting him reading more books. He is doing excellent on his explode the code and reading the words well enough he has been doing some of it on his own without me right there. I am quite proud of that. His math is going amazing as usual and he has taken to the show word girl on PBS which is really expanding his already vast vocabulary. I love that in him. That's the part of him that reminds me of Joselynn. Patrick has a pretty vast vocabulary as well. Now to get him spelling it right...

Kelsey is struggling with her math. We are doing algebra and to be honest it is more of a struggle against mom than it is a struggle against the concepts. I know teenage girls want to be independant and it is hard to ask for help, but when she does she gets upset if I am not able to come exactly when SHE is ready instead of when I am ready. It makes for a pretty stressful situation at times. I think for a while I am either going to have Patrick take over and explain things to her or have her dad. I'm not the greatest communicator, so it is hard for her to understand what I am trying to tell her. Other than the algebra issue, she is doing really well in the rest of her classes. She is one of those natural spellers, so that is going very well. She gets upset if she misses one and most of the time it's just a simple mistake that gets her, like doubling her letters or putting an i instead of an e. She is still working diligently on her maps and her geography and she is doing VERY well this year with her science. We tried note booking with her a couple years ago and it didn't go as well as it is this time. I guess she just needed some time to figure it out. She is doing very well with her class at the school. The one advantage of doing Spanish at the school is I know she has the ability to go through 4 levels of Spanish. It's a little more difficult to do that at home without a knowledge of Spanish.

Patrick is going working hard on all of his school, with the exception on Latin. He doesn't know where to get started in it and frankly I don't either. I think we need another book for him to be able to get it going right. I just really would like him to have that so he has the ability to go to a college if he chooses to. His geometry is going very well. Darrel has been checking on him occasionally since geometry is a weakness of mine. He has made another movie script for the thespians festival this year. After he gets it made, I will try to post it on here. It's quite funny! Patrick has been amazing me with his spelling. That is one thing he lacks in, but he comes by it naturally... so do I. But he has been really trying hard to do the best in his spelling skills and it is obvious the effort he has been placing into it.

We have been struggling with the school system this year more than ever in the past. Apparently the aids are having some problems with our children being there, so it has gotten to the point Kelsey and Patrick were pulled into the office and told they are not allowed to go in the hallways after they get out of their classes. I can see a point if they are disrupting the school or if they are making others late, but it's to the point they are being watched all the time. Kelsey was walking down the hall to remind her teacher she wouldn't be there because of activity day and was followed down the hall by this aid who told her she couldn't disrupt her during her lunch. It made my daughter feel like she was doing something wrong when she wasn't. It just bothers me. If we have any more problems I am hoping my husband will go in and speak with the principal. I could understand if our kids were causing problems, but they are good kids.. and despite what the aids believe, our kids have a right to be in that school as much as any other kid in that school.
Well, that's my rant for the day... if you could pray for this situation so it can be resolved without conflict and the kids and us as adults will ALWAYS be a shining example for Christ even when they are confronted by adversity, I would appreciate it.

I have so many details I wanted to write about, but this school issue really was weighing heavy on me, so it took over. I will try to get more detailed fun next post next time.