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Aug. 24th, 2007 12:36 amI've had a stomach ache all day today. I don't like it. Chris let me(by which I mean kept the kids happy so they'd leave me alone) take a long nap this afternoon, and I slept so deeply that I woke up confused, thinking it was the next morning. I suppose I was exhausted by all this moving. The house is slowly shaping up, although mostly just the upstairs. The basement is still full of unpacked boxes and I suspect it will stay that way for a while.
I enrolled the boys in school this morning. The secretary said it is no problem that they homeschooled in China last year, no placement testing is needed. They will start in 1st grade (Petey) and 3rd grad (Zack) just as scheduled. Once school gets going, if we need to reassess them at that point we will. I feel like this is a test of my prowess as their homeschool teacher. I worry and worry that Petey won't know how to act, that he'll just run through the halls yelling like a banshee. I worry that Zack will be behind the rest of the kids in his class, academically. I wonder if this stomach ache might be a result of too much worrying. I also went to Headstart and applied for Josh to enroll. Petey was in Headstart and I loved it (as did he). I guess the good thing is that we can use last years income to qualify for Headstart, although it does feel a bit dishonest. The receptionist assured me it wasn't. I'm hoping Josh can get speech therapy while he's in Headstart, as he has a lot of consonants that he can't pronounce very well.
Petey wants to spend every waking moment with his new friends from across the street. He asks all day long if he can go play with them. I'm not sure...it's not that the kids aren't nice because they are. I just wonder what the etiquette is about letting Petey run over and play at their house. I should just go talk to the parents, but I'm shy about it. I know I'm being silly. I guess part of me wants them to come over and invite him, yet those kids pop over here all day long and I don't mind a bit. I just need to loosen up. I have met the dad (the mom works during the day) and he seems nice enough. I think one of the things that makes me skittish is that Petey told me the dad told him he couldn't play inside their house because he was too crazy. Was he kidding, or did he mean it? I know the first day the kids played over there they got too over excited and were running around the backyard screaming. I hope the dad doesn't think that's how they always will act. Of course, you know what they say about first impressions.
Another worry: Living in China has permanently affected my kids social skills. They just don't know what is expected of them in a given situation. Please let this fear be unfounded, and that once they start school they'll learn once again.
I dropped my Pre-historic Islam class and picked up a Cold War class instead. It was awful, and I know I like the Cold War professor. I hope it won't cause any problems. I figure the semester is only a few days in so it shouldn't matter.
I enrolled the boys in school this morning. The secretary said it is no problem that they homeschooled in China last year, no placement testing is needed. They will start in 1st grade (Petey) and 3rd grad (Zack) just as scheduled. Once school gets going, if we need to reassess them at that point we will. I feel like this is a test of my prowess as their homeschool teacher. I worry and worry that Petey won't know how to act, that he'll just run through the halls yelling like a banshee. I worry that Zack will be behind the rest of the kids in his class, academically. I wonder if this stomach ache might be a result of too much worrying. I also went to Headstart and applied for Josh to enroll. Petey was in Headstart and I loved it (as did he). I guess the good thing is that we can use last years income to qualify for Headstart, although it does feel a bit dishonest. The receptionist assured me it wasn't. I'm hoping Josh can get speech therapy while he's in Headstart, as he has a lot of consonants that he can't pronounce very well.
Petey wants to spend every waking moment with his new friends from across the street. He asks all day long if he can go play with them. I'm not sure...it's not that the kids aren't nice because they are. I just wonder what the etiquette is about letting Petey run over and play at their house. I should just go talk to the parents, but I'm shy about it. I know I'm being silly. I guess part of me wants them to come over and invite him, yet those kids pop over here all day long and I don't mind a bit. I just need to loosen up. I have met the dad (the mom works during the day) and he seems nice enough. I think one of the things that makes me skittish is that Petey told me the dad told him he couldn't play inside their house because he was too crazy. Was he kidding, or did he mean it? I know the first day the kids played over there they got too over excited and were running around the backyard screaming. I hope the dad doesn't think that's how they always will act. Of course, you know what they say about first impressions.
Another worry: Living in China has permanently affected my kids social skills. They just don't know what is expected of them in a given situation. Please let this fear be unfounded, and that once they start school they'll learn once again.
I dropped my Pre-historic Islam class and picked up a Cold War class instead. It was awful, and I know I like the Cold War professor. I hope it won't cause any problems. I figure the semester is only a few days in so it shouldn't matter.
