Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Rainy Wednesday

It is gray and dreary outside today. Not very inviting. Son J doesn't feel well today so he is staying home from school. I am not sold on him being in school this year. Homeschooling was much less stressful, even though we were having problems in math. (If I were to homeschool again, maybe I would hire a tutor for math.) The Christian atmosphere at the school  is wonderful, I really like that and I don't have too many complaints about the teachers even though the English teacher is very very strict. That's OK. But it's the constant testing that bothers me. My son has never done well on testing and this just isn't working for him. We are STILL waiting to hear from the child study team for the ILP (individual learning plan)(same as the IEP) to even get started. We got his first report card. He got a C in English; only a few points away from a B. and he got a C in Bible. Gym was an A! But the other major subjects were not so good. And we are not getting any help. They are not doing what they promised. They offered extra help. I am very frustrated and our son has developed an "I don't care" attitude. I am emailing the middle school principal today as well as the woman in charge of the special education. ~

Meanwhile, there has been a lot of stress in regards to the larger family situation and the estate of my grandmother. The two sons and wives are fighting. It is nearly impossible not to take sides. But my sister and I are trying not to take sides. Our dad was the third brother and the oldest. Our dad died in 1960. So we were raised most of our lives by our one uncle and his wife with their kids. So anyway-- this is a mess. Also, our son - the dad of our new grandson - sent me a mean email last night yelling at me for putting 3 pictures of my precious little grandson on my facebook so my friends where we used to live, could see them. Ei ei yi! I really didn't need that last night.

So I am hoping that today brightens up. If not out side, then inside! Today is our oldest son's birthday. He is 35. He is the one who is still recovering from a badly broken leg, and had moved back in with us. I am going to make some cupcakes for him this morning, then I think he wants to go spend the afternoon with his girlfriend in the city.

So I guess my conclusion to all this is... when life throws lemons at you..... make lemonade and relax. Something like that anyway.


Psalm 46:1   "The Lord is my refuge and strength; a very present help in trouble."
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  1. OlgaNovember 16, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    Ouch! A rough patch there, but you still keep a positive outlook.
    If J were in a public school, they would be seriously out of compliance. It used to be a 60 day window to get an IEP in place and I believe it is now 45 days (calendar, not school days). I imagine it is different for a private school, but you are certainly entitled to make a bit of noise about this.
    There was family squabbles after my grandparents died--well over 40 years ago--but the fall out is still evident. Very sad situation...and, in this case, over stuff. Not even a lot of stuff or valuable stuff except for the memories, which had to be tainted by the bickering.

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  2. Country GirlNovember 16, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    I guess you understand where I am coming from exactly. It's a sad sad state of affairs. But the grandchildren are trying to stay civil and we are respecting our grandparent's memory. --

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