What the future lies....

January 13, 2013

This past week went well.  This was the start of a fairly good week as far as homeschooling went.  J was cooperating and he actually did his work and he finished each day early.  IMAGINE THAT! I've been telling him that since September.  Like I told J and W before, I LOVE homeschooling when I'm not having so many bad days compare to the good days.  I guess I'm asking too much as far as having good days out weigh the bad days.  I don't think I'm ask too much b/c isn't when the kids go to school they get in there, do their job and leave at a decent time from school.  The teachers don't allow certain things to happen to make the schedule fall behind.  I've been up in the air about sending J back into school and today was one of those bad days.  Well, I KNOW what the reason for the bad day.  He'd forgotten to take his daytime pill.  He seems more respectful (not by much) and listens more when he's on his daytime pill than when he's not on his pill.  I like him better when he's on his pill.  Isn't that sad that a tiny pill makes such a difference and when I try to help him he gets angry or gives me attitude.  How many times does it take to get your point across? This morning was a perfect example when he's not on his pills.  We had breakfast and he had chocolate milk with a straw (nothing wrong with that). When he was getting close to the bottom he started slurping his chocolate milk from his straw.  I understand about slurping at the end of a great drink trust me.  I do that all the time but to continue on AFTER you have been told to stop!! He kept on doing it AFTER I told him NOT to do that again 4 - 5x after I've told him two prior times AND his grandmother had told him to stop as well a couple of MORE times.  So I took his electronics away for the day.  We got home from going to Target and he had homework to do before doing anything else.  He FINALLY finished a letter that he started at the beginning of this month and then he finally finished his Diamante poem that was assigned to him last Friday. With his issues he doesn't finish any of his tasks that are given to him.  Example: September for Science he made a paper mache' earth.  He has YET to put the other continents on there yet!!! I'M STILL WAITING!!!  I just get so frustrated.

Anyways, to finish what I started to say at the beginning of my blog.  This past week was fairly good.  It had its ups and downs. I think I would say more ups than downs but just wait till I tell my week and then tell me. 

Monday went well, school started out well, well, maybe it didn't.  J was late as always.  I know how could he be late for school when the school is at home, you might ask? IDK, you would probably have to ask J yourself.  I could never figure that one out either. lol! Anyways, we started school and ended early!!! Imagine that!

Tuesday, was the same started late and finished early. Don't ask! 

Wednesday, I laid down the law.  I told him that I'm tired of him coming into school whenever he wanted so I told him if you're late I start taking away the things he loves the most.  His NINTENDO 3DS/DS games, then T.V. time etc. Amazing what happens when you lay down the law and seeing that he's going to be loosing privileges he moves his butt.  He actually started on time Wednesday morning!

Thursday, I met a great group of HOMESCHOOLED Mom's at Chucky E. Cheeses.  This group is called V-CHEO (Valley Christian Homeschool Education Organization). It's been a long time waiting for me to find a group that I'm looking for.  I found some other ones but the group seem younger than what I'm looking for.  This group V-CHEO has a great mixture of kids that has younger to older (Sr's in H.S.) So this is good.  They do some fun things and have a Mom's Night Out!!! Love it!!! Got done with that meeting and J had an eye appt.  Went to the eye appt and wanted to check his eyes.  Well it comes to find out that he needs reading glasses.  Plus about 3-4 yrs ago he was supposed to receive Vision Therapy but it was too expensive (I was working at that time) I couldn't afford it AND couldn't take the time off to take him there. Now  2013 he needs the therapy again and my sister A, had offered to pay for $2K for the therapy.  That's how much she swears by it.  I know it would be helpful for J then and it would be helpful to him now.  So we set up everything (appts for the next 24 sessions).  I text A to see if that offer was still on the table.  SIDE NOTE: While all this was going on my mother was reaking havoc to everyone as well.  Her early signs of Alzheimers (sp?) all came to fruicion (sp?).  Unbeknownst to me that A was needing to deal with atty's to get a Power of Atty for her mental state.  So going back to my texting A about the Vision Therapy.  A texts back and says no she can't pay for the therapy sessions.  Total downer!!! I was so disappointed I couldn't even tell you.  Well at least J will be receiving his glasses but I'm disappointed about the therapy.  The Dr. was so great!!! She was going to GIVE me 4 ADDITIONAL sessions!!! That was a blessing!!! She didn't have to do that!!

Friday, started on time and did his work and finished early.  He did well, and he asked me if he could have T.V. time or Nintendo time? I told him Nintindo time was good but he threw in ice cream.  Of course I said no b/c he choose the reward for the week! That was not on the list of his choice.  But he was gracious and understood and he choose Nintendo.  That was good.

Saturday, Ugh, not good b/c he had forgotten his pill and it was arguing and complaining, gripping about doing stuff.

Sunday, read the beginning of this blog and that's Sunday morning.

I'm still not sure what I want to do about school.  Think, think, think.