I guess that is what you can call it since I spent most of it in the car driving here and there.....
Chris took the girls to their skating, while I took Jonathan to his 9:45am game (5-5..he put a beauty shot in from the blue line...played D, not his favorite, and he thought he was -1, I thought he was neutral). Girls had 2 hours of ice time today.
I took Jaclyn to her piano contest/exam, and she said that went well. Chris and the little boys went up to the cabin quick to fix the dock. Jaclyn played a new game with Sophia & Natasha. Jonathan and I watched hockey on TV. Katya studied, facebooked, and showered early so I could braid her hair.
Chris and the boys had baseball. I took Jonathan to his scrimmage, 1 wrap-around goal, and 1 assist...
It was very peaceful, because I have been at distance from a couple of girls, and for some reason that adds to the peace and quiet; there is no drama, manipulation, sass, exaggeration, interruptions if there is no "connection". Probably not the best way to be, but it's definitely better than tirades. My friend offered to take them any time because they were so good and helpful (typical attachment disorder behavior), and I am more than ready for them to go as often as she needs. Glad they can be of help and have made a good friend! Maybe we can keep this relationship going for a few years until the disrespect, sass, tirades, and deception quit and we can actually get along again! I am truly sorry, but Friday really put me over the edge.
There were some side spats today, but all in all it was just a calm, neutral day, and I could use about 100 more of those.
Plan to attend (with most of the family) an evangelism meeting at a friends church tomorrow night and Wed. Should prove to be refreshing. I am so grateful for these opportunities.
I am still very frustrated about a few things and need to explore some options, as I can't live the way things have been going for much longer.....hope to read a few articles at the new website I posted...Center for Cognitive Developmental remediation-something something. It has some helpful tips for post orphange behavior. I really just need some clear direction. I plan to start asking around, the school, etc. It would be almost perfect if some of the kids could go to summer school, and return for HomeSchool, but I think they need them to be enrolled in the Fall, and I get closer to this every day, unfortunately. I want a healthy homeschool, but now with all the drama, interruptions, sass, laziness, deceptive behavior even in reading and math, it's all so ugly and frustrating...pretending to not understand, asking lazy questions, trying to get people upset..it's so babyish and frankly, I really just want to help our children learn..not just baby sit them all day...
Anyway...need to stop thinking about it for awhile, unfortunatetly, tomorrow is Monday, and in some ways I am really dreading it...but I don't plan on crying or cringing my way through it, will just help those interested in learning and respecting others....or even reading and studying quietly...and hope that I will have a good school day with some of the crew.
Hoping for more neutral days, Alesia and Chris
Chris took the girls to their skating, while I took Jonathan to his 9:45am game (5-5..he put a beauty shot in from the blue line...played D, not his favorite, and he thought he was -1, I thought he was neutral). Girls had 2 hours of ice time today.
I took Jaclyn to her piano contest/exam, and she said that went well. Chris and the little boys went up to the cabin quick to fix the dock. Jaclyn played a new game with Sophia & Natasha. Jonathan and I watched hockey on TV. Katya studied, facebooked, and showered early so I could braid her hair.
Chris and the boys had baseball. I took Jonathan to his scrimmage, 1 wrap-around goal, and 1 assist...
It was very peaceful, because I have been at distance from a couple of girls, and for some reason that adds to the peace and quiet; there is no drama, manipulation, sass, exaggeration, interruptions if there is no "connection". Probably not the best way to be, but it's definitely better than tirades. My friend offered to take them any time because they were so good and helpful (typical attachment disorder behavior), and I am more than ready for them to go as often as she needs. Glad they can be of help and have made a good friend! Maybe we can keep this relationship going for a few years until the disrespect, sass, tirades, and deception quit and we can actually get along again! I am truly sorry, but Friday really put me over the edge.
There were some side spats today, but all in all it was just a calm, neutral day, and I could use about 100 more of those.
Plan to attend (with most of the family) an evangelism meeting at a friends church tomorrow night and Wed. Should prove to be refreshing. I am so grateful for these opportunities.
I am still very frustrated about a few things and need to explore some options, as I can't live the way things have been going for much longer.....hope to read a few articles at the new website I posted...Center for Cognitive Developmental remediation-something something. It has some helpful tips for post orphange behavior. I really just need some clear direction. I plan to start asking around, the school, etc. It would be almost perfect if some of the kids could go to summer school, and return for HomeSchool, but I think they need them to be enrolled in the Fall, and I get closer to this every day, unfortunately. I want a healthy homeschool, but now with all the drama, interruptions, sass, laziness, deceptive behavior even in reading and math, it's all so ugly and frustrating...pretending to not understand, asking lazy questions, trying to get people upset..it's so babyish and frankly, I really just want to help our children learn..not just baby sit them all day...
Anyway...need to stop thinking about it for awhile, unfortunatetly, tomorrow is Monday, and in some ways I am really dreading it...but I don't plan on crying or cringing my way through it, will just help those interested in learning and respecting others....or even reading and studying quietly...and hope that I will have a good school day with some of the crew.
Hoping for more neutral days, Alesia and Chris
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