Breathe, Just Breathe!

We now have 4 out of 5 children tested for dyslexia.  It is of the opinion of the tester that Jubilee is mildly dyslexic but the test results won't be able to prove it.  Evi is certainly dyslexic.  Brighton is profoundly dyslexic.  I will get the test results and scores once they have been processed.  Glorielle will be tested in the spring and she will test dyslexic.  We also talked about ADD/ADHD.  I wouldn't have really thought much about this.  The children I have experience with this diagnosis were wild and out of control.  However, my mild mannered, sweet, people pleaser is not just a "space cadet" as I have sometimes thought her to be rather she is ADD.  Brighton would be ADHD.  Sawyer may be ADD as well.  When I took the adult screening of ADD/ADHD I test very high for ADD.  Never would I have thought that in a million years that I was ADD.  It is interesting to all of the sudden have the puzzle pieces to my life put together as we are working though the challenges that my children face...their diagnosis is mine.  Their struggles are my struggles.

I am feeling really overwhelmed at the moment.  I did "call" each child on their dyslexia right down to the severity scale but the schooling of a household full of dyslexic children and the remediation that I am responsible for is downright impossible feeling.  But...what choice is there?  What are my options?  This is the hand I have been given, I have no other option but to pour my heart and soul into the task of raising up a household of dyslexic children.  All I really want is to give my children the best advantage to be the best that they can be in service to Christ.  But...I feel the weight of the world upon me.  Every.single.weekend, I have researched, reorganized, and redone plans.  Phil has taken up so many extra responsibilities at home because so much of my time and effort is being poured into becoming a dyslexia expert and a dyslexia teacher...just trying to figure all this out.  

...if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there', and it will move; nothing will be impossible to you.  Mathew 17:20
Perhaps a fitting verse for the moment....

The two younger children watched the three older build a bridge with straw and pins and they really wanted to try too.

Brighton's bridge held the required amount of pennies and then some!


Well, when the bridge wasn't working out, Glorielle made a magical wand.

"Mom take a picture of my picture."


Vincent Van Gogh class field trip:  

This is Sawyer's, "Mom, I am tolerating you again" look. (His picture turned out really well, he was able to be quite technical with the directions.)

These two really needed me right there to help the process and follow directions.  



The finishing touches:






I would love to have the children take more classes.  They had such a good time.

Always fun to have friends in your class.

The frustrated artist.  Love this picture LOL.  I am not sure who shredded the table covering but it was all over the floor as well.  I can totally relate.


If I can, I always drive my beautiful view.  I had a lot of town trips the last couple of days so I got to drive my favorite road several times.






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