Catch Up
So much has been going on that I haven’t really been online much except to check my messages and destress with a few minutes of Farmville on Facebook. We finally got an appointment with Texas Children’s Hospital for Tav. That went about as well as can be expected. The Dr. wants to do another scope to see what he can see and check for a few things and then we will know a few more things. I have a feeling there isn’t much that can be done for her if he doesn’t find anything. He did give me a couple of prescriptions for things that might help the pain though. Best of all he took her and us seriously and actually showed some compassion. It is amazing how much better Tav is emotionally just having adults in her life that believe her and try to help her.
Then the girls went off to their greatgrands for a long weekend of fun and relaxation. They had a blast which was much-needed after the drama before Tav’s appointment. The principal called to harass me about Tav homeschooling and not being on the school campus. After Hubby had it out with her over harassing us I realized that she was not going to give up and would only escalate if LittleMiss was still in public school. On Monday we withdrew her from the school. We were not prepared for pulling her out but we are excited to be together and the freedom we have to both learn and just to be a family. I never realized exactly how much a slave we were to the school. We weren’t able to do anything in the afternoons because bedtime routine of dinner shower and bedtime started at 6 pm. During school hours I had to be nearby because it seemed I was forever having to go to the school for something. Needless to say the freedom to do whatever, whenever, is fantastic.
Unschooling Tav
As you already know we decided to withdraw Tav from public school. There were reasons on top of reasons but the biggest issue being her unknown stomach disorder. She was either at home suffering or suffering at school and having to come home. It was a tough decision because she is a social butterfly and loves everyone and in return they love her. I thought it was so sweet that her teacher was so sad to see her leave. Really though we felt it was in her best interests to be at home leaning here. She loved the idea so we set off on a grand adventure to do a mixture of traditional schooling and unschooling. She wants to learn everything so technically I guess we are unschooling. She is eager and inquisitive and so much fun to hang around with so I know this is going to be great. That said I am very worried that I will be able to stay “on task” so to speak and get her all the information she wants and needs to know. Those days that are hectic and crazy or those days when I flat out just do not feel like doing anything at all. However I push those doubts to the side and tell myself that of course like everything else in life there is a learning curve and I have to be a tad bit forgiving. With the help of wonderful supportive friends we can do this and do it brilliantly.
