I must be to have 6 first grade girls in sleeping bags down in my basement for Bryn's 7th birthday party! Actually they all look about ready to totally pass out and I am thinking they may all be asleep by the time I get back down there. We had 10girls over for dinner, ice cream sundaes and crafts (decorating pillowcases and flip flops) until about 9 this evening and we already survived that so I am hoping the hard part is over! Actually, they were great and I think they all had a lot of fun. We'll see if that holds until the morning!
Bryn had her ballet "Magic Tree House" performance today. she was a bird, an army ant, a jellyfish and a baby dolphin. Grandma came and Bryn's friend, Riley, from school and his mom came so she had a whole little cheering section.
I have an appointment to meet with the principal of the public elementary school and with the administrator of Bryn's current private Christian school to discuss options for school next year. Aaron and I are really struggling with what to do at this point. Fortunately, Bryn does not currently struggle with her schoolwork, but it is also unfortunate in a way as she really is perfectly content knowing the material and not having to work very hard. After witnessing many of our current college students and their dislike of having to do any work that involves thinking of any kind, we don't want to set Bryn up to be the kind of kid who shies away from a challenge. I feel strongly that she needs to be challenged now and not just be able to cruise through her schoolwork but I can't come up with a way to deal with the problem since neither school offers much in the way of extra curriculum. And I am pretty sure we can't afford the $1500 a month it would cost to send her to a private school in Kansas City. So here we are...
I am off to check on the girls...I am hoping for 6 little sleeping beauties...
2 comments:
Slumber party...oh my, better you than me! I still cringe thinking about Annie's first grade (or was it second?) grade slumber party. Actually, it was just one girl causing all the problems...oh but what a pain she was.
I didn't realize Bryn was still going to a private school. I wish you all the luck in the world...believe me, we understand what you're going through. Hence homeschooling and the end of my life as I knew it. (Yes, I'm being melodramatic here, but it really was the only option left for us.)
Six first grade girls, oh my! But I see y'all survived! With girls I think I always thought the key was to have an even number never ever an odd number b/c someone got left out. Three never worked for us!
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