School Days

Some very good news. Deedle is doing great in school and her teacher has fallen in love with her. We still deal with anger issues at home, but not all of the time. I took her to an appointment down at the Univ. of Utah medical center to see about possibly doing some brain-mapping. I thought it would be something we really wanted to do. But after the appointment and driving home together, I felt more and more uncomfortable about it. And Deedle said to me, "Mom, its like every, single part of my body is telling me that I shouldn't do that." She's never said anything like that before. So, for now we aren't trying anything more, but may look into it in the future.

On Monday I dragged myself out of my sweats and into the blistering, snowy, wind so that I could see not one but TWO of my children honored by their school for their "Circle of Courage". SC was nominated in September for "Belonging" and now the other two were being honored for "Independence." Deedle glowed while receiving the award. Loumy was tentative, but then sat down, turned around, and high-fived Deedle. It was very cute and I am so proud of both of them.

I want to record what their teachers wrote about them.

"(Deedle) is fortunate to naturally have leadership skills. She goes about her day doing what she knows she needs to do. She has confidence in herself, and in her abilities. She is not arrogant, however, just the opposite. She is always willing to help others. Her self-discipline is evident as she sets high standards for herself and works hard to achieve them. I enjoy having (Deeds) in my class. She keeps me on my toes! ~Mrs. Perry"
What an answer to prayer to have this relationship with her teacher change and develop. At Parent/Teacher conference last month, when I told Mrs. Perry that we were moving, she truly had tears come to her eyes!

Loumy is an absolutely amazing child. I am not kidding. I find myself shaking my head so often just wondering, "Where in the world did this powerful spirit come from?" I mean, I've known very well, his whole life, that he has a powerful and amazing spirit, but I continue to be in awe of him and I need to work harder to be a better mother, because he deserves a much more patient mama, but I'm the one he was meant to be with, so I will try harder to be deserving of such a wonderful, little boy.

Here is what was written about him, "I would like to nominate (Loumy) to receive the Circle of Courage award for Independence. (Loumy) has shown great strength in being an independent student. He rarely ever has to ask what he is supposed to do when he is finished with his work. For only being in kindergarten, (Loumy) was grasped the concept of independence very quickly. He has learned how to become a self-starter by coming into class and getting started right away on his work. I appreciate this strength that (Loumy) has shown in the classroom. It is a great quality to have and I hope it will continue to stick with him in years to come. ~Mrs. Rhees"