Well children here are gearing up for the appearance of Santa Claus tonight. We continue in our same routine. We are anxiously awaiting the return of N hopefully tonight and we will hopefully see her tomorrow -- but we the holidays we may not see her then either.
Gideon has not been feeling great the last couple of visits. He has been a little droopy but still very cute. It has allowed for a little more cuddling. He also wasn't ready for us to leave this morning. I ended up carrying him back into his room and then he was fine -- very cute as he kissed us both goodbye and then blew us kisses.
We took him out for a walk and he was trying all his tricks to get anyone he could to give him candy. I think the boy could be sick to his stomach and still eat candy by the handfuls.
We are still trying to decide what would be the best thing for N as far as schools go. We have looked into the ESL programs in the local public schools and they seem good, but we worry about dumping her in more than half way through the school year. We were wondering what some other people have done who adopted older children. We were thinking about maybe getting a tutor and homeschooling her for the rest of this year, focusing on English of course. [Sveta thinks this is the way to go.] Our hope would be that her English would be good enough by next fall that she could be pretty much mainstreamed into regular classes. We would love the opinions of those who have walked this road before us.
Can someone let me know when Ash Wednesday is?
I'm not sure if we will be able to get to the internet on the 7th and 8th, it is their Christmas holiday. If you don't see anything new up that will be why. I hate the thought of the interuption in communication, we miss being able to read your notes and know what is going on at home. We were glad to hear that Boar's Head went well. We knew it would. Now y'all take it easy on Will and Erin for a few weeks!
Our court date fast approaches. We are anxious to get on the other side of it so we can start the real count down to going home. Pray that the court hearing goes smoothly (I think the director of N's school will make trouble if she can.) Pray that N will grasp Englsih quickly -- the sooner she can communicate the sooner she will feel comfortable in her new home. Pray that we will all stay healthy.
Well, I guess that is all for now. We love and miss you all. Hug each other for us.
Peace
BLN&G
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I know that you are worried about dropping N into school in the middle of the year, but you might want to go to the ESL office first anyhow to see and visit the school. Homeschool with an English tutor is not a bad idea, but it might be good for her to meet some teenagers with similar linguistic difficulties. Just make sure you explore all of your options when you get back before you make a decision.
Michelle
Ash Wednesday is February 21. We're looking forward to a toddler and teen shower at St. Paul on 1/14!
we brought our 10 yr old daughter home in Feb - we thought we'd keep her home for several weeks/months before putting her in school, but after living in an orphange with 100+ kids - she really missed the socialization. We started her out just a few hours a day. I found a girl in her class that we spent time with outside of school - and that was HUGE help. You have to do what is best for you and N. For us, just getting her to school for a few months (Feb - May) helped us figure out where the gaps were in her learning so we could work on it in the summer. We worked more on the socialization aspect, English acquisition and just geting her used to her new environment for those first few months of school. We didn't officially enroll her in school until she'd been home about a month - so she had more flexibility coming and going. IT was exhausting for her initially, so we visited, did some of the specials . . . Other adoptive parents had told me that she would learn english more quickly being with kids than having someone teach her - and after watching our daughter I agree. While our daughter is younger than N, I'm sure there are some similarities. Feel free to contact me. Talk to your ESL office ASAP - and PUSH for services. It's AWESOME that you are giving N an opportunity at a new life. GOd bless you and please feel free to holler if there is anything that I can do for you!
Kim
We are so happy things are going well with the kids, your brother finds a little humor in the early "teenage" issues. To update you on him he will go to the academy on the 21st in Austin for 27 weeks. We understand he will have the weekends off. He will come home, we will go see him and meet at Dad and Kay's the most. We wish you all the best at the court hearing this week !!
Love,
Amy
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