Well yesterday began with an obvious lack of interest toward school. I knew that I was going to do a rather light load with the kids. The weather was yucky, it was gray and sticky, which always makes this household want to fixate on our personal interests and Ariel and Joshua tend to have short fuses with each other. They really were not into school but we pushed through and had some fun anyway. I was being rather hard on myself because I had not completed all of the tasks I had planned. I have issues with school and tend to be very hard on myself at times. I have such a desire to well by my children and ensure that they are receiving the education that they need. On days where we are a bit lax I kick myself a bit.

I am not crazy about it, there are just thoughts that will cross my  mind.

I then remind myself that they are in kindergarten and have all been assessed and are exactly where they need to be or beyond. I am not feeling insecure or fearful, I just want to make sure I am doing right by them. I hope that makes sense. Anyway, as I had several thoughts of doubt cross my mind yesterday and was having concern about Daniel’s social interactions, I was pleasantly surprised to hear Ariel and Daniel talking together. I stopped and listened to what they were saying and I heard Ariel saying to Daniel that they should color pictures together. She and Daniel came to me and both asked “Can we have white paper, for drawing?” Both of them!

I gave them a stack of papers and off they went.

I heard them talking about what they should draw, Ariel had the ideas and Daniel would say “yeah” and then they would draw their picture. There were a couple of times that Ariel would ask Daniel what he wanted to draw and he would tell her. After they completed each drawing they came in to show me their great works of art. I was so happy to hear them laughing and talking together. To see Daniel have such pride about what he did  and his joy at being able to draw with his sister was far better than completing the school tasks that I had stuck in my head. That was school, on so many levels. It takes a lot for Daniel to use writing instruments and usually I see him concentrate so hard that it  is far from enjoyable.

Yesterday was enjoyable for him.

Not only did he create some pictures, but he connected with Ariel and shared what was on his mind. Ariel wanted to hear more and they had a conversation, she encouraged him and he responded in a way that he has not before. That is what I call a great day!

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