I know after all the whining and complaining I've been doing on here, I should have posted last night about the conferences. Honestly, I'm simply tired of thinking about it. Have you ever had anything that consumed you so much it just left you feeling exhausted? That's where I am.
Anyway, here's the latest. We met with Brady's teacher first, and everything went great. I wasn't worried about it, but it's always nice to here that everything is going well. It's also nice to get a chance to talk with his teacher more. I'm not up at the school every week, so I don't really have a relationship with the teachers. So then we went to Avery's. Luckily there was no one in line, so we didn't have to wait too long. His teacher is super nice. I knew that the first time I met her, but without frequent communication, it's hard to keep that in mind. I do feel bad about how upset at her I've been. I'm bad about that. I assume the worst, and I have a big mouth. (I know it's hard to believe!!) Anyway, we didn't jump right in, but let her tell us what she had to say. When it came time, we mentioned that our only problem was the whole recess thing. I think she feels the same, but her hands are tied. They are trying to get outside more, but this week, they only went out once. They are having to change things around because of the new reading program. We heard the same thing from both of their teachers. That the county spent tons of money on this reading program, so that's why they are required to do 90 min. of reading. It is literally shoved down their throats. I'm so frustrated at the whole stupid situation!! I feel like the people who make these decisions aren't teachers and don't have a clue about what is really best for the kids. Anyway, we didn't pull out the print outs we brought with us about what they are required by law to get. It just wasn't that type of situation. His teacher was so nice about it, but she still doesn't quite understand how we feel about it. I don't know what we'll do now. I guess we'll just see how it goes. I know one thing though...I'm done talking about it around the kids. I've not been as good about waiting until they're in bed. I know that it affects them, so I'm determined to put it behind us and make the best of this year. I feel closer to his teacher, and I know that she truly wants what's best for the kids. Unfortunately, I think it's the system that is failing us now. So, I think I'm done venting for now. I get ahead of myself and run my mouth, and then I regret it. I am sorry for putting the majority of the blame on his teacher. Thanks for letting me vent my frustrations.
We finally got around to putting up the trampoline this afternoon. August and September were too hot to play outside anyway. These cool days and perfect evenings are wonderful. I love this time of year, even if it is a month late. I was trying to get action shots of the kids, so they're kind of blurry. I had to take quite a few of Chloe to get one where she was actually in the air. We only let them jump a little since we don't have the net up yet. Notice the field behind us with the bails of hay. It's so nice to know that there will never be any houses right behind us.
