It has not been a happy Friday, but I'm glad it is Friday. I have been the victim of a gallbladder attack (or at least, that's what the symptoms point to). I made at trip to the doctor and spent the rest of the day immobilized by some pretty nasty pain...and this from a woman who had two kids with no pain medication! So, not much today, but hopefully I'll be back soon.
I am so excited to go through Exploring Countries and Cultures again. The last time my kids were so little -- 3rd grade and Kindergarten. And now they are in 5th and 8th grades! They have grown so much over the past five years. As I began to think about our plan for this year, I realized two things: 1) my gifted eldest child remembers just about everything we covered in ECC the first time, and 2) my younger one hasn't had many of the basics that ECC covers. So I was faced with a dilemma -- how do I adjust ECC to suit the very different needs of both children? How do I shift the focus for my 8th grader to aspects of ECC that she hadn't spent time on before (such as types of governments, imports and exports, etc.) while also taking my younger child through the more foundational information that he missed when he was just a kindergartener? ECC is designed to be parent-led, family learning, with a supplement for 7th and 8th grade. But I came to the conclusion that I need to deco...
Sorry you're not feeling well. I know exactly what you're going through. I had my gallbladder removed when my youngest child was six weeks old. I had attacks while I was big and pregnant but had to wait until after the baby was born for surgery. Those attacks are one of the most miserable things I have ever gone through. So sorry. I hope they abate soon. You'l be in my prayers.
ReplyDeleteTonia, thank you so much for your prayers and well-wishes! This is by far the worst attack I've had and I'm quite ready to face surgery if they can promise the pain will stop.
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