The Plan

So its been about 2 weeks since I posted... and since I checked the blogs I follow!! Kinda crazy around here.

But I am happy to announce we have a plan for Madi.
First of all, we are switching her schooling.  She is still going to be homeschooled, but instead of a cyber school, she will be doing something a little abnormal.  Our school district offers a cyber program through the school that involves a lot more interaction from teachers.  But.. Madi just isnt doing so well with the computer... it involves so much more than just learning the subject at hand that she gets bogged down.  So the teacher in charge of the PRIDE program (the cyber school and alternative ed) is devolping a program just for her.  Its book based and we can use the cyber school as extra help and a supplament.  I will be teaching her lessons, but it has been so much easier to let her do her work on her own!!  I am loving it!

We have also decided to join the local YMCA as a family.  This will be such a good move for us.  During the day I can go to the gym and Madi can hang out in the child area!  They also have a gym class she can take when Im excercising.  We will have pool privileges for the evening for everyone, and they have lots of classes in the evening for adults and kids.  I am looking forward to using this a lot!!!

Another thing I have been doing is having Madi read her bible while I read mine.  She sits in her room and reads it and it has given her a love of the bible in just these past 2 weeks!!  She always like to look at her bible and liked to memorize her verses, but I didnt think she would like reading it becuase it is advanced.  Well... this momma underestimated Jesus!!  She UNDERSTANDS everything she reads when she reads it.  Its awesome.  I had her start with Matthew and then let her decide.  She has decided to read the whole bible.  New Testament first. This makes me so so so so happy.  This is the kid that 2 years ago couldnt read anything.  Couldnt even spell her name!! 
Anyways... having her do this calms her more than any other activity... even other reading.  Again... Jesus!

And lastly... she is spending more time with my mom and Mike's dad to help her have other role models, to give me a break, and especially to get more of that male bonding in a healthy way with her Pap Pap.