Goodbye Eight

Kaley wrote me, "I'm so exited but it feels different. I'm never gonna be eight again! But I like the feeling of being 9."

I told her 9 was a 1/4 of momma's age. Just 9 more. Outta Highschool. Double that and BOOM, you're momma. Double that, you are about Aunt Margarette. And BOOM it's about over. For goodness sakes! You are 9... and that's about it! A slippery slope! I'm so sorry!

Then we read "Lord Of The Rings". We are on Chapter 8, "Leaving Lothlorien." Yes, leaving the wonderful world of age 8... the magical and safe Elven forest... about to hit Chapter 9... "Crossing The River".

An aside: We decided to homeschool Kaley again after the Christmas break. So yesterday, they went through and withdrew her. Public school was good. Kaley was doing well, maybe too well. I think it just boils down to teachers screaming too much in the classroom, bus drivers holloring in the bus and the assistant principle scaring everybody when the teacher's screaming or threats of missing recess didn't work to calm down the class. Most kids are used to that, and I can't blame the teachers for freaking out, but anyways, Kaley and Kim really wanted to work together. Kim taught third, and Kovi (a bomb for the teachers in a few years) is just about manageable now.