@Dionna it absolutely killed me and STILL kills me daily. Just the first week we had to deal with his teeth (they turned brown while up there, now back to a healthy white), his hair/nails hadn’t been trimmed, we had to wash EVERYTHING because they contained some weird odor. However as I said many times, the night terrors are the worst. We moved Daniel’s bed into our bedroom because of them and even now he has a hard time being say, in the activity room if we are in the living room. He HATES being by himself now.

@Melodie thank you! I needed it to be as close to XHTML compliant as possible and well… I wanted it to be pretty lol.

@Jeanette I think the most annoying about homeschooling/unschooling is how my family wants to quiz Daniel or try to get him to conform into their ideal of what he “should” know. Since pulling him out of public school his vocabulary has improved tremendously and his urge to really create has started to come back as well!

@BluebirdMama thank you so much!

@ Paige oh I really feel for you. I didn’t have SPD with my first so I had NO idea what I was in for. Same as you, it pretty much went away after the baby was born and I only feel it slightly every once in a while.

@ Sybil thank you! I am excited because Brookfield Zoo is one of the best!!

@Darcel thank you so much!! I pretty much had a ton of time to work on my site since I do it while the baby nurses lol. It’s so hard as an unschooler to get my family to respect that and NOT try to pressure Dan to fit into their idea of what an 8yr old should know/do/act/etc. Danny really is doing SO much better, not only emotionally/mentally but physically as well.

@Lauren lol I always say I am the worst teacher, Keith has been after me forever to teach him XHTML/CSS but I always feel lost because I pick it up SO easily I don’t know how to make it easy for another person. Yeah 2008/2009 was just… life changing really for everyone involved.

@Ruth Moss thank you, it kills me daily. I don’t understand how his biological father and bio-dad’s girlfriend could do the crap they did to my son. All the while they have a baby daughter who (from what bio-dad told me over the summer) wasn’t even being fed properly! I will NEVER understand it.

@Jessica thank you! I find it interesting sometimes that I parent the way I do considering the way I was raised (VERY mainstream and VERY abusive). The weather is really warming up in the next week so I have high hopes for some park time/zoo time! Get out of the house finally lol.

@Kate oh yes, it’s amazing how rejuvenating fresh air can be! I was never one for schedules and even less so now that Tristan is here. I am just not that organized lol.

I want to be more active, too. Just today I went on a brisk walk and it boosted my mood tremendously. I need to make more of an effort to to be outside in the sunshine even when it’s cold outside.

I also am working on more structure, not rigid, militant routines, but a flow to our days. Since baby number three arrived last April, we’ve been struggling to find our rhythm. I’m going to work on it.

Blessings.
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I look forward to reading more :)
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I love your layout and coding, too! You’ll have to teach me how to do things all neat-o like this. :)
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Another unschooler here! I love it. This journey has been so amazing for our family. I love seeing how my girls learn from everything.

I am so sorry your son has had a difficult time after coming back from his dad’s. It sounds like he is thriving since being back home with you.

I also want to be more active this year.