When J and W woke up this morning they were in the mood for writing. J asked me to find her favorite tv star's mailing address. I found it online and she copied it onto an envelope. Then she sat at the table with a large notepad creating her letter. She wrote almost a whole page. It flows beautifully and there is no more of the choppiness and "all-over-the-place" writing that she used to get criticized at school for. I am so impressed. She came into this all on her own without being made to do any writing for months. She may not write very often, but when she does, I'm amazed. She has come so far.

While J was writing her letter, W asked me to help him make a book. He folded some construction paper in half and drew a picture. Then he dictated to me what it should say: "Once upon a time there was a boy named W in the park. Then he started to play...".

I called the superintendent's office to ask why I still haven't received anything from them this year. He finally realized that since I sent the 4Q, AA, LOI, and IHIP all in the same envelope in June, whoever filed it away assumed that it was all part of one single document. I said (half-jokingly), "Oh, I see. So, no one is actually reading anything I send. I get it now". I kinda figured that was the case. It's all stupid formalities and pointless hoop-jumping. They couldn't give 2 shits about homeschooling families.

W went off to school and J and I walked home. J actually scootered home. We took the long way, collected some more leaf samples, and even stopped at the park for a while. She went on the swings and played with an adorable little toddler. At home she finished her letter and sealed it and then started reading some of The Mouse and the Motorcycle. She read for almost 30 minutes. After that, she picked up her atlas/map workbook and did some of the games in there - including finding Colorado cities using coordinates and another was a dot-to-dot of Mount Kiluaha in Hawaii.

We walked back up to get W (she scootered again) and we all went to the playground. Daniella was trying to get away from W but he kept following her. I told him to play with other kids and when he did, she went looking for him, LOL. 4-year-olds are funny. K went to a day-care with school this morning where they have to take on a buddy. They read and play games with them. She loved it and gets to do that every Monday morning. They call it "Career and Community". It's a great idea I think.

We got home by 4, changed clothes and went for some pizza and salad before Musical Theater class. While the kids were in class, I went to Curves and finally got my first workout in since July. I'm not South beaching all that much anymore, so I better workout or I'll really feel guilty! I got to peek in at the last 10 minutes of their class and W is really getting into all the acting! The girls are really enjoying it, too. Especially since they both love "Wicked" so much.

B went to rehearsal tonight and I plan on following my newly revamped cleaning schedule - evening routine. I am going to bed no later than 10:30pm, too. I have to get myself together. Workouts, cleaning, rest, grocery shopping, and clutter control are all things I am planning on improving in my life!