Therapeutic Riding

The girls are supposed to start riding horses next week. We are getting a scholarship for this including trying to get some autism grants. We did get the summer camp scholarships also. I'm glad I did this. I got so tired of hearing "we make too much money" that I didn't try. We actually do not make "too much money" especially with how many children we have. Well, as I searched on line for therapy I ran across therapeutic riding for children with ASD, etc. I hesitated and didn't do anything. Well, 2 Fridays ago, I went back on the website and wrote to the place and "click" I didn't hesitate. I was called back in about 20 minutes and the girls had a "lesson" on Saturday. And can you believe this?! My camera battery was dead. I always have it charged. Oh well, we will have many other changes for pictures.

We have sickness going around again. Ed was sick about 2 weeks ago, I got sick for at least 4 days last week and now we are both sick again. I don't know whats going on, but I am definitely ready for spring and summer. I want to walk in the sunshine and ride our bikes. I am excited to take the kids all around town, like we do every summer, and enjoy the creeks, parks, and coffeehouses.

This year, we may even be joining the pool. That will be so good for the kids to enjoy in the afternoon. I'm ready to teach the girls how to swim. I'm sure they will pick this up quickly.

This is an exciting summer for us. We have a nephew graduating high school, a niece graduating middle school, and our 1st grandchild due.

I was thinking about our homeschool today. I had put up a hugh timeline and science classification on the walls. Well, we really haven't done anything with them. Katie has had a hard time making it past a certain time with schoolwork. Her concentration goes. Believe me, she has learned tons of things especially from me reading and all the science videos we have watched. I worried about this but in reality we have many years to go. We just need to take things slowly and have fun while doing it. Ana's "handwriting" is also getting better. She usually traces some Bible verses. We had stopped doing this for awhile and just started again. I really noticed a difference. She is not that "shakey" anymore.

Tom is plugging away at his schoolwork. He said he would like another health book. He has been reading the Abeka health and he thinks it is outdated and he wants "real" health reading. :)

Becca is doing very well. She cleaned up the house for me today. It seems that when I'm down, the house automatically becomes destroyed.

Ben has started selling knives. I don't know the name of the company (the kind that gets college kids to sell), but he has already sold some and has many more showings. He's trying to get us to buy but they are way to much money for me.

Time to go.
~Margarete~