First off, a question. I've GOT to get this form into the Ukrainian embassy and I'm not sure about 2 of the questions. Since I'm having trouble getting in touch with the embassy, I will ask here. First, it asks from where we entered the USA. Since we flew Kiev<Paris<Salt Lake does that mean I put Kiev or Paris? Then, it asks for an issuing agency on her passport. I can't find this info anywhere on her passport. Help!!
Wow. The last few days have been interesting. At first Ira really enjoyed doing the English program we have on the computer. Now that it's gotten a little harder though, she's decided she doesn't like it. Mom will be working with Little One for school and Ira will just up and go downstairs to play Barbies. When I went down to tell her that this was her school for the time being, she argues and asks why, pouts, comes upstairs, sits at the laptop (which I really need to get back to Mom and Dad....) and closes the thing. You can lead a horse to water, right? *sigh* At least she sat there.
Wednesday we had a MAJOR fight to get her to mutual. And this was even a fun one! It was combined with the YM and they were doing human fooseball (how do you spell that??) She was hiding under her bed, crying and wouldn't come out. When I finally got her out from under there she went to the couch and refused to get off. By this time she was sobbing and saying she doesn't like church. She likes it in Ukraine (though she did clarify that she likes it in the village, NOT in Dnepro where I'd taken her to the branch...LOL) I told her she wasn't IN Ukraine, she was in America and this is what we do. Then I get, "I want Ukraine!" Yeah, well, so do I. But she can't go right now anymore than I can, so this is what we're doing. At this point I was about ready to sit down and cry with her. If Husband hadn't been there ready to take her and we hadn't been so late already, I probably would have. Little One was crying too because she wanted Daddy to stay with her and not me. How cow! I finally gave her the choice of having me or him go with her and she wanted me to. My hair and my clothes were all wet because I'd just gotten back from running and it had been raining, but hey. Whatever. She wouldn't put her tennis shoes on because she was NOT going to play. Again, whatever. Whether or not she played or even had fun was her decision. Going was not. She did refuse to play, but she smiled and laughed at watching the other kids play and was as cheerful as could be when we got home. *rolls eyes*
In other news, she's starting school on Monday. After much thought and prayer I'm really feeling like homeschooling isn't the best for her. At least right now. Maybe there will be a time when I can pull her out again or maybe even do a part-time public school thing, but for now this is what I feel is best for her. We met with the principal of the elementary school yesterday. Age wise, she's in 6th and if she's going to Jr. High in the fall then it will be good for her to get to know some kids first.
She's not happy about this. I don't know how many times I heard yesterday that she doesn't want school. What? She has to do math? Heaven forbid. She likes PE and that's it. Well, sorry kid. You can't have a whole day of PE classes. She's understandably worried about it not being a Russian school. "I don't understand." she keeps telling me. I told her this will help her learn English and that soon she WILL understand. Honestly, I'm expecting a battle like getting her to mutual when it's time for her to go on Monday morning. I'm already planning to wake her up plenty early in order to allow time for such a tantrum.
She's still mean to Little One and has just learned to be a little sneakier about it. Little One does her fair share of being annoying too though. And no. I do NOT want to hear about how kids fight so this is totally normal. Sorry, but the scriptures say to not allow them to fight. I just haven't figured out HOW to apply that yet. :)
