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She is 9!

I can't even believe I have a nine year old! This is my oldest, 9, and the youngest, 1 month. I'm so blessed to have her. She is a great big sister and enjoys helping take care of her baby brother!

Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies

So this has been floating around Facebook. I love red velvet and I love cheesecake so I decided to try it 

                     Finished product!

My opinion: I thought they were good. Though they were more cake like than brownie. I think next time I make them I will try to make them a bit more brownie like as well a putting more cheesecake mix on them so that you can taste it better. 

Testing time?

Do any of you have to do state testing as part of your homeschool requirement? Or do any I you do it just for your information?

In Arkansas we have do state testing from 3rd to 9th grade. The results are not even sent to the state just us. We can either attend a host site that gives the test or we can purchase a test from one of the approved suppliers and administer the test ourselves and submit our receipt of proof.

We just received our registration packet and I am trying to decide on doing the test myself or taking my 3rd grader to the host site.  In a way I think she may do better at the host site because she will know she can't ask for help. However I still don't like the whole testing idea in general. What would you do, or do you do in this situation?

On another note Kiya did all the testing at the local public school to determine a learning disability. We had not received the official results because of all the snow days and such getting everyone behind. We have an appointment this coming Tuesday to go over those results. I am nervous as heck. I don't want anything more to be wrong with her but I know she has an issue, so far they say ADD and Dyslexia. I want her to be able to get help that she needs. If they determine she needs it they will give her an IEP ad that will help her next year when she is in third grade and has to test. She will either be excuse from testing or she will get help with the test. 

Until then she does great with video learning. I she hears what she is learning she remembers every bit of it. 

Bed Schooling

Since I am still recovering from birth and we are all recovering from the nasty virus we are loving bed. So here is my view today.

To my right I have a sleeping infant and a still sickly 5 year old. They get to rest an be close for me to watch them and take care of them while still able to teach the girls.

Kiya works on her Foundations B book and Kailea is working on her Language Arts Lifepac book. Each is quiet work so they don't bug each other except to ask a question on the work. Getting back on the groove from holidays as birth has been slow but we are making it.

How do you get back into thing after birth of a new baby?