When at first you don't succeed, try try again...

Deep breath....huge exhale. Today was SO much better. Thank all the Gods. I was ready to pack it all up, head right back to SD. I tend to set very high expectations. Of course they are never met and I find myself disappointed more often than not. Yesterday was chaos. I felt like such a failure. The language program both of the girts were in was pretty phenomenal. Had I taken them out to receive a half assed education from their overwhelmed mother? Good News, the answer is no. We are doing homeschool so we can spend more time together. Another reason is because at this stage in their lives, I want to be the biggest influence. Today, I felt capable. I enjoyed teaching them. When #2 struggled, I addressed the issues, I explained. She could get lost in a crowded classroom, but with our one on one interaction I was sure she grasped the material. We finished in enough time, that we spent the rest of the day at the lake. We practiced some of the "scientific method" we had learned in class.  Thank you for the encouraging words. Thank you for believing in me when I had my doubts. This is all so new.