Thankful Thursday

It's been a bit of a rough week at our house with meetings and volleyball and such that I'm ready for the weekend that is coming.  Tuesday we had a meeting at Sprout's school about her math accommodation plan.  Several items weren't being followed so we met with her principal to discuss things.  He was very truthful that they had dropped the ball so to speak.  Things have changed and will be changing more as the week finishes out.  It's a bit of relief since we were considering having to pull her and switch her schools.  I really didn't want to do that, but if that was what was necessary then that would be what we did.  Sprout's issues are strictly in math.  She's way above average on everything else.  Math is a struggle.  We just got her accommodation plan at the end of last year so we are optimist that things will improve as the year goes on

Monday she found out her best friend who also has some learning difficulties is having to switch schools.  The school thinks they don't have the resources to help her like she needs.  Both girls are having a hard time with being split up.  They have been together since preschool at age 4.  We knew it was going to happen next year because Sprout is changing schools, but it was only going to be for a year and then they would be back in the same school again.  Now all that is in jeopardy and unfortunately the girls know it.  They are still in the same 4H club so they will still see each other, but just not every day.  We set them up to be able to text and video chat so I'm hoping that will help.  The year of big change was supposed to be next year and they were gearing up for that, but now it's this year. 

Still I'm thankful that we are all trying to work together to keep the girls in contact and be able to see each other.  I'm grateful my kid, who knows her friend has learning issues, still loves her and truly overlooks her issues to see the friend who is loyal.  She always draws her into her band of misfit friends.  Sprout always seems to be a magnet for the kids that other kids don't understand.  She only sees the good in them.  I asked why she doesn't want to be in the "popular" crowd and her answer is they are fake, aren't true friends, and her friends need her.  She sees the inside and not the outside and that makes me proud as a mom.  She is the kid who doesn't like to see someone left out of anything.