I have been running on overload for several weeks now and it is beginning to get to me. You have probably noticed this from the tone of my recent blogs. I am feeling pulled in too many directions. Although it seems that, many of us here at adoptionblogs.com are experiencing similar turmoil this time of year.

We have been homeschooling our children for about 10 years now and the public school has never bothered us, until now. The state foster care agency has allowed us to begin homeschooling our 10 year old this year, with the rest of our children. She has been with us for three years and wasn’t feeling completely like part of the family. We have signed the paperwork to adopt her, but it isn’t expected to be approved for another six months.

For some reason, the school is harassing the state foster care worker and us, about our daughter not being in public school. Finally, I begged HSLDA to have one of their lawyers call the school, which they did. We have been members of HSLDA for the 10 years we have homeschool, but we have never needed to use their legal services. Surprisingly, the school district told the lawyer that they didn’t have an issue and they were not sure why HSLDA was calling. Hmmm…

I read Kelly’s blog earlier, “Why are you Angry,” and she was venting about her child’s medication. My daughter with FAS is once again digging holes in her skin because of being on too high a dose of ADHD medication. At a lower dose, she can’t concentrate, at a higher dose she scratches until she bleeds. While she was off her anti-psychotic medication, she gave all of the horses’ haircuts, so we put her back on it. Lately, she has been doing many strange things, including giving details of something she says she has done, but hasn’t. Luckily, we see the psychiatrist tomorrow.

We planned a wedding in six weeks, bailed a birthfather out of jail, and kept our grandchildren for a weekend.

I’m homeschooling five children, attending a homeschool co-op for four hours every week, and caring for two toddlers. My hours at the post office have tripled because a coworker has gone off on medical leave. We are nursing an injured horse, and a lizard we thought was dead months ago.

I’ve had to call my mother twice to pick up our 14 year old from college in the past two weeks. It seems strange calling your mom for help when you are in your forties. AWANA and music lessons have started for the year so things aren’t likely to slow down. Our daughter wanted us to keep the grandbabies last night, but we were too tired.


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