Staying with Family, Preschool

We've been super busy packing and moving things in the last 2 weeks and atlas by tomorrow, Sunday, we will be all done! Thanks to my husband and some friends who helped us move, we've already moved out 90% and have only very little left to do. What's left are the big, bulky items like the frig, washer, dryer and some boxes which the movers will do quickly.  Moving is a such a headache and this time, this is our final move! We've hit the record this year for moving for sure, having now moved 3 times in 6 months!

With my SSI pending and the home remodel costs as well as still trying to keep the kids in preschool, we've decided to skip the temporary 2 week stay on a hotel to cut back and save. Besides, the kids most likely would enjoy being in a house with a yard and the chance to play with their cousins than being stuck in a small hotel room. The 2 weeks stay will fly by fast. I just hope there won't be any personal issue that come up, especially when we are staying with family and can only be grateful for their help to welcome us into their home.

Tarceva Rash is slightly better

By now, I've been on Tarceva about a month now and the rash has improved or has subsided.  My face looks so much better now with just a slight rash.  I'm delighted. Energy wise, I'm feeling good too. Overall, I'm feeling and looking much better. The only difference is now my appetite isn't very well. I don't eat as much and food doesn't taste as it used it, maybe I'm just so busy and if course, with 3 kids, I'm too busy to cook and tend to have no time out for myself.

Sylvan Learning

With the 2 older kids in preschool, the mutual goal between me and the preschool was they learn some social skills, have fun as well as teach them to master the basics of phonics, alphabets, numbers and other kindergarten grade academics.  Well, so far, it's lacking academics and so I've been busy trying to find a good pre-k and other tutoring academic program for Ethan and possibly also Ellen. I've made some calls and visited a few schools such as Kumon and Sylvan. 

After doing some research, I've decided to enroll Ethan into the Sylvan Learning Center program to help him catch up and learn the fundamentals of reading. It sounds really promising and I'm hoping it will help him speed up quickly and find joy in learning!

Based on the assessment test that Ethan took and pretty much did poorly, I'm now very uncertain about sending Ellen to the same full day, full time home preschool program. It's mostly a fun daycare program and doesn't seem to help them learn much at all. So, I still trying to find a good academic program for her.

Education and mastery of the basics of reading, writing, math and comprehension is so key to their academic education and future. Although it may seem silly to worry about this now at their ages of 3 and 4, I really think their ability to do well in school and find fun in learning is key and cornerstone to jumpstart of their educational ability. At this age, kids are like sponges and absorb so much. It's a window of opportunity that I don't want to miss and get them ready for life. 

Mainly, as most Moms, I worry about them and their ability to grow up being well rounded, have confidence and academically perform well in school. With my prognosis, I just don't know if I will be here for the long term to hold their hands all the way through and help them through their struggles of homework and life. For now, I have to focus on what I can do to help them prepare them for life. So, my goal is try to work with the kids with their academics as well as find the right preschool academic program that will help them do the same.