Crane

These birds walk past our home everyday.  Yesterday Asher took some video of them.  So I told him if he took that video and figured out what these beautiful birds were and wrote a paragraph about it, that could be his school for the day.  I thought he would be excited.  He just had to take what he was already doing to the next level and it was simple just a little googling.  But apparantly I was very wrong.  It led me to a few hours of school pondering.  Mainly, how do I turn my kids into those kids, you know the ones I am talking about.  The ones who have their own YouTube channel with 1000 followers, who are doing a scientific project on lowering our footprint, while writing a children's book, all while being extremely sociable and humbly cheerful.  As my mind created this child whom I have yet to find,  I realize my goals have take on a life of their own.  When I do this, which happens more than I car e to admit, I like to take a step back and count the blessings.  Here they are my children have youtube channels.  They are accomplishing schoolwork, my husband has a job,  my kids are getting along better than they ever have.  They socialize with each other, which is more important to me than their having friends, and not something they did before we got on the road.  While they fight me constantly on projects they have to get done and chores, this proves they have fight and tenacity they will need to navigate the next 15 years which will be some of the toughest. 
So if you are still with me while I ramble on you will have learned that my children are absolutely normal and flat out amazing all in the same breath.  I am grateful for each and every one of them.