I personally love the big words, becuz I like to google the meanings and use them on hubby who is a natural with "big" words.
I hope I did the quote thing right... DS loves big words. One instance stands out to me. We were in a Lakeshore Learning store and he was around 3. He was looking at a pile of stuffed animals (he has so many that there isn't always room in his bed for HIM!) I heard him announce, in a very loud voice "Mama, I'm going to tentatively choose this one!" Everyone in the store stopped to stare... "How old IS he?" Geez. If I hear that one more time...
Today we were in a waiting room at the hospital lab waiting for my mom (she is having surgery on Thursday of next week). Mr. G was doing one of his "puzzle books" and a nurse walked by. This inevitable question came up. When I told her he was four, her comment was, "It's amazing what you can do with them when you are a stay at home mom and can work with him a lot." Yeah. That's it lady. He's not smart or anything, I drill him every day for hours. It's the other way around. He pushes ME.
I was gone all day and just got home. I was going to start asking questions at the school district and/or call the Davidson Institute to start asking questions. I guess it will have to be Monday. Is there generally a way around the rule about a child being 5 by a certain date? In Nevada public schools, a child must be 5 before September 30, 2009. DS's birthday is October 7!
We may be in limbo if the school district won't bend. That's okay, I know that the right thing will present itself. I just need to open to new ideas and not be surprised when good things happen. They always do!
