And more changes

My poor girls. They have been through a lot this year.

Moving is stressful - anyone will tell you that. So here we are, new state (I know we've lived here before, but in some ways it is all new to them), new house, no bedroom for Maddie, new schools.

And now, two weeks into the year, Sylvia is being moved into a different classroom.

I've probably told this tale here before, our struggles with the local Gifted/Talented program. It's called Challenge. Alison tested in, and for a variety of reasons, we opted not to send her. When Maddie's turn came around, we turned it down again. Maybe we did it for the wrong reasons - who knows? - but we made what we felt was the best choice at the time.

In middle school, suddenly all the Challenge kids became Alison's best friends. She was put in some of their accelerated classes. Maybe it might have worked out after all (the reasons we didn't do it were many and complex). Maddie ended up in the Cypress equivalent when we moved to Texas.

But rather than second guess past decisions, we decided to re-evaluate Sylvia and her needs. Ultimately, we decided to have her attend a regular class and cluster into Challenge for only Language Arts.

Then we talked to the teachers - they wanted her in Challenge all the time. We listened to the discussion, thought about it, and finally today the decision was made: She is full-time Challenge.

She is worried about changing classes; I just hope she will fit in, that the work load won't be too much for her. On the other hand, I think she could stand to be pushed a bit.

Most importantly, we can't look back now. It's done - let's hope we made the right decision.