Testing and birthdays

Actually, I'm feeling quite optimistic.. I think. I did the best I could, in the relatively short amount of time that I had, to prep Jack for the start of his Spring achievement tests. I find myself wondering what teachers do for the last month of school if their students pretty much need to know everything for this final batch of tests? I mean, Jack probably doesn't know 100% of everything required of him for the 3rd grade, and I felt myself trying to cram in maybe a bit too much at times. But once we hit 2:20pm on Friday (the longest school day we've had since we started homeschooling- by about 20 minutes LOL), I was done. He was done. Our day wasn't even really that stressful. I read a book that took about an hour, and we did some science experiments, etc. I may quickly go over a few things about looking back over his test to make sure he didn't miss any questions, and can only hope that he remembers that. I'm not sure if the Special Ed. director can say anything? (I would assume she probably has to give some directions, so maybe I don't need to worry about it).

Today my little girl (who is still technically very small) turns 11! Savannah got to celebrate by getting her ears pierced. I chose the more expensive, more involved route of going to a professional piercing place, which someday I think she'll appreciate. The funny thing is that some women can't believe I waited this long (because doesn't every mom pierce their babies these days?), and others couldn't hold back their opinion about little girls piercing anything other than their ears. That isn't the type of mom I am, thanks!!

I'm not sure what we'll do today to celebrate being 11. I do know that Savannah is desperate to have a sleep-over, so we're going to have at least one friend over next weekend. We haven't officially invited anyone else, and I'm not sure I'm in the mood for a gaggle of girls keeping me awake all night. I'm sure this is why I didn't have more sleep-overs when I was a kid. Once I can recall two girls coming over one night.. I don't have any good memories of it. :P Let's not forget the cleaning that I have to do. Sigh.