Stretching Back Into Vox

I've not posted on Refractions for a long time.  Months, I believe.  Probably this will happen again eventually, but for now I may pick up the pace a bit, which is to say, there may actually BE a pace again.  "Why now?" you may well ask.  "Because The Older Daughter now has her own blog and is reading my other, main blog," I reply, "thus limiting that about which her mother feels it prudent to write."

Yes, ratted out by the kids. 

So here is the official, celebratory kid-free post...at least until she finds the link here from her father's non-Vox blog (might want to change that, Dear).

Yesterday I attended a parent-teacher conference with The Younger Daughter's teacher and was given the information that as a 4th grader last year, The Younger Daughter had the grade level equivalents of a graduating h.s. senior+ in her reading ability, a sophmore-junior level language arts ability, and a 7th grade math score.  This is the child that is (unless the requirements have been recently changed) Mensa eligible.  The thing that pleased me most, however, was that she made the A honor roll.  Smarts she has in abundance, yes, scary smarts.  Focus and discipline are another matter, and it's been a while since all those active little grey cells managed to stay on task long enough to pull straight A's.  Her father and I are extremely proud of her, and more proud of her hard work than anything, as it will carry her farther than native but unfocused smarts ever would.

As for The Older Daughter, she brought her grades home and had made the A honor roll, as well, a feat she's not managed since early elementary years.  She's bright, but she has to work at her studies, and work she has been doing.  What's exciting about The Older Daughter's grades is that SHE was excited about them.  "Let's celebrate!" she cried, doing a happy sort of dance and waving the report sheet over her head.  So tonight we celebrate: pizza for all!

There are few feelings in the world like watching your kids work hard for something, accomplish it, and enjoy the results of their labors.