Literal

Collin is so extremely literal that there are times I don't know whether to laugh or cry about it. For instance, he was completing a science worksheet the other day that asked why birds migrate. It had a picture of a hamburger and mittens as clues to help him with the answers of food and warm weather. Collin writes hamburger and mittens for the answer. He also does this fun thing where he tries his best to find a reason that something I've said isn't true. Something along the lines of Dylan asking me what color the sky is and I'll answer "blue." Collin will then point out that sometimes the sky is gray or black. He has been doing this for quite a while and it can be unnerving. I wonder if all kids do this? Is it a precursor to the days when he will think I'm a complete idiot? There are times that he is concerned that I've forgotten to do something or haven't done it right. I make sure to point out what a good job I do of taking care of him. That I keep him fed, clothed and such and that I'm quite a responsible person! =) I just wonder if I'm seeing some preteen behavior already. He is only going to be nine next week!! I know it could also be related to insecurities because of being adopted. I think something children realize that one parent left them or couldn't take care of them and what will prevent it from happening again? I hope that I find the right words to calm his fears if this is the case.

In other news, his homeschooling is going quite well. He loves the books provided in the curriculum. He even asks for them to be read at times that aren't scheduled. We are finishing some of the novels way ahead of schedule because he is so interested. I love how excited he is about reading! If he gets nothing else out of this program (which of course he will), I am thrilled that he is developing a true love of reading. He has always been a good reader, but he just didn't like to do it much.

I also have not such good news to report. The sale of our house fell through. We were supposed to close this Friday, but the buyers pulled out after the inspection. There wasn't anything too major on the report, but lots and lots of little things. We are going to work to correct most of them, but the buyer wasn't willing to wait for them to be fixed and didn't want to fix them himself without a drastic price drop that we weren't willing to agree too. So, here we sit with two houses again. Of course the financial mess our country is in is not helping to calm my nerves. Showings have all but stopped, but our realtor said that is happening everywhere. I just pray that things don't get drastically worse than they are now. I'm still pretty confident that things will work out in the end.