begin again

I am homeschooling the kids now.....things with the gurukula didn't work out.

Rama is a breeze when I can actually get him to work. He picks up stuff in no time, and never seems to have to study, he looks at it and knows it, I handed him the abacus, showed him one time how to use it and within 5 minutes he was telling me math problems!
Padma is, was always, 10 steps being her twin...She likes to work, she enjoys studying but the basics are coming hard for her. She is turning words around, saw for was, d for b, but that is normal for a new writer. I make it a point to work with her more, but then Rama, in his perpetual quest for justice and absolute fairness, says she doesn't deserve the good job sticker because she got "too much help"

Jaiadeva is a willing worker, has excellent penmanship, but cannot tell me what the letters are. He is not grasping math at all. A talk with his psychiatrist has pretty much convinced me that we should try public school with him again, not for the education, which we know he wont get, but to get the special services like speech therapy that could possibly help him.

On another note, I have been baking a lot and will be bringing my recipes for cakes and other things over here. I have been experimenting with new foods and products from India, seasonal fruits and whole, organic foods. Expect lots of pics!!