Quite a bit going on here. Marshall's dad is in the hospital. I will keep updates here.

I also went to Danielle's conferences last week. I didn't write anything here because I wanted to talk to Jorge first which I did on Wednesday. She is not imporoving with her speech or reading the way she should be. She is only in first grade but this and next year are very important years to make sure that she is prepared for the rest of her education. The only way to make sure that she catches with the rest of her class is to send her to summer school. This means that she will not be able to visit Jorge in California for her next summer vacation. Last year it was also suggested that she should go to summer school but I was so confident that she would catch up and I didn't want to interfere with the little bit of time that she has with her dad. I feel so bad about this whole thing. Danielle understood that she won't be going to her dads this summer because she has to go to school. She wasn't upset and I think that is because she also understands taht she is behind the rest of her class and she doesn't like that. She is such a smart little girl and I just know that with the extra attention and help will give her the confidence and skills she needs to catch up. Brittany was more upset than Danielle. Even though they fight (often) they are very close and as Brittany said they "have never been separated."

Jorge is hoping to at least be able to take some time off to visit her here over the summer but it won't be the same as staying with him n California. I will just have to keep her busy and make sure that her summer is extra special. My heart is just breaking over this whole thing. I just don't want her to end up hating school. Having a big sister who is always bringing home straight "A's" is something that I'm afraid will also make her give up on school. Growing up I always had really good grades and I didn't have to work very hard while my little sister had to struggle to get C's. I know that she had a very negative attitude and it wasn't until I moved out of the house and got married that she seemed to finally feel successful in school.