Or should it be stupid lessons? My sons girlfriend proudly announced yesterday that she is pregnant. Now, I absolutely adore babies. I believe that they are each a special treasure that we are gifted with. I look forward to being a grandmother one day. However, I want the best for my grandbabies.........not to be born to unwed, immature, dependant teens. My heart breaks over what I can forsee in the future of this child.
On to other, more exciting things...today, my dear friends, is the last day of school. In just over an hour the bells will toll for the final time of this school year and we will have completed another successful school year. We've ended the year on a high note........everyone did awesome on their TAKS testing. Jen was just 1 question shy of having a perfect score on the math section and got commended (highest achievement) on all 4 sections of the test. Jared was awarded the Presidents Education Award for the year among others. Jeffrey got a special music award among others and I had one teacher wanting to take him home and keep him.
That reminds me of something he said once.........Teachers are always telling me how cute, precious, great, awesome, sweet, etc he is. One day last year we were walking down a hall at the school and I told him about someone saying he was too cute and gave this big shrug and sigh and simply said "Yea, all the women say that."
We have plenty plans for the summer. I think I'm going to take off every Friday to do something fun, whether it is spend the day at Grandma's, go to the movies, maybe the beach.......and any other idea I can come up with. We have I think 13 weeks of summer vacation so looking for ideas. Any ideas? Please share them.
Friday, May 25, 2007
Saturday, May 19, 2007
tough lessons
Some people, namely my son, refuse to learn from advice and insist on learning thru tough, hard-learned lessons.
He and his girlfriend determined that they were ready to be out on their own and set out on their adventure just this morning. Without even a dime in their pockets, they hitched a ride in the back of a friends pickup truck determined to make their fortune in Galveston. Their ride just dropped them off and then headed back home. Meanwhile, these two kids set out on foot to find a job but to no avail. Here it is midnight and they are hungry, no money, no place to sleep, no transportation............Get the picture????? And they were mad because we wouldn't let them take my van with a bad tire on their stupid adventure.
So now, after their know everything adventure of stupidity, they are requesting us to make the trip to pick them up. Should I? At midnight? Or should I let them endure more hardships to make them understand the stupidity of their ways? I lean toward the latter. Not without worry for their safety, because afterall, Galveston is not the safest place to out and about at night. But he thinks he is soooooo much smarter than us and needs a harsh reality check. But then, I don't think even this will make him understand. He is, after all, as stubborn as they come.
I am so weary of dealing with this child. I'm constantly wondering how I can endure anymore of his antics but somehow, through the grace of God, I have endured this long.
In other news..........we took the kids to see Shrek the Third today. Fun! We loved the little ogre babies. lol I love any kind of babies. :D And....I have a new kitty! Someone dumped her in front of my house a week ago today. She was terrified but has learned to trust me over the past week. She still gets very upset if I carry her out of my bedroom, though, and gets terribly upset if I leave her alone. I'll have to get a picture of her posted soon. The kids all agreed on a name for her......Saphira........after the dragon in Eragon.
He and his girlfriend determined that they were ready to be out on their own and set out on their adventure just this morning. Without even a dime in their pockets, they hitched a ride in the back of a friends pickup truck determined to make their fortune in Galveston. Their ride just dropped them off and then headed back home. Meanwhile, these two kids set out on foot to find a job but to no avail. Here it is midnight and they are hungry, no money, no place to sleep, no transportation............Get the picture????? And they were mad because we wouldn't let them take my van with a bad tire on their stupid adventure.
So now, after their know everything adventure of stupidity, they are requesting us to make the trip to pick them up. Should I? At midnight? Or should I let them endure more hardships to make them understand the stupidity of their ways? I lean toward the latter. Not without worry for their safety, because afterall, Galveston is not the safest place to out and about at night. But he thinks he is soooooo much smarter than us and needs a harsh reality check. But then, I don't think even this will make him understand. He is, after all, as stubborn as they come.
I am so weary of dealing with this child. I'm constantly wondering how I can endure anymore of his antics but somehow, through the grace of God, I have endured this long.
In other news..........we took the kids to see Shrek the Third today. Fun! We loved the little ogre babies. lol I love any kind of babies. :D And....I have a new kitty! Someone dumped her in front of my house a week ago today. She was terrified but has learned to trust me over the past week. She still gets very upset if I carry her out of my bedroom, though, and gets terribly upset if I leave her alone. I'll have to get a picture of her posted soon. The kids all agreed on a name for her......Saphira........after the dragon in Eragon.
Friday, May 04, 2007
SAT, ACT, and BAT
Jen tells me this morning, "Here, finish and mail my ACT registration. It has to be postmarked today."
She tells me this evening, "I have to be at the school at 7:30 in the morning for the SAT."
I need to tell her to stop asking me to take tests or I will go BATTY. :P Jeff just can not understand WHY she would VOLUNTEER to go take a school test and on a SATURDAY! PIMP He is too funny.
OK, so this morning I took her ACT packette to the school and asked the counselor to finish it. Hey, I'm not stupid! She did tell me she'll put together a parent support meeting later to fill out the all the financial forms. She has pretty much decided on Texas Christian in Fort Worth but we shall see.
Only 15 school days remaining to the year.....I'm always amazed at how fast these years fly by. I've been looking at summer programs for the kids. I hope Jen will be able to find another summer job. The boys have TaeKwonDo (we are taking a break this testing cycle), Jeff will be going to a tutoring session 3 hours a day, 4 days a week for a month, and we'll probably do a VBS or two. We plan to take a vacation trip this summer as well but have not decided exactly where that will be.
I am so not ready for Jared to be in middle school next year be he is excited. The school is planning a trip next June for his class to go to Virginia and DC but, gosh, he is still so little!!! I just can not see him making a trip that far away from home. I wish I could give him that experience but just when he is a little older.
Health has been tossing us a few challenges the past weeks.....Jared contracted chicken pox at school. Yes, even after getting the vaccination. They turned out to not be too bad. He had several days of pretty bad itching and used up tons of calamine lotion but most of the time he was home from school he was fine. He complained for days that he was bored and ready to go back to school, and watched the clock all day to see when the others would be home so he could play. And *I* am still struggling with kidney pain. I think I'll have to make another appointmet with the doctor next week. I expect he'll be wanting to do some tests. Fun Fun Fun
She tells me this evening, "I have to be at the school at 7:30 in the morning for the SAT."
I need to tell her to stop asking me to take tests or I will go BATTY. :P Jeff just can not understand WHY she would VOLUNTEER to go take a school test and on a SATURDAY! PIMP He is too funny.
OK, so this morning I took her ACT packette to the school and asked the counselor to finish it. Hey, I'm not stupid! She did tell me she'll put together a parent support meeting later to fill out the all the financial forms. She has pretty much decided on Texas Christian in Fort Worth but we shall see.
Only 15 school days remaining to the year.....I'm always amazed at how fast these years fly by. I've been looking at summer programs for the kids. I hope Jen will be able to find another summer job. The boys have TaeKwonDo (we are taking a break this testing cycle), Jeff will be going to a tutoring session 3 hours a day, 4 days a week for a month, and we'll probably do a VBS or two. We plan to take a vacation trip this summer as well but have not decided exactly where that will be.
I am so not ready for Jared to be in middle school next year be he is excited. The school is planning a trip next June for his class to go to Virginia and DC but, gosh, he is still so little!!! I just can not see him making a trip that far away from home. I wish I could give him that experience but just when he is a little older.
Health has been tossing us a few challenges the past weeks.....Jared contracted chicken pox at school. Yes, even after getting the vaccination. They turned out to not be too bad. He had several days of pretty bad itching and used up tons of calamine lotion but most of the time he was home from school he was fine. He complained for days that he was bored and ready to go back to school, and watched the clock all day to see when the others would be home so he could play. And *I* am still struggling with kidney pain. I think I'll have to make another appointmet with the doctor next week. I expect he'll be wanting to do some tests. Fun Fun Fun
