Not much to write about. Life is hectic as usual. Mike made it home, but hasn’t been here too much. He is gone again (just for the day, I think). The girls are still getting out early from school which makes my day feel cut in half.
Jake is continuing with his “I need to transfer” bit. I finally told him that if he writes me a paper with legitimate reasons, I will consider it. All I ever get from him is “I don’t have any friends”. That won’t cut it for me. Yes, I’m probably cruel, but I honestly don’t think moving to a bigger, new school is going to help him make friends. I'm pretty sure actually talking to kids is the answer to that problem. Oh well, I’m sure things will work out. Somehow.
Josh is doing good. He, thankfully, has said he doesn’t wish to transfer. I am extremely grateful for that.
Emma is dying. At least she thinks she is. She has allergies. I’m sure they are unpleasant. I’ve been dealing with them myself, but I’m also sure she isn’t going to kill over in the next day or two like she’s acting. She had me write a note for her to get out of gym and was much better that afternoon. It was a true miracle. Unfortunately, she had gym again today, so yes. She is on her deathbed again.
Elaina is up to her usual good natured self. Yes, that was sarcasm. She hasn’t been bad, but she has been getting more and more active lately and less able to handle things. If we could bottle up her energy and share it with the world, we would run out of things needing to be accomplished. Oh well. I’ll just have to keep re-directing her and getting on to the other kids who sing… or hum… or whistle… or snap… or etc. You get the idea.
5 comments:
Charlotte,
I truly am leaving you messages on your blogs. I am not sure what is happening. Let me know what I can do.
Chris
I am going to try this one more time. The first message was a no show. (Not that what I have to say is important news...)
I understand Jake's feelings about the 'no friend' crisis. I always felt that way during High School. The funny thing is that I look back and I had lots of friends. I just never felt included...no matter how large a group I was a part of...I felt alone and isolated. In the years that have followed I have talked about it with my adult friends. They all agree that they felt the same way. To some degree they felt alone and unaccepted. These people were also some of the schools voted most popular or cheerleaders. Strange. Who would have 'thunk'it?
I also empathize with Miss Emma. I HATED gymn with a passion. Why the heck is it really necessary? When passing out the needed coordination for all things athletic...I was absent that day.
Yep, it's true. I do not have the necessary chromosone needed to play volleyball(Too big of boobs to place my arms together) or basketball (can't run and dribble a ball at the same time to save my life) you know...those life altering things that will teach me all about life.
Oh, how I wish that we lived close together and could meet up in the mornings after the kids have left for school. We could gripe and complain. We could also laugh and internally thank Heavenly Father that we lived through that and don't have to face those things anymore....
Love you!
Chris
Hang in there, sista. We mom go through a lot of torment don't we. Dealing with each kid and there werid ticks and also worrying about how they are doing physically, mentally and socially. I hope things get better for Jake. It suck to not have any friends in High School. I had to hang out with Chris and her friends because I had none of my own. I'm sure that Chris hated that but it was my saving grace. I hope things get better for him. The rest of the kids will be okay too. I hope that Emma starts to feel better. Tons of people around here are getting sick. Remember, wash your hands over and over. We don't want to keep passing this lovely illness along too. I sure love and miss you !! Take care, ~Dana
WHAT???!!!! YOU TELL THE WORLD ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH JAKE BEFORE TELLING ME????? I am sure I'll get over it, but it'll take some time. It was an eye-opening experience for me.
And I would take Jake's concerns seriously. What's the big deal about transferring? If it would give him a new lease on life it might not be a bad idea. Besides, he could be experiencing bullying, negative peer pressure, or other kids making fun of him. I would take it very, very seriously. Jake is not the kind of kid to want to do things willy nilly. He's a good boy with a good head on his shoulders.
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