Book Review - I will add to my blog later I want Cenny to give her opinion

You will cry when you get half way though this book - and then cry all the way to the end....I am still crying and I hate to cry.....but this author can write a tale that sticks in your head like a well done movie ...every time I picked up the book the movie started to play from where I left off in beautiful color and sound...better that any movie they can make that is for sure...This is an author to read for good - heart wrenching drama - 

Cenny asked for this book and so I picked it up at Walmart---which I never do since books come to our house on a daily basis for free---but she really wanted this book and the library had a long waiting list so I broke down and bought it for her - She commented as she read that the movie in her head would just pause every time she put it down and begin again with the first word she read - she wanted someone to talk to about the book so she asked me to hurry and read it - I did less than 2 days and I am sobbing like a starving infant....I hate to cry....I will not be going to this movie in June, Cenny can take a friend instead.

I look forward to our discussion now that I am done to see what she thought of the story....I love book discussions.

Disappointed - silly but true!

I am a bit disappointed and I know it is stupid but I thought that this semester I had a teacher that would grade more difficultly and really give me some good feedback on my work- well I was given all the points on almost every assignment and then with the extra points for great - fantastic jobs I ended the semester with 224/220 points - what? that is better then all the points and 228 would have been the best I could have gotten - My pursuit of the A and the perfect semester has been met too many times and I am getting bored and need feedback not praise on my work - 

Yes I know this is a stupid thing to complain about - but I am worried I will not have the knowledge I need to pass my content and pedagogy tests this next month.  I have a 4.0 for the 60 credits I have and most of those are perfect scores - no missed points and several times extra points.  I guess I just need feedback that will help me pass my exams since there is no teacher - just a computer scoring my answers.

Whineeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ;)

I was subbing 2nd grade and this little girl was walking with me down the hall - she pointed to the kid in front of her and said "He just farted ---gross."  I said everyone farts- she looked at me as if I had just told her Disney movies were make believe - she then asked if I fart - I told her everyone does including me.  Her chin dropped to the floor in shock and disgust and as we went pass a teacher working with a student at a desk in the hallway this little girl grabbed the teacher - pointing to me and yelled "SHE FARTS"  and then she walked on. 

I had a hard time not cracking up and falling on the floor laughing - YES Virginia, we all FART!!!!  Even Santa Claus - shocking !!!!

Almost done with this part -

This semester is coming to an end and not too soon for me - I have one last paper to write and then I am done - done - done - one class left this summer in the cities and then finished with the class work needed to get my sped license.  I am so sick of school and driving to Rochester and now I am sure I will be sick of driving to the cities after 7 weeks- but almost done is what I keep telling myself - 

Every paper I write I want to start it with the statement "I DON"T CARE ANYMORE."  but I rethink that and get it done anyway - so sick of school and not being home.  I ran into my friend son, she is also in school and we drive together most days, he is in 3rd grade and when I asked how he was he told me that his mom in school is very hard for him also....I guess I forget that it is not just me in this scenario this time - the family is suffering as I am - I am so busy and tired and fed up with busy work that I want to scream----2 years is a long time and thank heaven it is almost over - 

Now I just need to pass my content and pedagogy exams and student teach for 12 weeks - I can see the finish almost - just a bit hazy and on the horizon - thank heaven much longer and we all would lose it for sure. 

We have had a tough couple of weeks and then this!!!! Stressful being a parent.

Our oldest son, G, is in this exact area of Chile serving a mission for our church.  We saw the report of the 8.3 earthquake at dinner time and then heard that everyone had been accounted for in his group around midnight---he did finally email us yesterday telling us what happened and how he was doing....stressful being a parent.

The last few months our youngest, J, has not been himself.  He has been moody, depressed and grumpy....very grumpy -things that use to not bother him start screams and tantrums now.  Well he finally exploded a few weeks back and told us he was being bullied on the bus and at school...we called the school and had a meeting.  J was also talking about things like 'why get up in the morning?' 'why live any longer?' so he was starting to scare us.  We met with the school administrator and discussed the bus and school problems.  We called and met with a therapist and then prayed and prayed and prayed for peace of mind so we would know what to do.

J took a tour of the Catholic school in town and that day I had just come from his other school subbing to the meeting after his tour - I entered the Catholic school and I felt my prays had been answered - this feeling of peace came over me and I knew this is where he needed to go to school - at least for the rest of this year and maybe all of middle school.  I met with the administration of the Catholic school and they assured me they would not try to make him a Catholic but religion would be required along with Mass once a week.  

We went home and discussed the pros and cons of both schools and after a week or so J decided to try Catholic school.  Seeing the therapist again he told her his decision and how so far, 2 days of school so far at that point, he liked his decision.  She told me after the appt that he seemed more lively and excited about life then the last time she had seen him.

I am crossing my fingers that this is the right decision and things will get better.  J is already happier then I have seen him in months, he is spending time with friends again and with the family instead of disappearing to his room for the day.  He is loud and smiles more often - I had forgotten how loud he can be when he is himself and not depressed.

We are still praying that we will know what to do to help him through this rough time of life...he is usually such a happy - busy - active - kid---I hope to see that come back full force this summer when the snow finally goes away.