I am a tad bit upset right now because I believe that my laptop is infected with a virus. I won't dwell on negativity though.

On yesterday, I enjoyed spending time with first graders at Country Fun Farms. They were supposed to go on the field trip last month, but couldn't because of all of the rain. I'm glad they didn't go at that time, because I wouldn't have been able to go with them. I had a blast just watching them have fun. They went through the corn maze, shot tennis balls at fake cows, rode a cow train, played in a corn bin, made icecream, went on a hayride, made butter, and picked pumpkins from the pumpkin patch.







I have enjoyed reading my classmates' blogs this semester. It's hard to believe that it is almost over. I don't think I'm going to continue to blog though. I am glad that this was a requirement for English 226. Since it is an online, blogging gave us a chance to get to know each other on a personal level.

I thought I would be finished with school next semester, but one of the classes I need to graduate is not being offered until the summer.  I have the option of taking it through LSU Baton Rouge, but I don’t think that will work in my favor.  The class is Auditing, and I need to be in an actual classroom setting for it.  I don’t want to go to school during the summer, but then again, I definitely don’t want to be in school in the fall.  So summer it is. 

 

I can’t believe the year is almost gone.  My kid’s are looking forward to Christmas.  My son wants a cell phone, Playstation 3 and a PSP.  My daughter wants a laptop, digital camera, and a Nintendo DSi.  What happened to kids wanting actual toys.  Everything they want nowadays is some type of electronic device.

The slate article I choose comes from an advice column. The title of the article instantly caught my attention because I am extremely ticklish, and I get ticked-off by tickle attacks as well. When someone tickles me, I lose all self control. At times, I feel as if I can’t breathe. I don’t see anything wrong with tickling someone to get a good laugh out of them, but a person needs to when enough is enough. If they are not ticklish, then they don’t understand the type of torture they are putting you through by continuing to tickle you.

The weather was just so horrible Thursday. My son’s teacher stays in Greenacres Place, and her townhouse is one those that suffered damage from this fire.

From the look of this car, you would not think that someone was able to be removed from it alive. That was nothing but the grace of God.

 

My kids received their report cards today.  I am happy to say that both of them made the honor roll.  My daughter has four As and two Bs, and my son has one A and two Bs.  I am so proud of them both.  My daughter is obsessed with her grades.  She almost cried because she doesn’t have straight As.  She was close though, because her Bs are a 93% and a 90%.  She can be so melodramatic at times. 

I hope they both stay encouraged and keep up the good work.  I haven’t decided what their reward is going to be yet.  I may just let them decide on what we do this weekend.

I cannot believe that a justice of the peace, in South Louisiana, refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple.  What decade is he living in?  He says that it is out of concern for any children they may have because in his experience, most interracial marriages don’t last.  He claims he’s not racist, but what else would you call it.  If he is so concerned about marriages lasting, then he shouldn’t be issuing marriage licenses at all.  The color of a couple’s skin does not determine whether or not their marriage is going to last.

I’m sure this is not the first time he has denied a couple their license, but this is the first couple to speak out.  I know we all have our own opinions about interracial couples, but people love who they love. 

I am so exhausted.  I should have been finished with this blog 2 hours ago, but I keep nodding off.  I was up all night (morning) taking my daughter’s braids down.  I had originally planned on only taking some of them, but once I started I figured I may as well finish.  I began around 11:15 pm and finished around 4:00 am.  It took so long because she was asleep while I did it.  I finally laid down at 4:30 am and was back up at 5:45 am because I had to go to work.  I plan on going to bed very soon.

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I am always mentioning how my son’s week went at school, but this week I want to share with you and email that my daughter’s teacher sent me yesterday.  Here it is in full context.

Ms. Johnson,
    I wanted to let you know that Jennaezha is such a delight to have in class and always does what she is supposed to you.  She is very smart but a bit on the shy side.  I'm working towards getting her involved in class by raising her hand and answering questions.  Thanks for doing such a wonderful job raising her and giving her the guidance she needs.  Always thank you for your support each and every day.  Have a GREAT weekend!

Reading this made my day.  Now if only I get receive this type of feedback regarding my son. 

My kids are really “working my nerves” today. I almost wish that I could lock them outside like the mother did in Sedaris’ “Let It Snow”. Just kidding, but I do wish I could have some peace and quiet today. I don’t know if it’s me, but for some reason they seem to be extra loud today. As I sit here now, I hear the tv in my son’s room and the tv and computer in my daughter’s room. I have told them to turn their tvs down, but that has gone in one ear and out the other.

My son had another good week at school. Nothing major enough to get a conduct report sent home. We still have things to work on, but he is definitely making progress.

Both of my kids have field trips next week that I won’t be able to go to. :( On Tuesday, my daughter is going to the Red River Revel and I can’t go because I have class. I can’t go to my son’s trip to the Corn Maize on Friday because I have to work. Oh well. The only thing that matters is that they have fun while there.

I am so glad that this week has come to an end. It was very stressful. I did not have any free time because of work, my school work, and my kids’ school work. I had three exams and essay drafts, critiques, and reading summaries due. Both of my kids had projects that they had to do and of course I had to make sure that they were prepared for their weekly tests. Since Sunday, I have gotten up no later than 6:30 every morning even though most days I didn’t go to sleep until around 4:00am. Can you say exhausted. Hopefully I’ll go to bed at a decent time tonight. I plan on going to church for 8:00 in the morning so that I can go ahead and get the day over with and rest up for next week.

I am happy to say that my son had a good week at school so he was able to play his Playstation this weekend. His teacher said that she had to get onto him a couple of times but his behavior has definitely improved since the previous week.

My son has been getting in trouble this week because he doesn’t want to listen and do what he is told.  It’s going to be a long weekend because he is on punishment.  I boxed his Playstation 2 up, unplugged his tv, and took everything out of his room that he could possibly play with.  Some family members think that I am being too hard on him because he is only 6.  The way I see it is that he knows right from wrong and if he constantly chooses to do wrong then there should be consequences. 

It all began Monday evening.  He got in trouble because he was being stubborn and did not want to do his homework.  He woke up Tuesday morning with an attitude and I told him that he’d better get his mind right because I didn’t want to have to make a trip to his school.  As I thought more about it, I decided that I would go ahead and go to the school when I got out of class at 12:15.  I received a call from the school at 12:37 saying that he had gotten in trouble.  I didn’t even ask any questions.  I just told them that I was already on my way. 

Here are some of the things he got in trouble for:

• Disrupting class by beating on desk with pencil
• Ignoring a teacher when she told him to get back in line and be quiet 
• Talking too loud in the computer lab
• Laughing when other students get answers wrong
• Laughing at the teacher while she was trying to help him with his work which he refused to do

I was so disappointed.  My son knows that I will not put up with him being disobedient and disrespectful towards his teachers.  I made him apologize and give each of them a hug.

  He hasn’t gotten in trouble at school since then, but he has been getting in trouble at home.  He will continue to be without tv and Playstation until he gets it right.  If it’s not something that pertains to school work, then he can’t do.

Rainy Saturday

I haven’t felt like doing much of anything today. It has been raining off and on. I hope it cools off after the rain passes and stays that way. I originally didn’t plan on leaving out of the house, but I had to take my son to get a haircut since his dad didn’t take him.

As I sit here blogging, I am listening to my 9 yr old daughter and 6 yr old son argue. It is always something with them. My daughter is in my son’s room bothering him while he is playing his Playstation 2. Yet, not even an hour ago, she kicked him out of her room because he was standing over her while she was on the computer. It is always something with the two of them. Every now and then they will cooperate with each other and play fairly, but not often enough.

Why can’t siblings get along all the time? I probably wouldn’t know what to do if mine got along all the time. I guess children have to keep their parents going one way or another.

First Time Blogger

This is the first time that I have ever attempted to blog. I have often wondered why do people blog and what do they actually get out of it. Well, I guess I am about to find out.

The only reason I am starting this blog is because it is a requirement for my English class. I read a couple of blogs before I started writing this one, and I must say that I think I will actually enjoy this. I have discovered that this will be a great place to express what is going through my mind and my feelings about the things and people that I have to deal with on a daily basis. See, I am liking it already. Once your mind gets to working and you get to typing, it is hard to stop.

Well, it is time for me to go to bed because it is almost 1 am.