This is one of those mornings that are God given and most appreciated. Roger and I are alone and have no firm plans for the day - which means I don't have to set the alarm clock, rush to get dressed, gulp my coffee down, etc. For those of you who don't know Roger, let's just say he's a tad bit ADHA - remember the squirrel from Over the Hedge? So, when I wake up and look at the clock and realize it's just after 7:00, I roll back over to catch a few more minutes of sleep. Not my darling husband, he hits the floor running - trying his best to be quiet. So, he turns off the house alarm, lets the dogs out of their kennels, grabs a cup of coffee and then tip toes into the bedroom because he forgot his towel for the hot tub. Mind you, up until he grabbed his towel from the bedroom closet he's been as quiet as a bull in a china closet. He then tip toes out of the bedroom and closes the door - a little late, don't you think?
So, I lay there a few more minutes and then decide it's a beautiful day, the sun is shining, the birds are singing and I might as well go join him in the hot tub. I grab my towel and cup of coffee and step outside. It's the perfect morning to drink my coffee and relax in the hot tub and just chill. I'm one of those people who need that first cup of coffee in me before I start chatting with others. In fact, it's really best if you give me a wide berth until the caffeine hits my system.
I get into the hot tub and find my comfy spot and start sipping my flavored coffee - my once a week indulgence - when hubby starts peppering me with questions. There's another nail on the roof that I need to fix, do you think we should put the pond on this side of the yard or over by the fence, oh look a duck...really? Yes honey, I see the duck - now can you just sit back a moment, relax and be quiet? So, he decides to amuse himself trying to get a 1/2" piece of a stick out of the hot tub and the tsumani begins as he keeps grabbing for the stick and missing it by a fraction of an inch. About a minute after the tsumani begins, the jets go off and I am watching him chase the stick around in the bottom of the hot tub and just when he's about to finally grab it - I smile and turn the jets back on :) Sometimes, it's the little things that get you through...
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
It's Your Life
Okay, I've done everything I know to get you to start paying attention to your school work, finish your assignments, study for tests, etc. but you've decided that is not what you want to do. You would rather play your video games and stare into space than do your work. We've talked to you, to your therapist, to your school counselor, your teachers and your principal and nothing as worked.
As hard as it is, I am going to let you take this walk on your own. When you are in the 8th grade again next year, you will have only yourself to blame. I hope that your video game is worth the price you are about to pay. If, and when, you get your grades back up to passing you will get your phone back and get your computer privleges back; until then, enjoy your video games.
We all have things in our life we do not like to do, but we learn to deal with them and get the unpleasant tasks behind us so we can do what we enjoy doing. If you don't get serious pretty quickly about your grades, you will be working at a minimum paying job trying your very best to have some of the things that you want in life.
It's very hard as a parent to watch our kids make mistakes, often life altering ones; but at the same time, there are some things we can't make them do. All we can do is warn them, explain the error of their ways and then step back and let them make their own mistakes. Hopefully, they will realize that we do know what we are talking about and do whatever it takes for them to correct the problem before it negatively affects the rest of their life.
So, dear son, I have done all I can do to get your to see the error of your ways. I am now going to let you make your mistake and hopefully, learn that in order for you to be successful, you MUST do well in school.
As hard as it is, I am going to let you take this walk on your own. When you are in the 8th grade again next year, you will have only yourself to blame. I hope that your video game is worth the price you are about to pay. If, and when, you get your grades back up to passing you will get your phone back and get your computer privleges back; until then, enjoy your video games.
We all have things in our life we do not like to do, but we learn to deal with them and get the unpleasant tasks behind us so we can do what we enjoy doing. If you don't get serious pretty quickly about your grades, you will be working at a minimum paying job trying your very best to have some of the things that you want in life.
It's very hard as a parent to watch our kids make mistakes, often life altering ones; but at the same time, there are some things we can't make them do. All we can do is warn them, explain the error of their ways and then step back and let them make their own mistakes. Hopefully, they will realize that we do know what we are talking about and do whatever it takes for them to correct the problem before it negatively affects the rest of their life.
So, dear son, I have done all I can do to get your to see the error of your ways. I am now going to let you make your mistake and hopefully, learn that in order for you to be successful, you MUST do well in school.
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