A guy I went to high school with, but didn't know that well, used to be their road manager. A buddy and I went to the show, thought we might get back stage to meet the band but that never happended. Matt was happy to see us and hung out with us a little before the show but was too busy after and we didn't ask to meet the band. Probably should have.
Girls are good. Britt is in Kentucky. She is on her first college road-trip. She and a friend left yesterday morning and they're coming back today. They were going to Asbury College and ended up in Lexington. They were only off by about 30 miles. So I'm waiting for the story on that one. Morgan is fighting us with soccer. She is on a team that she hates but they will play against other high school girls which will only help her since she'll be a freshman this fall. She also wants to try out for cheerleading. I'm hating it. If she makes it they basically say no other activities....including soccer. I'm really against that one. The big downside is the cost. $800 is the estimate. That is tooooooo @&*(^$%#* much! Other than that all is good.
Little E is good. She is becoming quite a handful thouogh. She told my son this week to say yes ma'am to her when she asks him a question! The boy is trying to get back on track- he is back in scouts and seems to be keeping up better. We will see. What year is your younger daughter?
They're from the Denver area and come through here a couple of times a year but I haven't been back to see them. I'd like to but who knows maybe next time. I'd really like to see Bob Schneider, are you familiar with him? I've been meaning to send some songs to JR.
Morgan's in 8th grade. She is going to be our trouble child. She has an attiude but doesn't think she does and tells us. When I point out that is attitude she doens't get it....actually I think she does but wants to push our buttons. So every now and again I have to knock her down a couple of notches by saying no to everything she wants to do.
Oh so our kids are the same age. Well I hope that he is my problem child. Cause if she is worse than him, I will be in jail! We talked about that at work on Friday. Kids respect levels are different these days. I can't put my finger on why either. I think I feared and did not like my dad, which might be why I behaved more and bit my tongue more. But I really did not LIKE him. I think we want our kids to like us a little.
Morgan is bascially good she just needs to be put into place every other day! LOL. She thinks she knows what's best for her. I'm going to let her try out for cheerleading if she makes it then we will sit down with her and tell her that she needs to continue soccer and she and the coaches will have to come to some agreement so she can do both. This choosing one or the other is a load of (it starts with a C and the other three letters are a style of music. I did that just for you!) So we may have some battles to fight this fall. We'll see. I'm ready to knock heads with a cheer coach. They're too peppie anyway.
So how has the boy been? Scouting helping out? I would think they could help with attitude.
His hearing with the school board is the 16th. He is 100% grounded until then. His room has a bed and a desk and lamp in it. NOTHING else. So he is learning to do his homework! I must admit though that it is a lot! He is in all honors classes and has a project that lasts all year in each class- even math! So I can understand his tiring of homework. But he was doing none before and is trying to get caught up! The scouts asked me to bring him back and he wanted to so that is good. The youth group at school is trying to help too!
I feel for you. Hopefully he'll start to look at himself and figure out maybe he has something to do with the way he is treated. Morgan doesn't see that her attitude affects her altitude. She doesn't get that. She thinks she knows what's best for her. She is so much harder to deal with than Britt.
Like that saying- I will have to use that. Yeah I agree- I think the emptiness of his life is making him turnaround. That week he was suspended was very long for him. We were real unsure they would let him come back. I think it SCARED us all. Education is a privilege, not a right in this country. It is a shame.
The nature vs. nurture argument becomes fuzzy when you have kids. Two kids- same parents- different outcomes.
We can only provide the tools to get them to adulthood. My mom said it wasn't her job to be our friend it was her job to make us able to cope and function in the real world. I think she did ok.
Yeah I heard a saying a long time ago that every once in awhile I need to remind myself- kids don't need 30 and 40 year old friends! I do have to draw that line sometimes. I am threatening to go to school with him on Friday if he does not maintain being caught up. He is real unhappy with that idea!
Oh yeah! nothing worse than mom sitting next to you in class. I bet he'll figure that wouldn't be cool. Sounds like you've got him starting to realize he needs to change his ways. I hope that light gets brighter for him.
We talked about that at work on Friday. Kids respect levels are different these days. I can't put my finger on why either. I think I feared and did not like my dad, which might be why I behaved more and bit my tongue more. But I really did not LIKE him. I think we want our kids to like us a little.
