Ramblings

Well today we're in our first snow advisory and I have to say I'm pretty excited about it.  Normally I don't like snow or winter but for some reason I'm really looking forward to it this year.  So far we've mainly seen rain and a mix of rain and snow but it's eventually supposed to change over to all snow.

Well today the kids brought home their report cards and I have decided that I really don't like Emali's teacher to the point I wish I could change what class she is in.  The way he is treating these kids it's like they are in college. It's crazy and I'm sorry but when it's taking kids 1-3 hours to get their homework done then that is too much!!  The lady that cut my hair today actually has a son in Emali's class and we were talking about it and she said it gets to the point that she starts writing the information for him because he's so tired of doing homework so I know it's not just Emali.  After reading his comments on her report card I'm just not sure about him.  The conference next week should be interesting to say the least.  The other thing that bothers me is Em has asked him several times to call her Emali but he doesn't he always calls her Emaline and some of the kids in her class have started calling her that.  She really prefers Emali because Emaline usually means she's in trouble.  Kiefer's report card made me laugh, his teacher commented that he works really hard on tasks he likes - well guess what he's a boy that's how he operates.  They are both doing great & they both have their strengths and weaknesses they are different children and they operate differently.

Lately I've been missing a dear friend of mine that moved and I think what I'm missing is the conversations we used to have, the hugs I'd get from him, and his wife who was also a dear friend of mine.  They could always make me laugh and neither of them thought I was crazy with all my wacky questions.  This dear friend of mine was also a pastor and I miss having that pastoral person to talk to about all my crazy ideas and questions.  I feel like where we are at now is someone that I could talk to but at the same time he feels very distant - I'm not sure if I'm putting up the wall or he is.

Is it a bad thing that it's not even 6pm on Friday and I'm already ready for Monday to be here.  I really can't stand listening to the kids fight and that's all they do on the weekends.  Oh well hopefully it will go quick.

These are some of my ramblings for now - I'm sure I'll have more later.