Wednesday

Ya know when we were kids Monday was the worse day of the week...I mean the week-end was over and back to school we went. I have as an adult decided that Wednesday is the WORST day of the week. Think about it, its no where near the week-end YET, and you have been busting your butt, or fighting the AM fight with kids to get ready, hurry up, pack your bag....or driving to every activity under the moon ALREADY and its NOT over for the week yet.

Now all that being said, it isn't a big deal because I LOVE my life, and my kids, but HOLY COW, I just realized I wake up DREADING every Wednesday. I have to find a POSITIVE way to enjoy today...but um its cold, and well its cold here in Virginia, and I have TONS of laundry to do, because my lazy butt didn't finish it this week-end LOL.

Oh well better to get it done as opposed to dwell on the YUCK of the day. I have a PLAN...a MISSION so to speak LOL. I am getting phone calls done, laundry done, dinner on, and the house picked up before 2pm today. That's the plan...as soon as I get my feet warm LOL.

Have a Great Wednesday (hump day sounds so repulsive doesn't it now LOL) my fellow bloggers.

Teachers

I have over the years had some really phenomenal teachers for my oldest sons. I don't mean the ones who just come to school, teach, and don't demand of them. No I mean ones who demand of them to be better than they know they are, ones who go that extra mile to reach a child and show them the light in that one class they are lost in, and the ones who you consider family, and just meld into yours and your child's lives.

As you read in an early blog, we are struggling with some Autistic issues with Seth, and some days are better than others. Today was not one of those days for me. See Seth has had a few bad days, and then a good one (he raised his hand and waited...yes waited to answer the question), and today when I got him from school, his teacher said he didn't hurt anyone today (spit and threw a pencil yesterday) but there was just not finding a common ground with him. Now let me say I dearly love this woman, and trust her with my child, and the intervention he needs at school. But when I got home after a really LONG, tiring trip to Peanut Festival with the kids, I found this email (I have taken out her name before posting).

I hope you have a good weekend. You are a good mother and you are doing the right thing. I know it is not easy, but please realize that you are not doing this alone. We are a team and we will get through the emotional roller coaster together.

I tell the students that we are all family, and I do mean it. We are a family. We lean on each other during the storms, we cry together, and we rejoice with each other when the sun shines. Sometimes it is just a ray of sunshine, but it is still warm and fills the soul.

Hang on to the progress Seth has made. He is headed in the right direction. Just remember, he will probably have a few detours along the way, but he will arrive.

Have a great weekend and ENJOY your family, because family is the most precious commodity on earth.

So as I am sitting here feeling a bit LOST and SORRY for myself, when I know so many parents out there have it worse than I do, that a teacher after hours on a Friday (and a day where she wanted to call me twice to come get Seth and take him home :( ) would think of me, not because she had too, because she wanted too.

So for all of you teachers out there who think those little things go unnoticed, and unappreciated by so many, I SALUTE you. I could not get through some of the stuff kids and school toss at us without you. Please keep doing what you do, because our (and I do mean OUR) children and country need you.

HURDLES

funny how the word HURDLES brings different images to mind. For example as a child it was the high school track meet, and whether or team would get first place or go to the state finals.

As a "grown up" HURDLES include bills, and getting a job, and finding a place away from our parents house to move too.

Then we get married and have HURDLES that include....SHARING everything, and usually arguing more than when you dated LOL.

Finally as parents we have HURDLES for our kids, about our kids, and just raising them in today's society. This whole blog centers on how that "God only gives us what we can handle" and "That which doesn't kill us makes us stronger" Well that is all true, but being a parent is tough. I mean we can just beat up that mean kid on the corner who is picking on your kid, or we can't have the teachers all give them "A's" for each class. And we can't predict what THINGS we find out about our kids when they get to school.

The past few weeks have been a roller coaster with my 5 yr old. See he is currently being tested at the school, with a neurologist, a developmental pediatrician, and who knows who else. He appears to have ASPERGER SYNDROME. Which is a form of Autism. So now I have the NORMAL HURDLES to deal with and this. Lots of parents deal with this everyday, and I am in awe of their strength. Today I realized that I now have to be one of those parents. He has good days and bad days, and yesterday he raised his hand in class and WAITED to be called on. OMGosh my heart skipped a beat when I read that, because I had a brief moment where I thought its OK he's doesn't have any issues, he's just misbehaving...see he can do it. I do realize that this is probably not true, and we can't FIX it all. But baby steps here are now praised more than before. We can do this...and I know that this too is a HURDLE we will overcome/adapt too.

I guess today as I look at all I have in my life, I realize that this is just a SMALL HURDLE, and its only that till we have answers and find ways to adapt to the changes we all have to make. I also know "this will make us all stronger" and hopefully ready to face the HURDLES the future holds for them all. I am a strong mom, and I am a good mom, and today I can honestly say that I have put that HURDLE in my life to rest. Now I guess I'll move onto the next one.

To my blogger friends have a great Thursday and know that alone we are strong, but TOGETHER we are all INVINCIBLE, and if you need me I am here for you.

Pollyanna

So today I am feeling a bit "Pollyanna(ish)" I mean I am almost 100% sure that is NOT a word LOL....but none the less, it definatly describes my mindset today.

Ya know I have spent the past 18 months watching and listening to the candidates on both sides...and before anyone panics I am NOT trying to change ANY ONE'S mind. See the reason I feel the way I do today is for a number of reasons and none involve POLITICS (go figure LOL).

I want to address something I saw someone post on another site and it was (not verbatim here) "if you aren't for Obama you must be racist" are you kidding me...couldn't someone just NOT like him. Or how about this comment "women should be ashamed to vote for Palin for VP, she is a step back for women in this country" again I say WHAT to myself. There are tons more that I could address but these two got me thinking a lot the past few weeks...and here is my Pollyanna(ish) coming into play here.

I want to know why their race, sex, or even party matters. I mean can't we vote for who we believe is BEST for the job? I could care if our next president is black, white, pink, or purple....I don't care if they are a man or a women....and I don't care if they are 45 or 85 yrs old. I mean I want who I believe can do the job. All that being said I feel bad for the next president whoever it may be for one reason...I don't think this can be fixed the way it NEEDS to be fixed...and all their promises will be like the Bush's "no new taxes" promise. I realize that life as we KNEW it will change no matter who is in charge. The problems in this country aren't just because of Wall St. or the war, or immigration there are TRILLIONS of issues. I guess what I would hope that this election would do is create a country of "more understanding and accepting" Americans. I also hope that as individuals (man or women) you will VOTE. I don't care who you chose to vote for....nor will I state who I plan on voting for because one of the greatest things about elections in this country is that "when I go in that voting booth, and close the curtain I can vote MY conscious NOT anyone else"....yeah Pollyanna today, but I do believe either will HELP this country but not fix it right away.