Hi,
The latest is when I have a rule about something, or it's time to quit a game, or get ready for bed I have a couple kids who say "Why are you so mad." It's this little game they play. I just tell them kindly that I'm not and that's not a good game to play and we move on, but it's very frustrating. I feel as if I trust them like a school teacher or a day care provider, I am ok, but when I cross over to mother, then I am constantly frustrated. I am finding the balance somehow though.
Everyone is coughing, and despite my telling them to blow their noses, many have just swallowed the gunk and now it's turning into bronchitis. Not sure who will be the first to go to doctor, but it might be coming soon. Many have had the same gunk and gotten over it, so not sure what to do there...
Jaclyn got a 34 on the ACT, composite. We'll be looking at PSEO a year early I think. It's so funny when people ask, is it the real ACT? Jonathan's team is number 1 in his district, and he'll be playing District tournaments starting Friday! They have a strong chance at being #1 on top, and right now in the District, they are undefeated! Our goalie has 10 shutouts.
Chris went out of town for a few days. And Katya made sure to talk to him about me before he left about "how mad I am"....I am trying to show her kindness, but isn't it interesting how they like to say "she's mad"...anyway, I will trust her more fully when she can find something about our family (and me) to say to others that is kind and grateful. Instead of complaining. I don't know why she goes to Chris, doesn't she know that we talk? And when I made attempts to talk to her tonight, she made like everything was fine and there were no problems. It's really frustrating...but don't worry, I'm not mad, just sad mostly.
Speaking of frustrating...the man in charge of our homeschool hockey just beraded Jonathan and tried to pull me in on it last Friday. He tried to tell Jonathan that he thought he was so big, and not to be such a wimp all in the same lecture, and raised his voice unnecessarily, and a lady came over later and said he was completely rude. Anyway, the goal was to figure out to to reconcile and now things are worse than ever. I think Jonathan will be doing algebra during this hockey ice time. His offense was chiding his sister after a collision, every time she failed, missed the net, didn't pass right, and he wouldn't talk to the man in charge...anyway, I think he had been storing this up for a couple of weeks and let Jonathan have it....
Jonathan's hockey season has been more than I could have ever wanted. And his coach has had many words with him, and yet, didn't shame him, or say rude things like "you think you're bigger than me..well you're not, and I'm bigger than you and I'm in charge"...His good coach just says things like "do that one more time and you're benched"...no mean words, just rules...and that he enjoys having Jonathan on the team..etc.
I already miss Chris and he probably hasn't landed yet! Yesterday, Andre lied about his suspenders...I don't yell at him or anything, but he just lies about the dumbest things, and honestly, I just feel like I have alzheimers or something...I kindly got him to admit that he took them off and somehow twisted them, so we quickly fixed them, no bid deal, but with little things going awry every day, and "noone doing it", it's a recipe for crazy.
Did I tell you Jaclyn did well on the ACT..we're proud of her. Please pray for our kids so I don't need to take 7 in for penicillin. And, James through up yesterday from excessive coughing...ugh.
We'll it's 8:10 and all is quiet. I need to make sure the MP3 players are put away, and tuck in the girls for a busy school week. Hope to sleep in my bed tonight, not up with a coughing James wondering if he's ok.
Love from Alesia & Chris
PS..Katya made a very nummy pizza the other day, and we had a great day that day. So we can all get along somedays. If you want the best pizza, just invite yourself over, because we make it all the time, and I probably won't have the energy or guts to invite you over to our messy home! Hope it doesn't make you too hungry!
The latest is when I have a rule about something, or it's time to quit a game, or get ready for bed I have a couple kids who say "Why are you so mad." It's this little game they play. I just tell them kindly that I'm not and that's not a good game to play and we move on, but it's very frustrating. I feel as if I trust them like a school teacher or a day care provider, I am ok, but when I cross over to mother, then I am constantly frustrated. I am finding the balance somehow though.
Everyone is coughing, and despite my telling them to blow their noses, many have just swallowed the gunk and now it's turning into bronchitis. Not sure who will be the first to go to doctor, but it might be coming soon. Many have had the same gunk and gotten over it, so not sure what to do there...
Jaclyn got a 34 on the ACT, composite. We'll be looking at PSEO a year early I think. It's so funny when people ask, is it the real ACT? Jonathan's team is number 1 in his district, and he'll be playing District tournaments starting Friday! They have a strong chance at being #1 on top, and right now in the District, they are undefeated! Our goalie has 10 shutouts.
Chris went out of town for a few days. And Katya made sure to talk to him about me before he left about "how mad I am"....I am trying to show her kindness, but isn't it interesting how they like to say "she's mad"...anyway, I will trust her more fully when she can find something about our family (and me) to say to others that is kind and grateful. Instead of complaining. I don't know why she goes to Chris, doesn't she know that we talk? And when I made attempts to talk to her tonight, she made like everything was fine and there were no problems. It's really frustrating...but don't worry, I'm not mad, just sad mostly.
Speaking of frustrating...the man in charge of our homeschool hockey just beraded Jonathan and tried to pull me in on it last Friday. He tried to tell Jonathan that he thought he was so big, and not to be such a wimp all in the same lecture, and raised his voice unnecessarily, and a lady came over later and said he was completely rude. Anyway, the goal was to figure out to to reconcile and now things are worse than ever. I think Jonathan will be doing algebra during this hockey ice time. His offense was chiding his sister after a collision, every time she failed, missed the net, didn't pass right, and he wouldn't talk to the man in charge...anyway, I think he had been storing this up for a couple of weeks and let Jonathan have it....
Jonathan's hockey season has been more than I could have ever wanted. And his coach has had many words with him, and yet, didn't shame him, or say rude things like "you think you're bigger than me..well you're not, and I'm bigger than you and I'm in charge"...His good coach just says things like "do that one more time and you're benched"...no mean words, just rules...and that he enjoys having Jonathan on the team..etc.
I already miss Chris and he probably hasn't landed yet! Yesterday, Andre lied about his suspenders...I don't yell at him or anything, but he just lies about the dumbest things, and honestly, I just feel like I have alzheimers or something...I kindly got him to admit that he took them off and somehow twisted them, so we quickly fixed them, no bid deal, but with little things going awry every day, and "noone doing it", it's a recipe for crazy.
Did I tell you Jaclyn did well on the ACT..we're proud of her. Please pray for our kids so I don't need to take 7 in for penicillin. And, James through up yesterday from excessive coughing...ugh.
We'll it's 8:10 and all is quiet. I need to make sure the MP3 players are put away, and tuck in the girls for a busy school week. Hope to sleep in my bed tonight, not up with a coughing James wondering if he's ok.
Love from Alesia & Chris
PS..Katya made a very nummy pizza the other day, and we had a great day that day. So we can all get along somedays. If you want the best pizza, just invite yourself over, because we make it all the time, and I probably won't have the energy or guts to invite you over to our messy home! Hope it doesn't make you too hungry!
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