Homework

Doing Homework with my son is a feat of crazy strength and Patience.  The skills in math he just learned last week, he did completely wrong, not because he doesn't know it but because it is easier then completing it.  Ideas on motivating him to spend his time doing it correctly are appreciated.  Last week I started him on a new plan, if he volunteers to do his homework, practice his instrument and then clean his room and I don't have to, "nag" him then I will let him stay up later.  In return this evening, I get told, "Well, you said I needed to do it, you didn't say I had to do it right."

Ugh, child. I want to scream, why do it at all if you don't want to do it right.

A chance

Opportunities come and go, is it picking out of hat? A chance encounter or is it meant to be? Who really knows, but I'm grateful because they're knocking on my door.

Designers Eye

Color and background, simple changes but make a major change. Wow, the choices.

Time for a change

I have created a very cool looking blog for a business where I work called Salt dental practice management. It was so much fun and inspiring to, so I will be looking for a way to make my own teacher web page just as cool as that one.

Thinking

Well, I seem to have some free time on my hands. I have just completed my Master's in Reading. Yea!!! But I can't start my new one for a few months. It is time to buckle down and work on my writing. I am stalling and unsure where to go from here, but I need to take advantage of this time and dive in.

Group

I have recently joined a writer's critque group and started submitting work for my novel. In group today someone told me that I needed to edit. We have a gag rule so of course I am not allowed to scream, "Hey, I did edit. I just missed some grammar rules while I was partying in college instead of focusing on my grammar."

This evening

My sons are playing in my living room, wrapping up birthday presents, I am shocked usually my three year old says every day is his birthday, but today for some reason he passes the torch and allows it to be mine.