Since Trinity is my only child left in school, she gets all my hopes and dreams that this year will be better or at least not worse than last year. As we walked through the halls the first day she was hopeful it was going to be a good year as was I.
I promised myself I would be patient with her and her academic struggles and always exert self control while helping her with homework. That means I won’t scream and yell when she freaks out over her homework. You see when I walk into any school whether it is a grade school, high school or a college campus, I instantly feel at peace. I love school. School is easy, life is so much harder. What is perplexing to me is that none of my children nor my husband love school. I am the only person in my immediate family that enjoys learning. How could that happen?
The other night Tabitha’s friend, Jessica, was doing her homework at our kitchen table and I heard them all trying to help her figure out this poem. I just couldn’t help myself, so I walked in to offer my help. Tabitha laughed when she saw me and said “You couldn’t stand it could you Mom? You so want to help?”
me: “Fine, you know I do, what’s the question.”
Jessica tried to explain what she needed help with and they were all offering their points of view but I wasn’t quite understanding the question so I grabbed the directions. Oh there is the problem they didn’t read the question correctly we are looking for the conflict in the character not a summary of the poem. I then took the poem into the other room, read it to myself and returned to give them my answer. She loved my answer and it seemed to really help her understand what was going on with the character. I walked away feeling happy, satisfied and excited to have used my brain. So many times through out the day I feel as if my brain is shrinking little by little from lack of use.
Oh back to the school bubble…..
My sweet child who came home happy Tuesday and Wednesday from school came home grumpy today. And so the bubble has already burst after day 3. I was hoping we would make it at least 2 weeks, but I guess not!
As I have come back to finish this post, my day has gone from bad to worse. I was about to post that there would be no post because I feel so beaten down but I already wrote all this, so why not post what I already took the time to produce?
I have been scratched as if I were a cat toy (the swing is still not here) and I am pretty sure at this point I have some type of autoimmune disorder because all my joints ache every time I move. Hopefully the weekend will be better because Fedex tracking has informed me the swing should arrive today, probably during my open house!
Have a great weekend!
xoxo tiffani
Tiffani, I was feeling a bit down yesterday myself and really could have written the part about just not even wanting to post, but mine was pre-scheduled anyways for the linkup I do on Fridays. But here is definitely to a better weekend and so happy the swing is arriving today!! 🙂 xoxo!!
Hi Tiff,
I am the only one in MY family that loves school- so I totally relate!!!! My 19 year old is in college, but she treats it like a side activity to everything else she is doing. So opposite of me. And I’m pretty certain my son will NEVER step foot onto a college campus after he finishes his senior year in h.s. this year.
And the aches you are feeling can be pure stress. Let’s pray for that. And auto-immune disease?? No!! You are too vibrant and healthy and strong for that. I will have to say that I have noticed a big change as I enter my mid-forties in my ability to push myself as hard as I used to. We just had big move and I had to drink Monster (so unhealthy) to get through it. We did the move ourselves, that was a mistake. My body just wont go into over-time like it used to. And your body may be telling you the same thing?
I’m visualizing your house is SOLD! Gonna happen soon soon.
xoxoMarcy
I hope you are right Marcy, because I am feeling really bad lately. Maybe my life is just too much for my aging body? xoxo tifani