Must Be Thanksgiving!

Well, I just polished off the last of Miss Amys Halloween candy so it must be time for Thanksgiving! She wanted to work ahead so she could have the whole week of Thanksgiving off but with the demands of highschool it looks like she will be working up until the Tom Turkey pops. It is a struggle when our local highschool has a different holiday schedule. Her friends have all of next week off so they are planning mountain trips, etc. and she does not want to get behind since she just barely got caught up from our trip to Hawaii. Life is tough. (right) I wish I had it as good as she does when I was in highschool!
This week our biggest challenge has been Spanish and Biology. Spanish because it is well a different language, and Biology because she hates to take notes and the class is HARD! I kept telling her take notes, take notes....then I contacted her teacher and asked her to ask Miss Amy to take notes. What a difference! She listens to Ms. Patzin, me not so much....if only she could come and live here!!

More Halloween Musings

So, Miss Amy and I went to CVS to get some random necessary things; this weeks gossip mag and purple nail polish, when I hear "Santa Baby" piping through the air. Santa Baby? Really? It was the day after Halloween! Did I sleep to long and actually miss Thanksgiving? Which actually would not be a bad thing considering it takes me a week to prepare a feast that is devoured in 15 minutes. I looked around the store and it is decked out with dancing Santas, gift wrap and all kinds of presents that are the top of everyones wish list; The Ove-Mitt and pleather jackets (one size fits most.) I asked the gothic cashier what was up with the carols and he replied that they had started playing on Halloween. Creepy. So I made a decision. Next Halloween when I send Miss Amy out with her gaggle of friends I am going to instruct them to carry jingle bells. After knocking on a persons door they are to no longer say "tricks-or-treats!" the new catch phrase when begging for candy will be "Merry Christmas!"
Egg Nog anyone?

Halloween Hangover

Is it possible to OD on Kit Kat bars? Woke up Moday morning feeling like I had spent the night partying, must be getting old when Kit Kats can do me in!! There should be a warning on the wrappers, "The surgeon general has determined that the consumption of this candy when over the age of 45 is dangerous to your health. Due to the fact that you are over 45 and have lapses in memory you will forget how many treats you have eaten, so you will eat the entire bag, and you will get fat and die."
Okay, so back to school stuff...Amy bombed her biology quiz. See, Kit Kats are deadly!! Forget drug awareness, we need to just say no to Halloween!! I told her not to worry about it. Afterall, I fed the fish bird food and de-chlored the parakeets water the day after. So, we are spending today going over cells, mitosis, prophase and other cell related stuff so she can do well on the unit test. I am just hoping she and I did not kill to many brain cells so we can function today.
You know what sounds good right now? A Kit Kat bar!!

Rough Week

Amy si having such a hard time getting back into the swing of things after our vacation. The first was okay, I guess the novelty of getting back to school and all, but this week she just crashed and burned. She is super excited about Halloween, and also a field trip that she is taking on Sunday with the school. She also has a bunch of extra-curricular activities going on this week that of course are way more fun than school. So Tuesday night she was up until 11:30 working on classes, (I thought.) When I checked her planner to see what was going on and why she had so much work to do I found that nothing had been done for two days! Aack! When I approached her about it she explained how she is just distracted by all her other activities and asked me to step in and ban books, T.V., laptop, friends and Nintendo until classes are through for the day. I told her I would do this. I felt proud of her for asking for help and I have been stepping in to be the "bad guy" this week to help her stay focused. Ninth grade is a huge transition and even though our kids are more mature than when they were in eighth they still need us to be on the sidelines stepping in when we need to and backing off when necessary.
I just hope next week is better!!

So Proud Of Miss Amy!

Today just validated why we chose to pull Amy out of traditional public school and work with her at home. I posted earlier this week about her "daunting" algebra test and I was sure it was going to be a killer exam for her because I felt she was not paying attention as closely as she "should" be. Well, when I administered the test today she basically just breezed through the thing!! I was totally surprised and yet at the same time I knew she was capable of this type of work. It was a validation that she is listening to me and her instructors. It was just a good day in Algebra Land!!

Back To Reality!

I don't think any of us wanted to get up this morning and get back into our daily routines. Hawaii was a wonderful trip, full of memories and lots of relaxing which we all needed, but now it is time to get back to business. This morning Amy slept in a little, and I have been drinking a nice cup of tea while listening to the rain and going over her schedule for the day. She has a Algebra test to take which looks pretty daunting to me! I think I will spend at least an hour with her today going over some of the key concepts to refresh her mind and give her some practice problems to work on and then have her take the test tomorrow.
Other than that it is just a nice quiet Monday here!

Off to Hawaii!!

Well, Amy managed to get ahead on all her studies so she can fly off to Hawaii with a clear schedule. We are packed and ready to go. The only plans we have are for a luau on Saturday night, other than that it is total rest and relaxation.
I will post pictures when I get back!
Aloha!