Tomorrow is a day of reckoning for my kids - report cards come out. I am hoping the grades are all good, but I have my doubts about a few of them.

Let’s talk! Do you let your kids know ahead of time what you expect? How do you handle disappointing grades? Do you pay your kids for good grades?

Good morning everyone! I hope you had a great weekend.  Lots of little things going on here.

Last Thursday we went to Middle School orientation at the school we were originally zoned for, but are no longer zoned for. I was so impressed at the professionalism and organization of the staff. I liked what I heard about the organization of the school and most of the way they handle their gifted and talented program.

The kids also got report cards last week. Good for both of them - all A’s and one B each.  After the orientation at the middle school my son suddenly sees the importance of his end of year grades - especially since they will be used in determining his placement (along with test scores) in some of his classes.

On Friday the DARE officer came to visit my son’s class. She brought the beer goggles for them to all try. My son said it was really weird and hard to try walking on the straight line with them on. The goggles they tried gave them the effect of having consumed 3 beers. I wish I would have recorded his reactions - he didn’t like the way it made him feel and he stated that he doesn’t ever want to drink that much.

This week we go to the orientation at the Middle School we are zoned for. They are going to have to put on a really good show to sway me from requesting a transfer to the school we visited last week. The school is in a bit of an upheaval with a new (not yet named) principal and all.

I am looking forward to Easter this weekend. We will be getting together with family and that is always fun. Do you get Easter baskets for your kids still?  We got them until we moved out on our own, so my kids are safe for many years to come. I am going to need to make a trip to Target this week to get things for their baskets. What do you put in your kids’ baskets? Any unique ideas out there?

I hope the sun is shining in your part of the world and that you have a great week. Stop back by often - there will be plenty to share this week. I just have this feeling.

“A mother passing by her daughter’s bedroom was astonished to see the bed was nicely made and everything was picked up. Then she saw an envelope propped up prominently on the center of the bed. It was addressed, “Mom.” With the worst premonition, she opened the envelope and read the letter with trembling hands”.

Read the letter. There is a lesson to learn here. That thing about making mountains out of mole hills. It points it out in no uncertain terms and if I’m right, we are all guilty of the practice! But then you have to hand some of the responsibility over to the teens. That poor mother probably came very close tears as she read that letter.

The Letter