Last Friday my son came home with some great news. He won his school's spelling bee and he was going to the district. First of all I was completely shocked because just the day before he told me he was going to be the alternate. The way he told me was kind of funny though. :: Keep Reading ::
Great Book Series For Middle/High Schoolers
One of Tyler and Nishe's favorite things to do in the world besides play electronics and to play outside is to read. They actually spend more time reading than they do watching television which I love. When we leave the house on the weekends they always pick up two things. Either their Nintendo Ds or their tablets but one thing that is always constant is a book. Most times when we ask them what they want when we have a little extra money they :: Keep Reading ::
Tyler’s First Band Performance
I was a proud mama last Thursday. Last Thursday is the day that Tyler performed with his school's band for the first time. I couldn't be more prouder of him. This his first time in band. He has always expressed interest in music. He had a little drum that he would bang on when he was little. Unfortunately he wasn't able to join band until this year. He spent all week talking about it and he was so excited. I just knew I had to be there to see my :: Keep Reading ::
Raising Teenagers: Ipods, School, and Friends Don’t Mix
I'm finding out that raising teenagers is not going to be as easy as I thought. Nishe gave me a wake up call about two weeks ago and she learned a lesson herself. Nishe learned exactly why ipods, school, and friends don't mix two Fridays ago. Up until then she was allowed to take her ipod to school to listen to on the bus. Then she was allowed to take it to one class because one of her teachers were nice enough to let her and her :: Keep Reading ::
Bullying Claims A Life
I was writing another post when I had to stop and go pick my kids up from the bus stop. I had every intention on coming home and continuing writing that post but I decided to switch gears because of some news that Nishe' and Tyler brought home to me. They handed me a letter. Now I know when we get letters such as this it carries some kind of news. I was not prepared for what the news was though. :: Keep Reading ::
