Ever since Nishe' and Tyler have entered school I try my best to stay on top of their grades and keep track of subjects that they may need help in. I want to be as involved in their education as I can be. That is basically my job. The Husband works. I take care of the home and the kids. I am the go between that keeps him as involved as he can be. I let him know what is going on with the children. I help to keep them on the right track and make :: Keep Reading ::
An Interesting Walk
Good afternoon. Today I am participating in Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop. She emails us bloggers a list of writing prompts and we choose one to write about. One of the options on the list was to write about something that creeped me out. So I decided to share with you all some thing that happened to me a few weeks ago on my walk up to her school. Trust me it was absolutely creepy. Well at least to me it was. :: Keep Reading ::
I Have The End Of Summer Blues
I have the end-of-summer vacation blues. I live for the summer vacation. The chance to spend quality time with your family is something that is so special to me, and of course, like every family up and down the country, we want to make the most of this time. My friends didn't waste any time in booking their vacation. They went to the Hawaiian islands. Can you believe it? Hawaii! That is my dream destination. They got up to so much fun, and going :: Keep Reading ::
We Made It: Last Day Of School Commencement Speech
Well parents we have survived another year. For many of us in the Atlanta area it is the last day of school. Can you believe it? We survived 180 days of school. That is a great feat. Who knew being the other side of this school thing would be just as hard as being the actual student. In fact from my time of being a parent with children in school I believe that is actually double the work and the worry. Many times I have wanted to call my parents :: 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 ::
