Happy Anniversary.

Today is our anniversary.

Happy Anniversary, Dave.

I love you bunches.

My First Kids.

***Please read the edit at the bottom***

So, I am loving L.O.V.I.N.G. my sweet little class. I am growing attached to some of the kids - we are bonding, I am learning about them and their families, and their abilities. I am learning about their strengths and weaknesses, and what I want to do for them.

I have fell in love!

There are a couple of children, in particular, that I have taken to.

One boy said some things that touched me yesterday.

Here is the story:

It is St. Patrick's Day. Everyone is wearing green. Little Dude looks at me and says, "Well, you know my brother is mostly leprechaun." Then, holding up his pointer finger and thumb close together, he says, "He only has about thismuch human blood left in him."

Ha!

Little Dude also likes to read to me. Yesterday we were reading Clifford: The Big Red Dog, and he told me that he was going to take the book home to his sister. She is autistic and LOVES big red dogs. Then, he said, "Me and My sister were twins. But she came early." Thinking that this is interesting, I said, "Wow! How old is she?" He answered, "11." (He is 8 and in 2nd grade) Musta been a difficult pregnancy. Poor mom.

Another boy that I have is diagnosed with ADHD- well, I am not so sure how this is going to work out. He doesn't like me. While I am not a fan of medicating children, I have a hard time deciding if this child needs medicine or a spanking. One day, I was asked to escort him to the library to pick out a new book. He told me to quit following him. Then, once we got in the library, he asked me what I was doing. I told him that I was going to help him find a new book. He looks at me and says, " Hey. The books I like are way over there. Why don't you go and see if you can find me one way over there." Now, he is not even beating around the bush. He tells me, "Why don't you go home?" and "Why are you still here?"

Our trouble began because he wanted me to draw him a smiley face on his reward system for RESPECTFULNESS. I told him we would talk to Host Teacher and see - and then he was told to wait 10 more minutes. So he says,"Fine. If you won't do it, I will draw it on myself."

Does ADHD cause meanness? Or just an inability to focus? Why is this kid able to focus on this attendance chart? Shouldn't he have forgotten it already?

I am not sure what I am going to do about his crankiness toward me. It has only been three days. :) It is gonna be an interesting seven weeks.


ETA~ I think my angry boy may also have something called oppositional defiant disorder. I have been researching this just because it is stressing me out. This is also translated as not liking to listen to adults. :)

An Interview with Emma and Tripp.

How old is your mom?

T- 15
E - 34

When did your mom and dad get married?
T - June 5, 2006
E - 97

Who is the favorite child?
T- me
E - Emma

Who is your mom's boyfriend?
T- Peyton Manning
E - Dad

Who is your mom's mom?
T - Grandma Sadler
E - Granny

Who is your dad's mom?
T - Grandma Sadler
E - Grandma

What does your mom do all day?
T-Work.
E - She works at the church.

What makes your mom happy?
T- Cleaning your room.
E - giving her a hug and a kiss

What makes your mom sad?
T- Not cleaning your room.
E -when she says no and you ask somebody else.

If you could tell your mom anything, what would you tell her?
T- I love her and I would do anything if she would let me spend the night with Grandma.
E - That I love her very, very much.

What do you love about Grandma -
T - I love her very much because she lets me spend the night with her.
E - She is so much fun.

What does Grandma do that is fun?
T - Walking Harley. But Harley ran away, so now she can't.
E - She gets to cuddle me and I get to spend time with her.

Anything else?
E - Thank you for interviewing me. Can we do it again after I read you a book?
T - Where did you put the remote?