I won't lie, the only reason I am blogging is because cannon requested it a while ago. I am happy to announce that I don't have to go to the Salt Lake Center 2 times a week, it's only one now. AND I painted my nails yesterday and that made my __________. (Feel free to add your own length of time there.)
Work went well today. As much as some of the kids are pain in the butts, I really do like them, A LOT. I love watching Josh when we are reading the hobbit. I never thought anyone could really love that book, and he lives and breathes to hear that book some days. It's so neat when one of them finally getts what is going on, the light comes on. They just figured out that their homework is worth points so when they don't do it, they have a chance to make it up during free time. When they finally keep up, they get so proud of themselves for finishing, and that is really cool. They can see what working hard can do for them, if only they would figure that out long term.
It's also nice to be loved. Today one of them had work to do, but he didn't want to, so he just drew insead. So I gave him two options math or his worksheet. I had to take away points until he did one,He tired to draw instead. He got so mad at me, i was a little worried at first something might go down, but after a while he got out his math and totally flew through it. He was so excited , and so was I because he was able to control himself, which usually doesn't happen. but we talked about it later as a team, and we decided that he like a lot of them are developing an emotional attatchment, where they have grown to trust us. I can't describe how that feels, I have kids who depend on me to be emotially stable for them, because most of them don't have that, and while they haven't figured it out, they trust that I have their best interest in mind and are beginning to react to that. Maybe today was just a good day, but it was the boost that I needed. I just wish I could have that feeling of consistantcy and assurity in some aspect of my own life.
