Jared

Just wanted Sam to know that we are thinking of her and praying for her.

Jared has been having a hard time lately.

He hates school.

He hates homework.

He hates work.

He hates spelling.

He hates reading--himself at least, he still loves to have me read to him.

Matt and I have been talking and talking and talking with him and about him for about 2 weeks now. Wondering what we can do to help him. Wondering if something had happened at school, home, or somewhere to make him start hating everything about school, learning, and work. Well, we finally think we found it. Matt had a PPI (talking alone) with each boy this past Sunday. We try and do that each month. Jared opened up about everything.

He just doesn't want to grow up.

He wants to be like Kevin--home with Mom all day. Playing games, watching movies, eating treats (this is what I do all day in his mind:)). He hates going to school because it's so long and he misses me. When he gets home, all he wants to do is watch movies. I help him with his homework, but he never turns it in. His teacher doesn't really care, so that doesn't help me at all. But I figure if I make him do it, at least he is learning what he needs to--except for he turning assignments in part......ugh.

So, Matt has had to be gone a lot lately. A whole lot.

Jared needed some one on one time.

Solution---Matt came home from work early yesterday.

Jason, Ryan, & David were at piano lessons.

Jared got to ride all over by himself! Yes, he LOVED it:) Kevin was with Matt having the time of his life. He informed me that I don't go as fast as Daddy:) And I got to make dinner with no little hands helping me--which was pretty nice. Although I do have to admit that I did miss Jason being there to wash and chop the lettuce for me--but I managed. And I had to turn some music on to bring some noise into the house. Then we all got to have dinner with Dad before he had to disappear again. And today Jared didn't have such a hard time going to school. He was actually smiling and saying the day wouldn't be so long. I love that boy of mine! And all the others too! I am SO blessed........even if I don't ever have clean toilets.