So normally we leave the warm humidity of Houston and go up to the frozen tundra of Chicago the day after Christmas and stay until New Years.  This year we are staying here to experience all that is the wonderful after Christmas time.  I have to admit at first all I did was complain about how the two Christmases were the the same, how the feelings were different, how the people were not the same, how the traditions were different.  But I have to accept the fact that life changes and I have to turn develop traditions with my own family.  I hate change.  But Life changes everyday and I have to accept it and go with it.  So I am going to try to keep a happy heart and look forward to starting traditions with my son and husband that hopefully will stick for the rest of our lives.  

Let’s talk parent to parent.  Or how about teacher to parent.  YOU need to PARENT your CHILD.  It is not my job to do it for you!  My job is to teach your child the information they need to know and then YOU HAVE TO PRACTICE THE SKILLS AT HOME.  It is also your job to teach them life skills, good manners and good social skills.  I get so irritated when parents send their kids to me expecting me to be their parent.  I love all the kids but, I do have my own kid to worry about.  Parent your child.  Please.  Or in addition to my salary, pay me what I charge to be a nanny.

So I learned today from two parents of one of the children in my class that patience is the key to everything.  They asked me to continue to have patience with their child who is struggling in my class and to give her time.  I didn’t realized how impatient I was actually being.  I was just so concerned with getting her to where I thought she should be that I totally disregarded all the progress that she had made already made.  She shouldn’t be where I think she should be, but where she can realistically be. I need to swallow my pride and pay more attention to loving and nurturing her.  

Lord, grant me gratitude instead of selfishness, happiness instead of anger and love instead of maliciousness.                                                                                   Amen. 

Hi, my name is Crystal and I’m a procrastinator.  I was going to post more, but I’ll do it later.  

God, give me the ability to be motivated to finish the laundry and keep my house tidy.  No more excuses or hiding behind having a new baby!!!