Friday and Sunday

So, I tried to blog yesterday morning but since my computer isn't liking me, I quit and became a bum. So, I want to give a few thoughts on Friday and today.

Friday, LostBoy and I had a chat first thing in the morning. Ms. H. in Texas and I refer to these chats as "Come to Jesus" chats. No, I didn't make him meet Jesus (although he needs to) but I did let him know what I was thinking and feeling. He sat perfectly still while I talked. He knew I was at the end of my rope. But I was upfront and told him that my goal for his life was for him not to wind up in jail. I also told him that my goal was to not become like every other adult in his life but his behavior the day before made that difficult. I told him I'm not a quitter and I'm in this for the long haul. I knew it may not change a thing, but at least I had tried my best to make a difference.

Then we went to his regular class. His teacher thought he was gone, as in, kicked out of Summer School. We went down and found out that Mr. A. had allowed him to return. I was okay with it and left the office. His teacher wasn't okay with it, but it wasn't up to us. We went on with our day.

Around noon, Mr. A. came to me, wanting to know about our daily documentation that I send home each day on LostBoy. I explained, but he still didn't get it. I took him the notebook later in the day and was informed that LostBoy's Mom wants to come up and make copies of all my documentation. Apparently the higher ups are now involved too.

But I came to a realization on Friday. Mr. A. commented that LostBoy's Mom was upset with him because he kicked him out for a day. His Mother said that we're punishing him for something he does all the time. Mr. A. commented back something to the effect of "If nothing's changing, then something needs to change."

Two thoughts occurred to me at that moment. First, I realized how little my former principal did. Secondly, it made me INCREDIBLY glad that Mr. A. is in my building now. He wants to help LostBoy too. I can't wait to see what happens. I'll keep ya posted.

Today I got my first Sunburn of the Summer. We had our annual church picnic, and this year we had water games for the kids. We had Water Balloons, Water Guns, wading pools, and a Slip and Slide. You guessed it, I was right in the middle of it! It was probably the best day I've ever had at my church. I was DRENCHED! IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!

I think I'm gonna rest a bit before the workweek begins.

I also need to find the Solarcaine!

Later!