Halelujah for the weekend...

Well, tomorrow starts my weekend, and I am so glad that it's here. This week has been quite interesting, and quite unpredictable. I got my new class on Monday, and only 3 of the kids were there. (I have yet to have all 5 at once) My two little screamers have not been absent one day this week, that's how it always works. Jude was the little one that I was actually dreading having move into my class. The one time I had him all day I felt like shooting myself, because all he does is scream all day long. Kendall, is very very smart, but very very immature. I think there are probably some deeper issues there. Kendall can be worked with and actually trained to the point to where you can have a good time with her, you just have to be more stubborn than her. Jude acts like...well I can't think of any other way to say it other than the lights are on and nobody's home. You call his name and he doesn't even flinch as if he never heard you. At first we thought it was his ears, but he got tubes, and he still doesn't listen half the time. Anyways, back to Monday... Jude actually surprised me and did pretty well. He's spacey, and needs to learn how to focus, but he only screamed a few times. I tried to drill into him "we use our big kid words, we don't scream" Kendall on the other hand screamed no matter what I told her. Go to the bathroom, let me wipe your nose, everything that I said was cause for screaming. Yesterday was good, I actually thought wow, this is getting easier, and then today they all just decided not to listen. They can be so cute and so sweet though. Kendall was sitting in the "blueroom" which is a wide open room that they can run and play in, and there was a video with sunday school songs playing. She was sitting on a toy car and singing- "sing posamma, sing posamma sing posamma to the ping of ping. It was so cute, she had no idea what she was saying, but she sang with all her heart. Later on in the day I was playing catch with them and anytime Kendall missed her ball she would scream at the top of her lungs. "I'm not playing catch with you till you're done screaming" I said, and Kendall stopped and said "Ms. Shauna, I am done screaming now" it was too funny. All in all I think these next two months will be challenging, but I think that hopefully we will see a big change in these kids, and they'll be ready to integrate with my last class. It's hard to believe, but they'll be starting school at the same time as my class that just moved up. I will post some pictures later. When you see them they'll look like little angels, don't be deceived... :) j/k I'm also glad it's the weekend because we are making a short trip up to Georgia to Aunt Betty and Uncle Jim's house. Most of my friends know Aunt Betty and Uncle Jim from our frequent trips up there away from the hurricanes. Uncle Jim is turning 75 so we're going up for the birthday party. It's gonna be a short trip because Jeremy has to work on Sunday. I love going to their house because it brings back so many memories of the simple times. Growing up we spent every Easter and every Thanksgiving there. They are closer than grandparents to me. I will post some pictures when we get back. It's about a 4 1/2 hour trip to Perry, and we plan on leaving about 6:00 tomorrow morning. I am so excited. On Sunday we'll have a little family gathering, minus Jeremy for Amber and Dallas. They're leaving on Monday and moving to North Carolina. Dallas is now officially out of the military. This is the first of my sisters to leave, I never left the area. I am really sad, and going to miss her, but trying not to think about it right now... It's gonna be weird. Well, I've written way too much. I hope you all have a great weekend, and get some rest!!!! Love, -Me