'Dirty Girls'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Glad you're home, Steph. Yay you for being such an awesome sister!
Zen, I've become much more aware lately about how random kvetching, whether it's me or someone else, can really suck away all the energy to get things done. I'm trying to be more mindful about it, but dang I sure do kvetch a lot!
That sounds like a good result!
agreed
I hope this doesn't segue into kvetching, but we met with Franny's science teacher today and her math teacher last week. We are going to have our work cut out for us getting her to where she needs to be because in both classes, the teacher had absolutely no clue that she was falling so far behind. It's the classic case of the smart, quiet, well-behaved student who is slowly drowning, but the teachers never notice. Ugh!
But I have to let that go for now as I have a bunch of work work to do now, while the kids are in school.
Aw, poor Franny, and poor you. That's a tough situation.
That does sound good, lisah. I can only imagine the difficulty walking I would have after 2.5 hours spinning.
Oof, that sounds tough.
Oh Burrell, I hope talking with the teachers will get Franny the help she needs.
With CJ I had the class clown that everyone loved and they knew he was smart but whenever I expressed concern about his grades, especially when he was younger and establishing these habits, they didn't seem too concerned. Now he is paying for it and having to learn how to study and ask for help. So far so good with the Fire Academy though.
It is a beautiful day in Colorado. It is about 51 with pretty blue skies. Jack and I are working on the back porch. Extra chance for him to practice his training and I get some fresh air.
Oy vey -- my kind of annoying team member emailed the CFO looking for our financial statements. Seriously? This is why people think you are annoying!
I keep CJ in mind, Suzi, as a reminder that good kids are good kids and they will find their way.
Our hope is to get her to fix her study habits now, before the grades really weigh her down. But I am worried that we can't even see if there are any underlying learning issues until we get her working harder first.
Zen, thanks. I'd heard of using black cohosh, but not the borage. I would very much like to not have many flashes in the heat and humidity of summer.
Burrell, I have nothing but sympathy for you and Franny. I struggled with math after 6th grade, when more symbolic maths started. And my parents struggled to help me, with tutors and whatnot, but I'd built up a terrible math block, because it was the only subject I'd ever struggled with, and I felt stupid.
I had never felt stupid before. I did not like it at all.
The only bit of concrete advice I have WRT maths is if you do get a tutor, hire one who has struggled with math. At KU, I'd hire students who had patchier grades in math, leading to mastery, over students to whom maths was more instinctive, because the students coming to tutoring sessions were not operating on that instinctual understanding of math.
I feel really bad for poor Franny, too, Burrell. I struggled with math, too. I hope you and her teachers can help her overcome whatever barrier is in her way.
(Luckily I have a calculator with me at all times now.)
Timelies all!
The wacky weather continues. Highs in the 60s today and tomorrow, but possible snow showers on Friday.