My 7 year old, Charlie thought it was funny when he told me there was a spider in my hair. Apparently, the kids at school had lots of fun with April Fool jokes today.
Today was a fun day really. This morning Nila and I were invited to watch Sydney’s dance class (we get to watch them once a month – its too distracting otherwise). The class was small today, only 5 girls were there today. Sydney tries really hard and seems to really enjoy herself too. After dance class, we all went to eat at Subway for lunch. Then we did some small errands including buying flowers (Nila’s son needed them for his girlfriend). Nila had an appointment to keep so she left.
Ashley called me this afternoon too, just to talk. She is so busy moving into her new rental house. I am really happy for her. I can’t wait to see her new place. I am so proud of her! 
Charlie brought home the best papers from school today that I have seen in a long time. He struggles with focus problems (possible ADD). The teacher suggested good sleep habits, less sugar, more protein and a good breakfast as well as a multivitamin and OmegaBrite (1/4 tsp daily). What a difference the OmegaBrite has made for him! If you are struggling with a child who has ADD or ADHD, OmegaBrite may be a good option to look into. You can find more information on it at http://www.omegabrite.com.
Tonight, Charlie was busy working on a homemade train track and cars made from an old crayon box and copy paper, glue and crayons. He has such great ideas and the details he remembers are amazing. He is making this for his dad for an early Father’s Day present, he said. My children never cease to amaze me…
After much convincing, Eric made dinner for us. After Charlie and Sydney went to bed, Eric conned me though; he needed to use the computer to “study” since he didn’t have his book (the second night in a row). He had lost any computer privileges except for homework only. Well, with supervision, he still signed into messenger and some other websites that he isn’t allowed to use as well as not logging off when he should be. He has pushed his limits so much lately and lied to us way too many times. Teenagers sure like to test you at times. I think 15 is a really tough age. Rebellion is the word that comes to mind when I think of him lately. He even refuses to get his hair cut. This is what he looks like these days… 
We told him its not the length of his hair so much as how he wears it. I just want to see his eyes. Most days, he wears it straight down like the picture where you can barely see his eyes. How do you get through to teenagers who don’t talk to you and don’t respect you as much as they should?I do know that deep down Eric has a good heart and it is in the right place (most of the time) but he also has a lot of struggles of his own in life, with ADD and some other things. I know that high school can be tough at times. I will be sure to keep praying for him.
