Crystal Clear

Ain't This the Truth

"How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because some day in life you will have been all these." 

George Washington Carver 1864-1943, Scientist

I also had no idea he appears to be the origin of a version of one of my all time favorite quotes ..The version I have always gone by:

One Hundred Years from now... it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove, but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child.

That quote has played a huge role in keeping me grounded and focused. Right now of course the old Pre-school favorite poem:

Sometimes you get discouraged Because I am so small And always leave my fingerprints On furniture and walls. But every day I'm growing ... I'll be grown-up someday, And all those tiny handprints Will surely fade away. So here's a final handprint Just so you can recall Exactly how my fingers looked When I was very small.

is hanging on our fridge with Nethan's handprints.... Bryceton's project with handprints is packed away ....Of course the walls and windows are full of BOTH of their handprints :-)

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Sorry is NOT the Hardest Word

Crystal Clear, "NO" ranks right up there.

• NO, there are more important things to do than search through my email to prove I did something or find you didn't send me something you thought you did or tell you I haven't heard anything yet or playing the CYA game
• NO, being exempt does not mean you take precedence over my children,sleep or health day after day, and week after week, for months at a time. There are definitely times of crisis and push. Three out of four weeks is not "times", it is an anxious way of operating I won't do.
• NO, just because I would do something differently does not mean I am inept, incompetent, or that your way is correct. In fact if you checked with me you might think my way made sense or even more sense.
• NO, you are never going to find someone to do the things I can do with my expertise, education, and experience that can do all you are asking and still live congruently with personal values of family and children. Frankly, I seriously doubt you can find someone with my mixture of experience and education who would take this on. And if you did...guess what they'd have a personality style too
• NO, it is better to come directly to me and clarify what you thought was understood than to ask someone else and engage in office gossip. I thank you for the opportunity and am probably refreshingly to you, able to say, Oops! or I am so sorry and never place blame or responsibility on another person without a context or systemic understanding of why something probably happened.

I am guessing you can see pretty well what is going on here. Not too many worries though. Nope...not too many...Faith is strong and God has a plan...I won't fight it..

And by the way... Bryceton finished 3rd grade today! I am so sorry his third grade ended up being such a waste of time for him. At end of scool last year he was reading at about 4-5th grade level and he leaves 3rd grade at about 5th grade level. Writing skills not much  better and his math is still amazing but still made no serious gains as he should have. Things this next year will hopefully be better as I have a suspicion it was largely the teacher who was just happy he was in the proficient level or whatever the hell they call it ... no context for them... nope.. just within the area.

My parents are back from  Phx now and the three of us here are soooooo happy. Last night we saw "Over the Hedge" the  movie sucked but how nice to share Nethan's hearty laughter with them. They also remarked how grown up Bryceton is looking and how well Nethan is doing with his speech despite there being ongoing concerns he is delayed...Bryceton is excited he will get to spend the next week with them just sleeping and vegging and watching TV and playing game cube before starting day camp. For me it means a bit more sleep for a week and a whole lot less nagging. I have a feeling Nethan will feel a whole lot differently though as he still continues to worship Bryceton. He adores him. He hugs on him  and kisses him and Bryceton...well he reciprocates most of the time unless it involves Yu-gi-oh or a neighbor friend is available. Both boys are just such a KICK to be around  when I keep them FIRST.