I did not make my high school reunion and am completely bummed. For weeks leading up to my trip I had been having a weird feeling and sure enough tragedy struck. Also, I found out who my true friends really are. At my age this is an especially hard lesson after years have been invested and then to find out who the person really is. Who knows, maybe my eyes were closed the entire 24 years. Well at least now I know and can move on without drama.

Now here I sit, typing on my blog wondering how everyone is doing there at the reunion, if they are having a great time, who showed up etc. It is my hope that the next reunion is in 5 years instead of 10. Wishful thinking I guess. I even found a great dress on clearance for $8.49. It is so cute. I need to wear it somewhere.

Josh is doing VERY well in school. His teacher is pleased with his progress although she signed him up for reading without letting us know. He does not extra help in reading but she feels reading in front of others besides his classmates will help him become more social. While I have no problem with her attempts at helping him to become more social, she definitely should have told us ahead of time of her idea instead of taking it upon herself to make that decision without discussing it with us. We are his parents afterall. Also, I need to make sure it is clearly noted in his records that he does not in fact NEED extra help in this department.

Thanksgiving was nice. We celebrated early, on Wednesday, because I was supposed to be gone on Thursday. Greg had plans to go to his sister's for dinner with Josh. I told him I was not in the mood to go and instead I stayed home and caught up on the shows on the DVR. It was nice to have some quiet time to myself. Greg said he felt bad about leaving me home. I told him not to feel bad since some alone time is what I wanted. Six whole hours to myself with no work to do, no cleaning to be done and no one asking me for anything. Pure bliss!

I have come to the realization that I watch way too much television and am completely caught up in the shows that preoccupy my time. Here I sit in tears over Jim's death on Ghost Whisperer. Say it ain't so! Can't the writers just make it a bad dream or something. I hate watching shows that make me sad and in tears. I NEED A LIFE! LOL!

Sshhhh!

I just took my prenatal vitamin, folic acid (extra) and baby aspirin. About to board this roller coaster again. Sigh! Hoping, wishing and most of all... praying. The prep now begins, charting and all that other fun stuff that goes along with it. I'm holding on tight to hope. :-)

FINALLY!

YES! FINALLY! Joshua's teacher has finally realized what I have been telling her since the school year started, there is nothing wrong with my son academically. She sat next to him yesterday and watched him complete his classwork. ALL of it. Something has clicked with my boy over the past couple of weeks. He is soooo focused on keeping his card green, participating in class and getting great grades on his tests. We have a good method of teaching and spelling. I spell in a rhythm and he gets it after I spell it about 3 times. He is anxious to read to me when we get home. This is really exciting. Very exciting! He spelled all of his words correctly and his dictation sentence was error free! YES! Woo hoo!

WOW! What a wonderful feeling it is to witness history. I am still in shock that we have a new President Elect- Mr. Barack Obama. We need to keep him in our prayers because God only knows what he will discover once he gets to the White House. That said, I believe he will be a great president. Here I sit and celebrate for those who are not alive to see this and/or never thought this day would come. The country has spoken and decided - 349 electoral votes has been earned. YES, WE CAN!

On August 28,1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said the following on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial:

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

That part of your dream was realized last night, Dr. King. The nation did just that.

What a Great Night!

We saw Maxwell last night at the Shrine and what can I say other than it was an amazing concert. AMAZING! From start to finish, every note was smoooth along with every dance step he did. Sigh! I must, MUST see him again. I am sooo looking forward to his new CDs over the next 3 years. It did however take us over 45 minutes to get from the freeway to the parking structure and we missed the opening act, Jasmine Sullivan. I really wanted to hear her sing "Bust the Windows" but what can you do. I did not miss one note of Maxwell's performance. We were all the way in the balcony. I told Greg no more of that. When we go to a concert, we need to do it right.

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It's been a while since my last posting. I am struggling and I mean struggling with first grade homework. Getting an extremely stubborn and, at times, an unbelievably whiny 6 year old to do copious amount of homework, reading and projects has left me wanting a drink or some drug by the end of our homework/study sessions EVERYDAY. Sigh! It is challenging for me to say the least. God is probably asking "What now?" since I seem to call on Him most between the hours of 3pm to 5pm, usually for strength to get through the 120 minutes of homework with patience and understanding.

Maybe I am old school but when did 6 year olds start getting multiple choice math tests? What the ...? I remember learning how to tell time, addition, subtraction, counting currency etc. all in the first grade but never did we have a comprehensive test. My child gets one every week. I can't say I blame him for zoning out sometimes. That said, we are having him tested for special education. His zoning out has become a problem and we need to get to the bottom of it. The past week has been better but now he thinks he is entitled to pizza every time his card stays green in class. He is determined to keep it green everyday now and I am determined to find another less fattening reward for him cause you know if he has pizza, so do I. :-) Oh, he does excel in spelling and reading so there is a bright side.

I am beyond thrilled to have purchased a roundtrip ticket to New York for a mere $240.00. For the past couple of months I was pricing fares and they were over $400.00. Really could not bring myself to pay that much especially when I usually would pay half of that for a R/T ticket. My appreciation for Priceline.com now runs deep. American Airlines accepted my bid and I am heading home for 5 days. Still can't believe they are charging me to check my luggage but I will get over it. The plans are to visit with my mother as much as I can, catch up with my siblings, enjoy my Aunt Bernice's cooking, meet up with some good friends and attend my 20th high school reunion. 20 years? Wow!

I am excited about the upcoming election. My 78 year old father is campaigning like with the strength and endurance of a 21 year old. It is great to see so many people finally paying attention to the issues.

On the health front, everything is status quo. The MRI results were negative, Thank God. BUT, my glucose test came back extremely elevated and showing I have diabetes? What? I have no signs or symptoms at all. I am seeing a great, great renowned endocrinologist for treatment. He actually said I am insulin resistent and should not be on insulin. Phew! Insulin does horrible things to the body. I am on oral drugs now to and am watching what I eat, minus the occassional green card pizza, exercising and walking daily. My prolactin levels are back down within range. I have also been given a possible diagnosis of PCOS as well along with arthritis. I am on a variety of meds now and feel great overall compared to several months ago.

Greg and I are going to the Maxwell concert in one week. We have not been to a concert since 2001. Way too long! I'm gonna close my eyes and pretend Maxwell is singing to ME. :-) 7 more days!