LA DI DA...........

Hi, everyone!  I hope your week is going well so far.  Nothing much going on here, just trying to round up all that information I need for the trooper and trying to make some money on this commissions gig.  I am glad to be busy!

Today I had to attend a meeting with the special education board at the school for my oldest daughter, Nicolette.  Earlier in this journal, I recounted that she was having some serious adjustment problems at the school when we first arrived here in Houston, which literally floored me and her teacher.  Afraid that Nicolette will fail this year, we moved to have her evaluated to see if she had a learning disability or emotional disorders.  Well, the testing found that Nicolette can indeed function (and pass, with good grades!) at her grade level, but there may be some underlying emotional problems that her teacher needs to be aware of at school, and I need to address at home.  I went home with the information given to me and explained to Matthew what happened.  I asked him to help me more with Nicolette, because she is closer to him, and because she is similar to him in temperament and mood, she may be able to receive from him better than she can from me.  I am doing all that I can do, but Nicolette, for some reason, isn't responding to my efforts.  I understand that she has been through a lot with the hurricane, and there are counselors who are working with her for that reason also.  But I feel that Nicolette needs to feel responsible for obtaining her education.  I am trying to figure out what can I do to better motivate her to perform at her potential?  Folks, I mean.......telling someone what to do and get results is easy for me.  But molding and shaping an individual to be the best person they can be is a challenge.  The two are very different.  My husband has agreed to work with me on this.  My daughter is sinking, and at her age (10), this is not the time to lose her. 

My other two daughters were punished today for cutting up at school.  What happened today???!!!???  I mean, it is out of character for my daughters to get in trouble!  I sent them to bed early tonight, after dinner.  They probably need sleep.

My husband starts a new job Thursday.  It's a six-week stint at a temp agency as a computer installer for the police department.  He'll be earning $10 an hour.  Too bad it isn't a permanent position!  But, at least its work!  He has been trying to spend as much time with me this week as possible, which is SWEET.  He's supposed to be taking me out tomorrow.  I don't know where......but wherever it is, I know it will be NICE!

My husband is also looking into supplementing his education in Information Technology by obtaining several certifications that will equip him to be a licensed Computer Technician.  He went to the school that he will be attending, and the recruiter advised him to ask the Work Source if they had any grants or scholarships available that would help with his financial aid.  We did that today, and he is scheduled for an interview with a financial aid counselor tomorrow.  If they approve the aid for him, he will be able to start training immediately.  If not, he will have to take out a loan, which he doesn't want to do (and I don't blame him!), or wait until he earns enough to pay his way through.  I really hope this works out for him!  My husband always loved working with computers, and when he receives his certifications, he will be able to pursue employment doing what he enjoys most!  Isn't that what life is all about?

I'm getting ready to go to bed.  I'm literally holding my eyelids open with toothpicks (lol)!  Good nite, y'all!