A Mom's Ramblings

I have to warn you! This post is kind of long! Sort of just getting my thoughts on paper...uh...computer.
I have been feeling blue this week. I think fatigue has begun to set in. I need to start going to bed earlier. I can't put my finger on it, but I just feel sad this week, no interest in much of anything. Ever felt like that?
I worry about Matthew in first grade. He has his first spelling test on Friday. I did a practice test with him yesterday. He passed, but it took SOOO long. So if the teacher doesn't make time accomodations for him, he may blow it. We'll see. I guess I shouldn't worry until after the first one. We put him on ADD meds again yesterday. His OT said his attention span was all over the place at therapy yesterday afternoon. Perhaps by then (4-5 PM), it is wearing off. I will give it another week or so and then speak to his teacher to see if I need to increase the dosage. (He's on the smallest dose.)
Jonathan has had a ton of homework. We have fully intended to start going back to Wednesday night worship at church, but it's so hard, and Jonathan especially is disappointed. If I don't have another stop to make, we usually get home from therapy on Wednesdays at around 5:30. Then after supper, we complete homework (which we begin in the waiting room at the hospital). That means we have a little less than an hour to finish homework and eat dinner before leaving for church. Maybe soon we can make it work. I try to do an easy dinner on Wed. night. Last night it was frozen pizza, but we still didn't make it.
Today, since I still feel kind of blue, ya know what I'm going to do? I'm going to my scrapbook room for a little craft therapy! I did laundry yesterday, dinner is planned out, and I don't have to leave the house until 2:30 PM. SO... maybe tomorrow I'll post the results of my creative endeavors.
By the way, if you visit VanillaJoy, you still have time to enter to win a Cricut machine (from Monday's giveaway), and Tuesday's loot is $130 of scrapbooking supplies and tools by EK Success AND a portable ribbon dispenser from Creative Options. Then you can enter for yesterday's prize package which includes a Purple Cow paper trimmer, a Sizzix Sidekick, and a portable ribbon dispenser. Today's package is a huge lot of Fiskars brand products. So go on over and enter. It's easy.
Today, Jonathan goes to his first middle school "dance." It's a back to school bash with a DJ that you pay to go to after school. He was excited about it....that Jonathan can cut a rug I tell you! I just hope the music is in good taste. Unless we hear it on TV, we rarely venture from WAFJ Christian music at our house. If you read this, pray for me this week. Pray that I'll get out of this slump! Oh, and have a great Labor Day weekend coming up!

Jonathan and Vanilla Joy

Hi. Hope you're having a great week. School seems to be going smoothly so far. Jonathan was excited that his t-shirt design was the winner for his class. His GT (Gifted and Talented) class had a contest to see who could come up with the best t-shirt design. The one chosen will have his/her winning design produced on the class t-shirt! Jonathan had the winning design! I'll show it to you as soon as I can get a photo or scan.
In other stuff...have you heard about the contest going on over at VanillaJoy? Monday's prize (which you can still enter if you hurry) is a Cricut machine! I know many of you who would want one, especially free! VanillaJoy is a cool website that I just stumbled upon this morning. They have craft ideas and other stuff for family fun. Go check it out!