What is best for my son?

[BobbiJo]

Thanks, Mish. Haven't posted much, not all that much going on...

Nathan had a rough day Tuesday, trouble at school goofing around and then more of the same at karate. I told him if he got pulled aside by the teacher at karate last night, he was out of karate (he got pulled the past 2 times in a row to talk about focusing not goofing off).

Well yesterday he was great! He did well at school, even got a "Way to Go" certificate--kids caught being good get to take them to the office to be entered into a weekly drawing. Then my mom took him to the allergy shot appt. because I had a staff meeting. For Grandma, he was perfect. Didn't even make a peep, she said. The allergy Doc came out and hugged him and said he was proud of him. Then I met up with him and grandma in time for karate. He did an excellent job, knew his form, did his best. Very good night.

Once he got home, he had a coloring book his grandma gave him. It was about all types of homes, with pics of apartments, cabins, houses, etc etc. The last page said to draw the home you would like to have someday. He drew a farmhouse with a front porch with me, him, Sydney, and Dan all there. Sydney and I were petting cows, he was petting a dog and his dad was on a tractor. He said, "Here is where I want to live, on the farm with you and daddy, like you and daddy want, too"

I am eager for his appointment with the counselor on Saturday. I have filled out all the intake paperwork, listing the concerns we have at school and at home. Don't know if Dan is coming to the appointment or not, I told him about it and he said, "We'll see..." I am not bringing it up again I will just take Nathan and if he wants to be a part of it, he can show up.

Anyway the continuing theme for Nathan is wanting us back together, of course. And he told his dad on the phone last night, "I drew a picture of our house on the farm and mommy and Sydney and me and you all live there, just like you want us to..."

Tonight is the school PTA fundraiser carnival. The kids met their reading goal of over 200,000 minutes in 10 days for grades K-3. The librarian dyed her hair pink for the occasion and several of us teachers have pink streaks in our hair, too.