Confession...last week Tobias was chosen to be "Star-of-the-Week." His teacher had to call me on Monday to remind me and ask me to help him finish his poster for the classroom.
Confession...I brought Krispy Kreme donuts to school for Tobias' birthday, which almost was a huge no-no because of the boy in his class with a severe peanut allergy.
We've had a rough start to the school year. Tobias' days used to be filled with Legos, bike rides and playing with friends. Not anymore! Today, his days are filled with school, sports and studying (if I remember). Tobias gets home from school at 4:15. On Mondays, he has swimming lessons. On Wednesdays, he goes to Awana at church. (Did I mention that he has homework for Awana, too? Yeah, that's not happening either.) On Thursdays, he has Spanish after school and then soccer practice in the evening. Soccer games are on Saturday mornings. Tobias hasn't seen his best friend (who lives two houses away) in over a week!
Our busy schedule is just part of the problem. The bigger issue is homework. Tobias has homework for school, homework for his after-school Spanish class, homework for Awana, and homework (memory verses) for Sunday School. That's a lot of homework for a 6-year-old. Frankly, he's a smart kid and can probably handle it. I, on-the-other-hand, can't--or at least I haven't been able to--handle it so far.
Tobias got 100% on the one spelling test I actually helped him study for. It didn't take long--about 10 to 15 minutes a night for two nights. He's a smart kid and picks up things pretty easily, so I just have to make sure I am spending time with him every night on his homework. That's easier said than done in my current job, but I'm trying to figure out how to balance all the kids.
I was determined Tobias would be ready for his spelling test this week. We studied for ten minutes on Tuesday evening, but my plan was to cram on Thursday. His teacher decided to give them the test early (on Thursday) since they were going on a field trip on Friday. He got only 2 right. There is always next week, right?
