Skids are doing really well. DH however is on a mission to ensure that they stay on track. New house rule he initiated this evening: For every hour of TV watched there will be an hour of reading, for every hour of electronic games played there will be 1.5 hours of reading. The skids are groaning but he is determined to see their comprehension and retention of materials read improve. They can read whatever they like, so long as they read and it isn't porn. Yes skid#2 jokingly asked his dad if the articals in playboy counted.

This blog is going to be all over the place, I apologise in advance but the brain is spinning and wont slow down, toss the emotions in there and it gets worse. Tuesday my day off work I took my brother a few towns away to go shopping for a computer. He spent a short while picking his laptop out and while walking to the cash register I heard my name being called and turned to see who was calling me. Understand please, my name is not a common name. Ten feet behind me was a woman who is the spitting image of me. Or at least what I will look like in about 40 years.

So far 3 out of 4 skids seem to be coming around. Over the past two weeks they have been allowed some of their privileges back. All but one has their bed room furniture returned. (Skid#2 has aways to go since skipping school). We will get report cards this upcoming week. Though I already looked online and found their grades, not a single one made honor rolls but their grades improved dramatically since the weekend PawPaw take over.

Long story made short DH and I both had to work today and left before the skids went to school. On my way to work I got into a minor fender bender. Someone lightly tapped my truck, no damage aside from my coffee getting spilled all over my clothes, thank god it wasn't scalding hot. After the deputy gets done writing up the paperwork I turn around and head home to change before heading to work. I walk in and there sits skid#2, the 15yo Watching TV. The kid almost had a heartattack when i walked in and tried giving excuses he wasnt feeling good etc etc.