I'm feeling really proud of myself...I cooked chicken spaghetti "from scratch" this week. Then I realized...I didn't make that pasta, and where it called for cream of celery soup...well I didn't make that. Rotel? I guess I could have cut up my own tomatoes, jalapeno and all the other stuff but did I? No...I also didn't make my own Velveeta cheese. I DID boil that chicken right down to nothing and de-bone it all by myself. And I sauteed the red peppers and onion to perfection...but for now I'll have to settle for "semi-scratch" I'm not woman enough to cook from scratch!
On another note, I do seem to be on a roll walking. Walked Sunday with the dog, Monday with the EF and last night with my regular walking partner BP. Today it is raining but fear not...I have a tread mill. No excuses for me allowed.
Unfortunately, cookies called my name yesterday and I caved. However, SONIC was SHOUTING...but I kept on driving!
Hope all of you are doing well on your journey. I'm going for sugar free and calorie restricted from this point on...nuts may be sugar free but at the end of the day when I've eaten three different cans...the waistline moves in the wrong direction!
Today we were invited to attend a reception for parents of/and students meeting criteria for designation as an "Arkansas Scholar." WOW...I"m thinking. FirstChild is such a great student!!! I'm so proud of her. And those things are still true but did you know that for this designation, a student only has to have a 2.0? Oh and they have to be in attendance 95% of the school days from Freshman day one to Seniors last day and taking the core curriculum (not smart core mind you...core). Isn't that pretty much the criteria for graduation? I was surprised at the big deal made of this designation...then they told us out of the entire sophomore class (300+ students) only 78 qualified at this time....that's only about 26% of the students. Attendance must really be an issue.
This is something I cannot comprehend...what do students do during the day if they are not going to school? And where are their parents? Who let's these kids NOT go to school? Aren't they required by law to attend school until they are 18? What's going on?
I just have to say how thankful I am for my upbringing...my parents instilled from day one that EVERY DAY...you go to school. You had to be puking on their shoes or running a very high temperature to miss school. And then we were told, at about 14, you better get a job if you want to go to college...and the flip side of that is YOU WILL BE GOING TO COLLEGE! They had three of us in college at the same time. It's nice being raised in a home where you never had to make a decision about going to school...you just WERE!
So for those of you who are parents...have high expectations of your kids...and work to help them fulfill those expectations.
Lord I just pray for those kids who have fractured home lives. I pray peace and comfort for them. I pray that somewhere somehow they'll meet You and come to know Your love and unconditional acceptance of who they are. I pray for those kids that You'll put someone in their lives who provide godly standards then give them the tools needed to succeed in life. Lord I pray for the parents of these kids who find school attendance a challenge. Let them put aside their own selfishness and stretch and motivate their children to be the very best that they can. Lord you are a Holy God and love us unconditionally...but at the same time, you have set standards for us...to love one another as you love us. Help us Lord to be your hands and feet at all times to those who need us. In Jesus name...
DLG
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