Monday, July 4, 2011

Happy Fourth of July!!

It was a red, white and blue day at the Grant house.  It was only those colors because the girls had blueberries, bananas and strawberries for their dessert.  Was the only true way we celebrated the Fourth of July today.

Our day consisted of going on a trip to Walmart.  All five of us.  Was longggggggggggg....  but the girls were good because they both had their iPod touches.




Then I took Riley and Madi to Barnes and Noble.  They have both finished eight books so I filled out their reading logs.  They each got to choose a free book from a list provided by the store.  They both read their books on the way home.  Was really cute.  Riley created a story to go with the pictures and Madi began reading her book.

Madi did about an hour and a half of math work today.  It was one page with only 12 problems on it.  The math problems were something she could do with good concentration and effort.  The issue was that she didn't want to do it and sat there for long periods of time either resting her head on the table or turned toward us.  Mind you, we had just finished lunch and Riley and Jules were in the room at times.  She was only able to get done with five problems in over an hour.  However, she was purposely taking her time and trying to barter with us to only do a few questions.  We were unrelenting and told her that she would finish the page and possibly more if she was going to argue with us.  Jeremy and I did not have to help her with the problems.  In fact, she got them all correct.  Though we did do the problems at the same time to double check her work and motivate her to do it.  It was all about her effort and whether or not she would try.  She and Jeremy finished up the page in her room while I had the other girls downstairs.  When she finished, she said it was boring.  I just told her that's sometimes how things are and that I'm glad she finished her work.

We talked briefly with her about how when school comes around, she'll have to focus to get her work done.  She can't sit and stare or complain about it because it does no good.  We can't be taking hours to do for her what she can already do for herself.  We don't mind at all helping her when she needs it, but we will not do the work for her.  We kept telling her that if she were to stop wasting time doing nothing and just do the work, she'd actually have more time to play and do other things and be finished faster - much faster.  So we'll see how the study time tomorrow goes.

Tonight went well after dinner.  Madi and I finished the Babysitter's Club book together and she is starting her new book "Pandora...." - I don't remember the rest of the title.  Mixes a little Greek mythology in it which she likes.

She'll be at Kami's with Julia all day tomorrow.  Riley has a doctor appointment and then I have piano students and a crochet lesson in the afternoon.  Wednesday she is having a playdate at our house with another girl named Madison from Ethridge.  Then the other Madison's mom is picking the girls up the same day to do a babysitting class in Frisco with another Ethridge girl named Shelby.  So she'll get to meet a few more friends which will be great.

Madi, Riley and I will be doing a road trip on Friday morning to Killeen to spend the weekend with Poppi and Grammy which will be fun!

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