We're Playing Hookie.......

and I can't wait!!! Tomorrow Ray, the kids and I are headed to Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester and I really can't wait. It's been a stressful few weeks. I am working insanely long hours, the kids are in after school care an extra day, we have OT on Wednesdays, Cheerleading on Monday's and we are now going to throw basketball clinics', Golf clinics and football into the mix. YIKES! I never let them do this much but the prices were so good this year. FIVE bucks for 8 weeks of golf lessons....you just can't go wrong!

So with all the changes at school Brycen is not doing well. He is stressed. He has basically quit school in his mind for this year. He's done. It's over. He acts like he hasn't even been there all day. His Special Ed teacher came back to test him today. She couldn't believe how stressed adn off the wall he is. She said she could barely get him to focus. He did good on some parts and bombed on others.....but we knew this going into it. He misses her terribly. They have become e-mail penpals and he races through the door every day to get to his e-mail. He misses her so much and his school world just isn't right without her. It's sad and I don't know how to help. So tomorrow we play hookie.

In the 13 years I have been with this school I have never allowed my children to miss a day of school in July. Never. Unless they are puking or have a fever. It's a big issue and when you agree to go to this school you have to commit to July as much as any other month. But....this time I am doing it. My kids need it, I need it and Ray needs it. It's hot, Brycen is miserable and it's the one thing I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that will make my boy smile all day long. You will literally be able to see the stress disappear the moment his toes hit the sand. If it keeps him out of that deep, dark place you can bet your farm that I am going to do it. I vowed never to let him back there again and nothing can stop me from trying everything I know to keep him away from there.

So tomorrow, we build sand castles, boogie board, tide pool and play. It will be a day of sun, fun and family and really.....you can't ask for much more than that! :)

PS: I know I suck about getting pictures up....I will try to get some up by this weekend. I just have no time and no AC downstairs. :0