Nick Jr. Jones

I don't understand it really, but Greyson has taken to watching Nick Jr. lately. If you don't know Nick Jr. is full of shows for very young children so I am not sure what the draw for him is but he has been all about it for months. I feel as though Michele and I may sincerely go insane before this is over. Moments of Olivia, Yo Gabba Gabba, Wow Wow Wubbzy, The Upside Down Show...and the list goes on and on. I do have to admit. The Upside Down Show has Greyson written all over it. Two Australian guys act out everything they do...complete with sound effects. It's like a mime show where they actually talk without the creepy white face paint. Greyson could have invented the show with his strong repertoire of sound effects, voices, etc. so...that show does make me laugh...but then again, so does Greyson. Other than his preoccupation with Nick Jr. lately he seems to be doing OK. School is going so so. I say this because I know its not his favorite place and I do know this year is harder. They upped the annie now that he is in third grade and being lazy and not wanting to do anything related to school anyway he is quite rebellious of the whole thing. He is doing better than he was at the beginning of the year though. Mr avoidance I tell you. Today he tried in vain to convince me that he could subtract his three digit numbers backward since the smaller number was on top. I totally had to call him out on that one and he was not happy. he screamed, "They don't have to be right mommy Lynn!" I said, "Well, they will have to be right when they test you honey. and they will test you at the end of the year." He exclaimed, "Why didn't you tell me that!" It was like I had been holding on to that secret just to traumatize him later. But...in his defense, he is one to need to know things in advance. A heads up on all things works best at our house. Unfortunately, you cannot always be on top of each and every happening. Go figure. He was mad at me for a while because we had not completed his homework this week and I made him do it today. He knows Monday is homework day but he had missed school. Therefore he had it left from the week. We had plenty of time to complete it, but thanks to illness and laziness it did not happen. today...it did. Not by the normal schedule much to his demise, but it is done none the less.

Speaking of him being out of school...here is that fun story. Greyson woke up on Monday, first day back since Christmas vacation, and decided he was way to tired to function. Well...I had to go to work so Michele stayed home with him. Little did he know she was a drill Sgt. in a past life. She said, "Well, if you are that tired you have to stay in bed." If you get up you are going to read to me. No TV, No video games, No playing LEGOS, etc." He stayed in bed up until 9am...(never happens here any other time) Once he decided he wasn't sleepy, she made him start reading. He read about 4 stories, around 20 pages each. (That was huge for him!) but he did not get done until I got home at 2:15. He was a basket case. hahahahaa. He didn't know it...but she was too. Even more so! Had she had to listen to one more story they would have ended up a statistic on the news I'm sure of it! Anyway....needless to say, he could not wait to attend school the next day. Momom's Boot Camp....not the place for small children! Also just let me add this disclaimer for her sake. There was NO DUCT TAPE involved in this situation. NONE! hahahahaaaaa One more story and it would have been on like a pot of neck bones! I got home just in time....just in the nick of time. Goodnight folks...until next time...