Still going well...

This coming week is the last week of the 2nd quarter. Hard to believe that the school year is already just about half over. That is crazy to me. Before we know it, it is going to be summer again. But, let's not get ahead of ourselves.

I don't know if they are trying to prepare the kids for final exams or what, but Will has 4 tests/quizzes next week. That seems absurd to me, but it is true. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Ugh! So, now it is just convincing Will that it is worth his time to study! He knows it is, he knows he needs to, it is just a problem for him "choosing" to study over whatever else it is he would rather be doing.

Amazingly, he currently has straight A's. A few A-'s, but all A's. So, really he needs to rock these tests this week and the kid will have made the high honor roll again! Who woulda thunk? Man, oh man. He is just doing so well. I am so proud of him. He has such a different attitude about school so far this year and even homework. For the most part... Sometimes he reverts back to his, "Oh, I have a headache" or "Ugh, I am too tired to do homework", but for the most part he is agreeable and really puts his best effort into it.

He also seems to have, maybe, discovered girls. Well, at least one girl. Mia. Apparently she chases him everyday on the playground and takes his hat and tells him that she hates him. That is true love! He pretends like it bothers him, but then he keeps telling me about her and the things she does. Like, she found his tickle spot! It's cute and I figured bound to happen! Just so she doesn't go breakin' his heart. .Because if she does, well then she is going to have to deal with me!

Happy New Year!

I wanted to give a quick recap to our last month of 2010. The biggest, most exciting news was finding out that Will was chosen to be Student of the Month for the month of December. Woo hoo!

Student of the Month Dec. 2010

We got to go to an early morning (7:15am) breakfast in honor of the students that had been chosen. Each teacher gets to choose one child each month to receive the award. It was a big deal and Will was so very proud of himself. We found out about it in a letter he brought home from his principal. He had no idea what it said. I had just found it in his folder. I read it and then showed it to him. He, literally, screamed! He was just so darn excited. It was really very sweet!

Will up on stage after having his name announced.

It's not a great picture, but here he is after being called up on stage. Unfortunately, because of a snow day, the breakfast was pushed back a day and Will's teacher, Miss P, was not there that day. She was preparing for her wedding to take place two days later. So, he was given his award by his sub, Mrs. K, who is a retired teacher and well known and liked. He was okay with it. His other teacher, Mrs. K, came up to us afterwards and told us that both her and Miss P. knew Will deserved the award that month. He had worked so hard all quarter and they had both been impressed when he presented his Star Student report to BOTH classes, at the spur of the moment, when the other student was absent. He just rolled with it and presented to 50+ students and did great!

We are so proud. We also found out that Will's all A report card landed him on on the High Honor Roll. His name was even in the local newspaper because of it! Awesome!!!!! Again, he was so proud of himself and what he accomplished.

We've continued with Dr. T and he is doing real well there. She always comments that he is such a hard, self-directed worker. Makes a momma proud!