Another Crazy Week

Many of my friends do not have teenagers. They often post on their blogs sweet, adorable photos of their darling, innocent children. I enjoy reading their adventures and reminiscing how much I miss that stage of life. All I can say right now is #*$&%#$*@*## when it comes to raising teenagers!!! They make you laugh, cry and feel embarrassed within 10 minutes of their presence. Here is an update of my emotions...

DISAPPOINTED: We almost had him home. He called over the weekend, while we were at a competition in Park City. He was scared, lonely and wanted to come home. We arranged a time to pick him up, only to find out....

ANGRY: he was with his friends and decided to still live with them.

FLABBERGASTED: he later shares with us how his friends are concerned about some of the kids he has been hanging around, his friends don't approve of his sluffing and were mad when he didn't call them over the weekend! (um, isn't that my job!!! It's these current friends that are the root of so many of his problems.)

SAD: We had parent teacher conference and he is not staying committed to his Senior year and throwing away a 3.0 gpa and baseball.

TEARFUL: Taylor's favorite teacher and I cried together...

EXCITED: Tanner is busy with school play, fall baseball and is leaving next week for Cedar City to attend and participate in the Shakespearean Festival. He loves this!

PROUD: He has worked all summer and purchased new ski's, bindings and boots by himself! For the terrific grades this quarter we are purchasing his season pass to Alta.

PUZZLED: Conversation during PTC with Tanner...

Teacher: "Tanner I feel you don't like me and the way I teach. Can you please tell me why?"

Tanner: "That is correct, I don't like you. You spend time teaching the problem on the white board and I stay focused to understand your lack of teaching. After you are done explaining you often go back and tell us you taught us the incorrect way. It is very frustrating!"

Me: (My jaw is on the floor!)

Teacher: "Mrs. King, Tanner is correct. I often need to correct myself."

Me: (My jaw is still on the floor!)

*At the quarter he is switching teachers...

ACHING HEART: It hurts dealing with Taylor but the pain just increased watching Tanner miss his brother and try to understand why he is acting this way. It's been very sad the past few days.

AMAZED: Over the weekend Jordan placed 1st in short and long program at a competition in Park City. She received her highest points.

WORRIED: Still having back pain from her laybacks...

EXCITED: We leave next week for Regionals in San Jose and spend the week with my mom.


LOL: Cordero doesn't like to wash the dishes. The family is teaching him how to clean up after a meal.

RELIEVED: He has battled a nasty cold and it's finally getting better.

IMPRESSED: Earning terrific grades with 4 AP classes. I had 21 teachers to visit for PTC ranging from Taylor failing, Tanner talking down to teachers and Cordero excelling! (Tanner is too!)

LOVE: Just happy to end the day in his arms and having him take Tanner to seminary in the morning!!!