Shadow Chameleon's Dreamworld Journal

Well, things are going well. First, a school update. The student who had the panic attack has withdrawn from our school; I think she went back to her hometown. Please pray for her (first initial is C.), that God will heal her from the abuse she has suffered.

I've been making friends with the kids who tend to act out in the classroom. Michael has a tendency to get injuries and headaches, so I see him frequently. (I suspect a few of the injuries and some of the headaches are just excuses to come see me, but I don't mind. Positive attention is a good thing.) Another boy, Colton, gives his teachers so much grief, but he says he's good with me because I don't yell at him. *sigh* Maybe he just needs love & respect. (Ya think?!?) Another girl, whose first initial is M., still doesn't like to be touched, but at least she's no longer mad at me for the first time I touched her. She even smiles at me. I told her the other day that if she ever wants a hug, I give them out for free. I doubt she will anytime soon, but I had to put the offer out there.

I'm still trying to finish up the Vision & Hearing screenings. I'm about ready to start the re-screenings for Hearing, which is going to take a while. And this week I do Scoliosis screenings on Mon. & Tues. But I like to get all my screenings out of the way during the first semester, so that I can spend the 2nd semester doing follow-up. (Calling parents & such.) I really do enjoy this, even though it can get a little tiring! Just pray that I will have the time to call kids out of class, and then the motivation & energy to do so.

On the home front, I haven't had an opportunity to invite my neighbor, Megan, over for hot chocolate yet. Please pray that I'll see her when I can go invite her this week, and that she'll accept. I know we'll be in this house for at least another year, so I'd like to really develop this relationship. I want to show her what being a Christian is all about, so she can make a more informed decision about Christ.

Dave did pretty good on the GRE, but has decided to not apply to the Master's program after all. In order to improve his chances of getting in, he would need to retake the GRE to increase his score, and take another math course. Doing so would set us back about 6 mo. on buying a house. Even if he did get in, that would delay his retirement by about 5 years, and he'd suffer a cut in income during those years. Also, if he were to apply and then decide not to get his Master's after being accepted, he would delay another person's getting accepted. Basically, he thinks this was a test from God to see which is more important: career or family. He does have a good job now that he really enjoys, and he doesn't really need any further education to do it well. So he says that if God wants him in the Master's program, He'll have to find another way. :)

Clayton & I got our seasonal flu shots Thurs. morning. Mine didn't hurt nearly as much as it usually does; just some minor aching when I pressed on the muscle. Clayton didn't fuss all that much, and he never ran fever with it; I think his recent fussiness is more due to teething. (He's been chewing on his fingers again.) He does still have a red mark on his leg, but that might just be from the bandaid. It doesn't seem to bother him, though.

Today he wanted to wear his footie pajamas all day. We never did go outside, though before I got my shower he was asking to. And we managed to convince him to watch Nemo only once today. :) We looked up some online videos of blue whales, and even saw an octopus or two. (He can say, "I found octopus!") I'm glad we can watch videos of animals online, because he is being exposed to a lot of nature he wouldn't otherwise know about. Not even a major zoo could house a blue whale. (Did you know that the span of the tail is the size of the wingspan of a small airplane?!)

Well, back to Facebook, and maybe a little computer game before I go to bed. Have a blessed weekend, and focus tomorrow on getting to know God better.