Gambler's Anonymous possibly needed for a 4th grader?

In Ryan's 4th grade class, each week his teacher gives each student $5 in "Wilson Bucks," if earned, as a reward for good behavior. This "money" can then be spent in various ways in the classroom.

Yesterday, Ryan told me that a group of his friends in class had filled out brackets for March Madness. They were each contributing $5 Wilson Bucks into a collection and whomever has the best bracket at the end of the tournament, would get ALL the Wilson bucks.


I asked, "Does your teacher know about this?"


"No."


"Who's idea was this?"


"Mine."


Should I seek professional help now or later?

Are we contributing to the deliquency of minors?

Today Matthew was done with his appointments by 11:00 a.m. Normally, he would continue on with his never-ending list of tasks. Today, however, was different.

He decided to pick up the boys from school on his way home and bring them home to watch the BYU vs. Florida game. Since we could only get it via internet, they took his computer and projector and watched the game "big screen" on the wall in the basement.

In order to check the kids out of school, you  have to sign them out and give a reason. 

He wrote "NCAA."

I wonder if we are going to get a visit from Social Services....

GO COUGARS!!

A Thought for the Day that I love...

"God programmed the experience of life to be one of continual lack. Our resources and abilities seldom equal what is required to heft our burdens. As we struggle to cope and progress, we find ourselves in the constant need of seeking help from someone who has greater strength and ability. Try as we might, we cannot change life’s program. But once we admit that we will never have enough and that we need constant help, we will be in a better position to come to Jesus and draw strength from a Resource that never diminishes." -- Larry Barkdull

Maybe there IS something to a messy room....

Time:  8:00 a.m., this morning

Place:  Ryan and Taylor's messy room

Participants:  Ryan and me---picking up Ryan's dirty clothes so they could be put in the washing machine. 

Me:   "Ryan, this room is such a mess--especially the floor."

Ryan:  "I like it that way. It's beautiful."

Me:  "Are you kidding me?"


Ryan:  "No. It's like always having a rainbow on the floor---beautiful!