October 27 – “I’m sick of it”

We had a pretty exciting event occur today at Seaside.  The power company came out to hook us up with electricity to the new building.  It was supposed to be about a four hour job.  I noticed them this morning, and they were still there when students started leaving this afternoon, so I went over to see what was happening.  They were going to mount the new transformers on one of the existing poles at the street in front of the school building.  While they were in process, though, the pole broke in half.  They ended up using a brand new one they happened to have dropped off right across the street for use at another project further down the road.  That short job took all day, but it looks done from their front.  Now the electricians can come back and make the final connections they need to make for us to crank it up.    We also are going to be getting a new student.  He is a six-year-old kindergartener from Florida.  His family is going to be here for a few months, then move back.  They were very pleased to hear that we use Abeka curriculum.  So does their school in Florida.  We're just not as "strict" as they are.  No uniforms.   Speaking of kindergarteners, one of ours had everybody in stitches this afternoon.  His grandma came to pick him up and asked how school went today.  Now he had had an especially good day today.  He has had many that weren't so good over the last week or so.  But today he didn't even get his name on the board one time.  But he sure had a response.             "How was school today?"             "I'm sick of it.  Just sick of it."             "Sick of what?  School?"             "No.  I'm just sick and tired of all this.  I'm sick of Ms. Teacher."             "Why are you sick of her?"             "I'm just going to have to put her in time out, right now."             Turning to the teacher, he said, "Look at me.  Turn your head."  And taking her face in his hands, and wagging his index figure at her, he pulled her close and said. "Look at me.  Make your eyes look at me right now.  I'm gonna put you in time out right now."             Watch what you say at home, Mommy and Daddy.    Proverbs 22:6 says, "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it."   Father, help the Moms and Dads.  They have a huge responsibility.  Amen.