Four-year olds are adorable in so many ways. Especially the way they think about the world. Because they haven’t had enough “life” experiences, yet, their understanding of things is limited. Take for example, the four-year old granddaughter of a friend. Her six-year old sister’s piggy bank fell and broke. All the coins and bills scattered on the floor. She set about helping her sister pick up the money, starting with all the bills. She handed them to her grandmother saying,…
I’ve been doing a little work with a group of foster kids ages 17-19. One of my goals has been to get them to see that their daily actions can influence their future. So at one of our last group meetings we talked about goal setting. I had them write down their goals for one-, five-, ten-, and twently-years. That begs the question…what are you doing right now to reach those goals? But this most recent meeting was about their…
I just spent twenty minutes looking for Ryan’s graphing calculator. That’s on top of the 30 minutes Ryan spent looking last night. It is nowhere to be found. And that’s a bummer, because those things are expensive. I have always told the boys that I will buy the first of whatever it is they need for school. Sketch book for art. Saxophone for music. Graphing calculator for math. If they lose it, it’s their responsibility. Harsh? Not at all. I’ve been…
I was in Ryan’s room this morning looking for his graphing calculator (that’s my next blog entry!), when I discovered a piece of paper that, apparently Ryan needs to fill out. It was titled, Whitney High Track and Field Goal Sheet. Very cool. His track coaches are making the athletes think about and write down their goals for the season. The first goal was pre-determined by the coaches: to have fun. Nice. Then, athletes need to write their individual goals and…
I was so excited this morning after reading an article in the business section of the Sacramento Bee. It was describing how Wal-Mart is having a positive impact on the environmental practices of companies it does business with, particularly in China. Apparently, if you want to partner with Wal-Mart, you’re going to have to be eco-friendly. Nice. I was excited because Nathan owns a share of Wal-Mart and when a company does good things, it usually ends up being reflected in the…