Quarter Midterms and Catching up

Such a rush to the end of the quarter.  Students trying to make up a 23% and pass, so they are eligible for sports. Parents gettting concerned because their kids' not doing so well and can't/won't come to after school tutoring because they are busy watching little sisters/brothers after school.   Whew!  This weekend, Calvin has his first band competition, and all my band kids say, oh Mrs. B don't come to this one. Come later in the season, when we are really good! This is our first show."  But its my oldests first competition, and I need to make up for skipping out and missing his first parade (got caught having a latte with my friend and the parade went to fast).

My mom probably wants to go, but she will be helping out at a dog show on saturday, so she will have to make a later performance.  She fell again last week, I am not sure what to do about this.  She wants to stay in the home she's lived in for 40 some years, but its getting harder and harder to have her on her own without someone around to help her. My wonderful husband is around and actually works on her 2 acres for 2 days a week, and is first call if anything happens, but even he reaches a max point every now and then. 

My horses are standing around thinking I left town or something.  Jim feeds, Calvin cleans, and I go to work, or wait on Calvin to be done with Band, or Cross Country practice or my tutoring .   We have a weekend trip planned to Montano de Oro State Park (horse camping), but  we won't be doing any long rides if I don't get some muscle on those horses...  It helps me stay balanced, and reduces my stress level when I ride on a more regular basis.

Ethan changed schools, his class size was up to 46 (YIKES!!), so I moved him to a school that had 2 classes (29, 30 each) and he is doing much better.  He only  has a couple of friends and still moans about not getting on Facebook to check on his old friends.  Maybe this will motivate him to get his chores done a little more energetically, as he can be online only when those chores are done....