Friday Night Leftovers (The Week After Edition)

• Not too bad for our first week back to school after Spring Break.  I would say by Wednesday, we had Hannah back on track with bedtime and her sleep schedule, and by today Abby was back on track.  10 more weeks until SUMMER VACATION! (Not that we're counting or anything.)
• Interim reports came home today.  I am soooo proud of both of them.  Especially, Abigale.  She is working so hard in math and she is likely going to get the grade she needs this 6 weeks to not have summer school 2 semesters.  She is proud of herself too and was so excited when she got her test back this week and had earned a B! 
• I have decided that Hannah's teacher just doesn't like her.  I think he expects bad things from her and treats her unfairly because of it.  I'm not sure how to handle it.  I fear that if I complain about him to the administration it will only make things worse on her, but I also want to defend her and tell him that I see what he is doing.  I think I will wait until the school year is up and then report my feelings to admin.  I'll post more about this later.
• Abigale and I have a new agreement regarding facebook.  She HATES it when I comment on her status or if I 'Like' something, so now I tell her in person what I think.  I know it is ridiculous, but she has to have some breathing room and if I push too hard I know she will push back, harder.  This parenting a teenager business is complex, rewarding, scary, frustrating, and weird. 
• Jay went to the eye doctor a couple of weeks ago after saying he needed to have his eyes checked for 7 years. After having the check-up and then selecting, ordering, and picking up his new glasses, he wore them for maybe 2 1/2 days.  Now they are put up in a case and he is back to not being able to see and wearing his $10 reading glasses from Wal-Mart.  I'm mad because 1) he was told by the doctor that it would take several days to get used to them, 2) he was told by the doctor that his eyes are pretty bad and he needs the glasses all the time, and 3) he paid $300 for glasses that are sitting in a case collecting dust.  Take them back and get the prescription right!...
• Abigale is getting excited about playing soccer in High School.  She has been taking Hannah outside every afternoon and punting the soccer ball around.  She told me she can't wait to get back on the field and she is also wondering what position she will play and what her number will be (you know, the important stuff). 
• Hannah is in a major back-talking phase.  All three of us are way over it.  She argues or defends every time we interact with her and she always has to have the last word.  We now have a no tolerance approach and will break this nasty habit of hers if it kills all of us.