This year was a smaller Christmas with the economy being the way it is, mainly MY economy being the way it is.
I have uploaded most of the pictures I took for some of the presents Anastasia got from my sister and her husband, Santa Claus and me. And her mother sent her a Guitar for Christmas. (This is the first year in 6 years that Anastasia’s mother has been in contact.)
More pictures after the jump:
Anastasia's first Guitar
Opening presents Christmas Day
What is it could it be a monkey
Its a Baby Alive
Look Boys
nother present
ITs a SHIRT
presents
This is a big one
Is it really a Guitar
It IS really a Guitar
more presents
This must be a rabbit
Where does the rabbit go
This is what giving presents are about
the boring part reading the card
more presents
Wow Dance Dance Revolution
Now to play with all the goodies
There are days that Anastasia uses her smarts to get herself into a LOT of trouble, then ther are other days, like today, she is on it.
Today she woke up, we ate breakfast and I had Anastasia start her chores. I added a few things today that would make her think and keep her busy for a while.
She is using her head and making this day a great day.
Each night before Anastasia goes to sleep we talk a few minutes about whatever. Since she has been grounded we have talked about her lying, school work and her attitude. Last night I explained to her how much I disliked putting her on the wall and her being grounded in general.
She is on Christmas break, we should be goofing off all day and go on day trips to different places. Instead, she is grounded. Let me tell you. Grounding her I think is worse on me. I’m a kid at heart. Her and I play video games and goof off all the time. And that was the topic of the conversation last night.
It seems like the conversation sunk in because we are having a good day so far.
I just hope it stays this way, because secretly I want her off punishment by the end of the week.
Christmas vacation for Anastasia. It breaks my heart that she is grounded. I had ideas for road trips and plenty of other things I wanted to do with her while she had her three weeks off.
Although here we are three days into her vacation and she is showing no signs of learning and getting off this grounding any earlier. I really don’t have specifics, just in general.
She is still pressing the boundaries and what she thinks she can get away with.
Hopefully things will change. Tomorrow I am heading over to my fathers. At least we will get out of the house for a few hours.
That’s right, you read correctly.
Last week was Anastasia’s final week of school before Christmas break. Anastasia came home on Monday (last week) and told me she didn’t have any homework. I thought it was odd, although I asked her a few times and she told me she didn’t have any. I asked Tuesday, then Wednesday.
On Wednesday her report card came in, she dropped in almost EVERY subject. Her grades dropped ALOT. At that point I decided I needed to call her teacher on Thursday (Dec 11th).
When I talked to Anastasia’s teacher, she told me that Anastasia talks non stop and that almost none of her school work has been turned in and that is why her grades are so low. I asked her teacher why her grades were so low and she told me it was because Anastasia talks so much, her work doesn’t get done and then she never turns it in.
Then Anastasia’s teacher told me that she had full day (detention) that day because Anastasia lost her homework point card. I told her teacher that Anastasia told me she didn’t have any homework. He teacher told me yes she did and that Anastasia told her that she left her homework at home. Oh boy.
Looks like the lying is in FULL swing again.
When Anastasia got home I told her she was grounded. She was not allowed off the wall (you know the old nose on the wall punishment) unless she had a pass. So now when does anything that takes her off the wall, chores, eating, schoolwork, etc. she needs to have this pass I made for her.
I am trying to get through to her, that not only is lying bad, she needs to remember the rules and follow them even though she is not reminded constantly.
It has been two days into her ‘vacation’ and I hate it when she is punished. The only thing that keeps my staying the course with this punishment is I know it will make her a better person in school and in the future.
I have been asking Anastasia to get me her Christmas list so I know what she wants this year and it’s like pulling teeth…
I am not sure if I have spoiled her SOOOOOoo much that she has EVERYTHING a little girl could want or if this is the first year that she starts really picking and choosing what she wants.
I looked at the list she has started, it only has about
4 things on it and she has been working on it for a few HOURS now.
WooHoo! Looks like I might get off with a cheap Christmas….yeah, I know…I doubt it too…
