California Adventure

We woke up this morning and took it nice and slow. I assigned them some reading and some work to do. Everybody worked and relaxed. For lunch we had Round Table sirloin steak pizza and gourmet veggie pizza. We also had buffalo wings (chicken wings, honey barbeque and spicy).

In the afternoon, the kids took a nice cool dip in the pool with Teacher Cheryl. Joe came out of the pool dripping wet, and he walked into the house. We told the kids several times to make sure to dry themselves when they get out of the pool. Not only is it disrespectful but it's also dangerous because once the floor is wet, it can be slippery, and accidents tend to happen.


To correct their bad habits, telling them is never enough. They need to learn by doing. Most parents just get angry at them, but that's not enough. They will correct their behavior by doing the right thing, so I had Joe wipe and clean up the whole floor. I also had Betty and Valerie do the same thing because they also made the floor all wet.

At night, Fred came by the house and prepared dinner for all of us. He also brought a dog for the kids to play with. During preparation, Jordan was very enthusiastic and helpful to Fred. Fred noticed that Jordan is very different; he asks a lot of questions, and he likes to get involved.

After dinner, I talked to the kids about responsibilities and discussed their behavior and bad habits. Each of them has his own strengths and weaknesses. I talked to everyone and told them they need to learn from each other. They need to help each other out and correct each other when others make mistakes.