I have a 9 yo son that has reading problems. He is in 4th grade but is reading at a 1 or 2 grade level. He is in a special ed class at school for behavioral and learning disabilities problems and they are working with him on this. I was wondering if there were things online or that you can get to work with kids and help them improve their reading that is fun and easy for them. He has a time at school trying to complete assignments because most of the time he can't completely read what he is suppose to do. He also has a hard time with comprehension (?) and spelling. I notice that he sounds a lot of things out and spells like he sounds out stuff. So when he writes things they are spelled like the sound to him not how they are suppose to be. I would appreciate any suggestions or any help with this matter.

Also he is having some weight issues that I want to kick in the butt early he is 9 and weighs around 95 pounds which I think is a little much for his age. He is a little thick around the middle and seems to be eating all the time. He seems always hungry and wants to eat every 30 minutes. I would love suggestions to help me with this issue and ideas of things I can do to get him to work out. He is pretty active and goes out and rides his bike and does stuff outside when the weather is permitable. I don't allow him to sit inside on nice days and sit in front of the tv or games. I would love help and to see if other moms are having issues with their sons and if his weight is where it should be for his age and what I can do to help him. I have type II diabetes and so does my mom and we don't want him to end up dealing with also down the road.

Hello again, Is it cold out or what?? Got up this morning and it was 30 degrees here in Georgia. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

I am still job hunting and searching websites for jobs. No luck yet. Still trying to work on losing weight also and getting more exercise. Need to find something soon and get more money coming in. Watching my budget and spending pretty closely here lately.

Well yesterday started out like a typical day and then I had to go to the dentist and they ended up having to pull one of my wisdom teeth on top. It had cracked and broke awhile back and was starting to give me some pain. So I am eating really soft foods right now and soups for the next couple of days so I can take care of my hole where my tooth was. I had some pain yesterday which I had gotten some pain pills from the dentist which was really good because later on I needed them.

I figured might as well get that done and over with while I am out of work and not on a new job so that I won't have to miss any time on a new job you know.

That whole experience was really weird getting my tooth pulled. That was the first tooth that I have ever gotten pulled. They numbed me up really well so I didn't have any pain at all but when they started trying to pull my tooth it felt like they were trying to pull my brain stem out thru my mouth you know. Then it popped out and they asked me if I wanted to see it before they threw it away. Heck no I said. Just toss it. I didn't want to see that tooth with blood all over it. YUCK!!!!!!!!

Well I am doing okay today and haven't had to take anything for pain today at all yet. I am sitting here eating some oatmeal for breakfast since I am suppose to eat soft foods for the next day or so.

Hello everyone, been off for awhile busy working but last week got a bomb dropped on me. The lady that I have been working for as a personal asst. decided she didn't want me to work for her anymore and instead of telling me that, she had her hubby call me and tell me that afternoon after I had worked. Little did I know that she had put an ad in the paper already the day before and already had an ad running for someone to replace me at a cheaper rate. What a bummer. I was not prepared to start 2007 off having to hunt for another part time job.

Hubby has been being a real jerk and telling me that I need to get out and do something even if it means just working part time at Walmart. He was being a real jerk last week and acting like I had a part in doing this. I think he is taking his anger out that I got let go again at me, which it floored me. I had no clue she was going to do that at all. She has been telling me how great and such a big help I am and how she hopes that I never leave to go work anywhere else. I was just floored when I got that call last Thursday afternoon.

Now I am having to look for another job and see what I can find that will work with my sons school schedule and also allow me to work some and bring home some money and work around not having to pay after school care for my son.