It's 8:00 in the morning and today has already been an amazing day!! I had so much fun this morning, hehe.
I told you all a few days ago that Bonita and Linda haven't been going to school and their mom and I had a plan to try and change that. So, the plan was for me to come to their house at 7:15 this morning. I talked to Dario and Luis on Saturday and told them that I was also coming to make sure they go to school too. I also had a really long talk with them about how important school is, and they really seemed to get it.
So, this morning I got up early and got to their house at 7:20. Both Dario and Luis were up and dressed and ready for school (they have to be at school earlier than the girls do), and were sitting in the couch waiting for me to come. They were so excited to see the girls' reaction to me being there (the girls did not know that I was coming, haha). I walked in the house and the boys told me that the girls were up but refusing to get ready for school. I walked up stairs, knocked on their door and then walked into their room...
The looks on their faces were priceless. There was no way to capture them for you all to see, but they will forever be etched in my mind. They knew they were busted and that there was nothing they could do. Bonita looked at me, shocked, then smiled and immediately walked to her dresser to get ready for school. Linda hid her face for a minute, tried to fight going to school for a few seconds, but they she started getting ready too.
I ended up bringing them to my house to get a shirt for Linda before dropping them off at school and was able to have a really good talk with them. They are both going through adolescence and its a really hard time for them, and it reminded me that I do need to be around more for them even though after-school is finished. The next few years are not going to be easy for any of us, haha, but I know that they will come out on the other side beautiful women of God. They are already so amazing! Their mom told me they have been really good in every other area...helping around the house, etc., but school was a struggle. I was encouraged by that and I know we can get through this year, and hopefully start next year fresh.
So, the girls are at school today and will not miss another day this year (except Friday when we go to Hershey Park). I found out Miguel hasn't been going to school either (which is really heart breaking because he is an honor roll student), so I am going to have a talk with him later today. There are only 2 weeks left of school, they can do this!!!
On a different note, our block was struck by lightening last night! Isn't that crazy?!? Around 10:30 Brooke, Jenna and I were all in the living room watching TV when we saw a VERY bright flash of light come from the kitchen (I half expected to see an Angel standing in my kitchen it was so bright!) and then heard the loudest clap of thunder that I have ever heard in my life. It set off every car alarm on the block!! I talked to my neighbor this morning and he said that sparks were flying all throughout his house!
So, in the last 2 weeks there have been 3 shootings and one lightening bolt on my block. Its looking like this is going to be an exciting summer!
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