Like many of the other bloggers here at adoptionblogs.com, I have been facing a major burnout. I am fried, I am tired, I can’t get rid of a cold that the children brought home from school, and I am grouchy…seemingly all the time, yet my kids are wonderful. They seem to sense that mommy is having a hard time, and they have been wonderful despite my less than perky emotional state.

My adopted stepson is doing wonderful in school this year. Thanks to a new system that the school has partnered with, edline.com, I can check his grades each and every time one of his teachers updates their grades into the school system. Each time he gets a grade, I receive an email letting me know that the system has been updated, and I can see how he did. I am absolutely loving this new system, as it only took one check to see that he was not studying his words for Latin II, and in turn was not doing well on the tests and quizzes. Now with a little bit of daily studying he has his words down, and should be ready for his quiz tomorrow.

Not only is he doing well in school, but he has been a great kid at home, getting his chores done, and even offering to help clean up the house when he sees me running around trying to get everything picked up. Even the little guy has been great, and the fighting and attitudes between the two have diminished substantially, which is absolutely wonderful. I doubt that it will last, and that is quite frankly just fine with me. I appreciate the fact that they can both see that I am stressed, overwhelmed and in desperate need of a break from the day-to-day stresses and struggles of life, and have done their part in making life at home pleasurable.

Every time I venture into one of their schools, I am confronted with foul language, children who refuse to listen, and rowdy obnoxious behaviors that make me instantly thankful that I have two well behaved (okay, for the most part) boys, who really are a joy to be around, even when you are in a terrible mood and joy just doesn’t want to come and play and with you!

So for this Love Thursday, there is no one special event that makes me reflect on my life and my children, this Love Thursday is simply about, love. I love my kids, even when I am in a terrible mood, and life just stinks, I just can’t help but crack a smile when I lay eyes on either one of them. They really are great, understanding, compassionate and helpful children, and best of all, they are mine!

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