Late entry

Good evening.

Late entry due to the fact that my Wii Fit arrived today and I have spent too long on it tonight. Corin has also quickly discovered how to cheat!!!

So I have mastered the ski slalom, am pretty damn good at ski-jumping, my balance isn't half bad although I can't do the football heading task, I can walk a tightrope and I am pretty good at hula-hooping too. And the best bit, my original Wii fit age tonight was 30, which is 6 years younger than my real age, and my BMI is "Ideal". Yay for me.

So, after accruing nearly an hour of activity, my calves and thighs are aching from the ski-jumping and slalom so I am going for a hot bath and sleep - full day teaching (no 'free' lessons) then detentions, then straight into Parents evening so I will get home about 8pm.

On a sad note, James' grandma (my ex-husband's mum) passed away this morning. I think it is a measure of the fact that our split was amicable and that we do communicate that he rang me to tell me (he had to leave a message) and that I was able to talk to him about it and at least offer my support this evening, not that I can really do anything. This all comes at a time when James is really pushing our boundaries in terms of his behaviour towards my ex's partner (of 3 years) - James is being rude and unreasonable quite frankly, and it is putting his dad under un-necessary pressure. I am supporting James' dad in trying to get James to realise that he is out of order, and I made it clear last weekend that I expected him to try, and at the very least be polite. It turns out on Monday he was actually worse, and when asked whether he was going to do what I asked, or ignore what me and his dad wanted, his words were "I'll take option 2". I have to say, for the record, that James is not normally so rude, or so stubborn. But he is digging his heels in, and he is going to find out that the adults can dig theirs in deeper, because we are all standing together over this and he will not 'get away' with being so bloody rude. Difficult times...seems to have got worse in the last few weeks, and I don't see why because the person who he is kicking up against is actually OK - she has 2 kids of her own, both of whom are polite, well balanced kids - James is missing an opportunity to have someone contribute to his life and I know its going to take time, but we (me, his Dad and his Dad's partner) are at our wits end. Oh if life were simple?!?!?!