The news is filled with stories of parents not being parents. Sometimes I read news stories in shock and wonder how is this person or that person able to be a parent. I don’t think I have ever seen a news story profiling awesome parents. Of course the news is filled with parent fails, people like to read those and judge the parents and say, “I would never do that.” People would not be nearly as interested in stories about successful parents. (more…)
Family
The Lloyd family consist of David, Donna, Caleb and Madilyn. We are just like any other family and are trying to make the most of our lives. The post found within this section are about our everyday life from my point of view and maybe an occasional musing from David.
What I See…(Parents)
Friday, October 24th, 2014What I See… (Students)
Thursday, October 23rd, 2014
Our metro news stations have been running headlines concerning fights in public schools and how our schools are full of out of control students. I laughed when I read the online comments from the public deeming “all” of the youth of America to be out of control “thugs“. I work with teens everyday and it has been a long time since I have encountered an out of control student. (more…)
What I See (Teachers)
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014
I don’t advertise it much on this blog but I am a public school teacher and I am proud of that fact. I am so tired of all of the negative news about public schools and public school teachers. I cannot remember the last time I saw a truly positive news article concerning the public school system or the employees of the system. We need to remember that good teachers and schools out number bad teachers and schools. (more…)
LEGOLAND
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014
This past week we had Fall Break. I love this break. It is a nice reprieve from the busyness of school and work. This year we decided that for the most part we would spend the time at home and check out a few local places that we had never been before. So on Monday, Madilyn and ventured out to the Atlanta area to visit LEGOLAND. (more…)
Lloyd Weekly
Sunday, September 7th, 2014
We had a pretty eventful weekend leading up to a very normal week.
We enjoyed having a long weekend. Caleb came home for a few days. (more…)
No More Filtering…
Friday, September 5th, 2014
I started this blog years ago as an outlet for my disappointment with adoption and then as an outlet for my elation with adoption and then continued writing after a devastating miscarriage. (more…)
Lloyd Weekly
Saturday, August 30th, 2014This week has not been very eventful. We have fallen into our normal routine of work and school. I guess that is how life is when you have to keep a regular schedule. (more…)
Next Stop GSU…
Thursday, August 21st, 2014
Well it is official we have a college student. I went with Caleb yesterday as he moved into his home away from home in “The Commons” at Georgia State University. (more…)
Lloyd Weekly
Saturday, August 16th, 2014
I can not believe it is mid-August. Time is just passing by so quickly. Summer went by in what seemed like a blink and now the current school year is well under way. We had a busy week at the Lloyd House. (more…)
I blinked…
Saturday, August 9th, 2014
Caleb graduated high school on May 31. Since I am an employee of the school I was able to go behind the scenes and see him with his friends prior to the ceremony. I am glad that I had the opportunity to visit with the students and my son prior to their big moment. (more…)