Rest day

Thank goodness for in service days. Riley has hit a wall this week. He had a couple big assignments that kept him up late and stressed. By today, Thursday he was crabby and Trevor said Riley was picking on him at the bus stop and on the bus.

Riley after a cranky half hour at home after school, went up to his room to lie down on his bed voluntarily. He was asleep within minutes, so soundly he didn't even move when I went in and put a blanket on him.

He was still asleep when I left with Trevor for football practice. He awoke three hours later. Tom told me they talked about his treatment of his brother. It is unfair to be mean, hitting his brother with his swinging back pack or kicking him, when Trevor is not allowed to retaliate in the same way. Trevor knows physical response is dangerous for Riley. He out ways his brother by 60 pounds. Riley is making a big mistake antagonizing the boy.

Trevor made the right choice to reasonably talk to me about it in a controlled environment away from Riley, as we drove to his practice in the car. So I could hear the problem without interruptions. Riley would be up in arms if he knew Trevor had spoken to me about it. This way we can pull Riley aside and reasonably discuss his treatment of his brother. Find out if this is just a power play or if there is more to it than that. If I had the boys together, it would become a shouting match of he said he said.


Trev and I had a lovely time at the tailgate party for his team. It was team spirit night. I handed out the photo packets. Trevor looked so cute in his picture, so serious.

I ordered his new cleats on line. After getting verbally spanked by the coach for torturing my child for forcing him to wear cleats that were now to small. What do you know, mid season and he has outgrown the cleats I bought at the beginning of summer for the summer camps. $98 later including the overnight express, so he can have them for the game Saturday, he has some new cleats coming. They are turf cleats because regular sport cleats don't come in the 4E widths Trevor needs, not to be screaming in pain when he runs from his toes being pinched. He also wears a heel cup in his shoe now to help pad his heel from all that pounding.

This week Trevor practiced in his regular athletic shoes. Coach says he has already seen a difference in Trevor. He is not last. He is happy and trying so much harder. He will be playing both offense and defense this weekend at the game as a result.

I have to work, but Tom will be there to see how he does. I think I will recommend sending him with both sets of shoes. Just in case the new cleats don't work out as well. Tom will make Riley go and watch, probably. I wish Riley had a friend he could take with him.