Well we got about 3 more inches last night. I swear I have never lived in this much snow before. I asked a guy from our ward lastnight if this is typical for this area. He said no, not really. I was so relieved because I'm not sure I could survive several years of living through winters like this one. I only hope that the whole winter isn't like this past week has been.
I dumped our realtor a couple days ago. A lady from church hooked us up with an old family friend who is a realtor. He is showing us a house tomorrow. I'm not overly impressed with his service yet, so we'll see how tomorrow goes. I'm kind of excited to see this house. It is literally just up the road from Charlie's school. You can see it from the front porch and it has a quarter of an ache of land with 3, potentially 4, bedrooms. I just hope it's in good condition.
I also sent a letter to the realty agency who I am fighting with to get that money back from. In the letter, I informed them that I have three other witnesses besides myself who saw that the water had not been turned on by the plumber. I told them if they didn't refund my money that I would go to the Better Business Bureau, file a formal complaint with the realtor's association they belong to and take legal action. I gave them until Tuesday next week to respond. I hope they just refund the money without my having to do anything else. This is really just annoying to me. I can't believe that $175 is such a big deal to them, it is to me, but why would it be for a business who deals with thousands of dollars a day?
Lexi has been facing some bullying issues at school. It's been going on for about a month now. She's trying to be a real trooper about it, but I can tell it's starting to wear on her. I'm going to have Charlie give her a father's blessing, but if you guys could send some prayers her way I think it would help. At first there were only a couple kids making fun of her having a big foreheard. However, this week, someone wrote some bad things about her on the stalls in a bathroom. They called her a B.... and a Mother F..... She doesn't understand why and feels bad. The principal is involved, but they don't know who did it so really don't have anyone they can punish. They spoke with Lexi's class as a whole, hoping that whoever it is is in the class, and told them how inappropriate it was. But that's about all they can do. I will probably try to meet with the principal if any more happens. I don't want Lexi to start dreading going to school, and I don't want her to start to withdraw into herself. I'm going to try to get her, and all the kids, in a different, better school district next year. They are a neighboring district and have open enrollment. I'd have to transport the kids there, but that's not new to me. They only have limited space though so I'm hoping they have room for my kids, at least Lexi at the very least.
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OH, Lexi! Having my kids bullied is my biggest fear. How awful to have people write things about you in the bathroom. My heart breaks for her...I hope you can get her in that better school and we'll keep her in our prayers.
That is SO sad. I bet you feel awful. I hope Alexis is ok, that would really wear on your self-esteem.
In one of my classes we discussed bullying. They said there are only a tiny handful of active bullies, but there are so many people that "just go along with it" that it often turns into a huge issue. In many studies they've found out the majority of kids sympathize with the victims but have been taught not to stick up for them, out of fear of sticking out themselves. They said that if just ONE of those kids would stick up for the child being bullied, in most cases, it would stop. There are programs in some schools to teach the "victim sympathizers" to stand up for the victims. I don't know why I told you all that, it doesn't help in the least, but is interesting.
Does she have any friends at school?
She does have a few friends, but I have a feeling they are also some of the ones that are picked on too. I've tried to tell her to stick to her friends and ignore those who are picking on her, but I know it's probably easier said than done. I'm hoping that getting her into a better school will help her get more friends. Especially if she can be in a school where there are more A students. I think her being smart is one of the reasons she sticks out.
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