Week 2

Well we've started Week 2, but not without some bumps in the road. This is Abby's second week of summer camp. Unfortunately, it's not going as smoothly as we had hoped. I know Abby is enjoying her time at camp, but she's not making any friends. She's lied to us about making friends, which I feel badly that we put a lot of pressure on her to make friends. We just really want her to be well-rounded and interact appropriately with kids her own age. I know it's hard for her especially being from a small town and she is also very self-conscious of her weight. So this week, Murad and I are going to teach her how to make friends and also get the lying in check. I know it's normal at this age to lie to please people and to escape getting in trouble, but we need to nip this in the bud before it becomes a problem. Another thing I realize we need to focus on is rewarding good behaviors rather than resorting to punishment for undesirable behaviors. It's sort of the same philosophy we used when training our non-human children. However, we can have conversations with Abby about how her behavior is hurting us, whereas we can't with Sam & Maya.

I will say that Abby has made some drastic improvements. She's adjusted so well to only watching one hour of television each day. She has her morning and night routine down to a tee. She knows in the morning that she is to eat breakfast (with no T.V.), brush her teeth, get dressed and make her bed. She knows that she's to take off her shoes when she enters the house and say excuse me when she burps. I'm so proud that she's becoming a little lady.

Sam and Maya love having her here too. Maya loves to sleep with her each night and they look forward to the long walks. Murad took Abby, Sam & Maya to the duck pond on Sunday night and they enjoyed themselves. Last night we headed to the local Baskin-Robbins. It was a fun night, but I have to admit I was upset by the lack of Baseball Nut. So, I settled for Peanut Butter n' Chocolate and Nutty Coconut.

Sunday night I had to say good-bye to a dear friend. My co-worker, Lynsey is embarking on a new journey. Two years ago she met the love of her life from Denmark. She got engaged to him over Christmas break and she's moving to Denmark today. She will be back next July to marry him in Colorado and I can not wait to see her again.

Well, I'm signing off for now. Keep the Campbell family in your prayers and keep Lynsey in your prayers as she journeys to Denmark.