Hello up there....

This is how I often think of Maddy. Up in the air, not a care in the world. She often lives in Maddyland as we call it. Remember the soccer incident, picking flowers and plying in the dirt in the middle of the game... Well, we had our parent/teacher conference this week, she is doing exceedingly well, except when it comes to doing the work instead of socializing or, playing. She got the highest score in her class on a 100 word spelling test they had, she got 98 right! That is awesome! However she will procrastinate getting her work done until the last minute. And she turns it in right and does great work, but she waits and talks and plays and distracts the others from getting their work done. I give pep talks, try to reward or bribe her into focusing on her work. She told her teacher the other morning that she was going to work hard that day and not talk. Well, she talked a LOT that day. What to do, what to do? I have a feeling we will get this comment every year on her report card. "Sweet girl to have in class, concerned about others, talks too much!" I am torn, do we not worry about her social disturbances or do we try to buckle down even more. I wonder what her possibilities could be if she focused a bit more... Maybe Maddyland is a better place to be.