A recap of our weekend for those of you who care:
-Friday night we had small group. The men met at our house and me and one other gal met at her house. The rowdy kids stayed with the men. Good time for us ladies.
-Saturday we met my bro-in-law and nephew at a campsite. They were staying in the middle of nowhere (near a trailhead of the Appalachian Trail). We stayed the afternoon, played, ate dinner (steak, veggies, corn, hotdogs and chips),we met some hikers, visited the water hole, etc. The boys even got to dig a hole to poop in. Lots of fun. We didn’t spend the night because we had plans for Sunday.
-Sunday we went to church. We watched some kids in the afternoon and evening. T washed the van, and made it sparkle. All of the kids were attacked by the water hose.
Another fun time.
Monday I went grocery shopping, T cleaned the inside of our van. (It looks fabulous). And we went to a cookout with our lovely friends who live an hour down the road. We enjoyed a few more hotdogs, hamburgers, baked beans, pasta salad, chips and dip!
Another fun time.
It was a great holiday weekend!
Back to normal today. We visited the library and had a picnic at the park with our neighbor lady and her daughter.
I’m back to work tonight.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Thursday, May 25, 2006
sigh of relief
I have recently obtained new insurance through my work and I was expecting that I would need to switch the boys over to another pediatrician. I finally worked up the courage to research this matter and was thrilled to see our Doctor on the list of providers!! Yay! What a relief that I didn’t have to go through the hassle of changing things over and finding another doctor.
Right now, their doc is youngish and very hip. He wears neat little bow ties. I like him.
Grant it, we’ve only been two times since we moved here… for well child check-ups. But if my kids get sick, I want them to see him!
I’m getting ready to make appointments for school physicals. I’m glad that I’ll only need to make one call and be done with it.
Whew.
Now I can enjoy my summer. hehe
Right now, their doc is youngish and very hip. He wears neat little bow ties. I like him.
Grant it, we’ve only been two times since we moved here… for well child check-ups. But if my kids get sick, I want them to see him!
I’m getting ready to make appointments for school physicals. I’m glad that I’ll only need to make one call and be done with it.
Whew.
Now I can enjoy my summer. hehe
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
life's little disappointments
First of all: D had a super graduation program at preschool today followed by lunch. He looked rather cute in his cap and gown. He did great singing the songs, he received his ‘diploma’, and stated that he wanted to be an “army man” when he grows up. I thought he was pretty impressive since many of the other boys wanted to be plumbers, electricians, cowboys, and racecar drivers.
All in all, a precious time for my little guy. It’s neat to think he’ll be heading to Kindergarten in just a few months.
Great memories, eh?!
But here’s the disappointing part-- My camera is broken and T was going to bring his work camera to take pictures. Turns out that T was held up on a conference call at work and he missed all of the above!! I won’t have any pics for my scrapbook (I was really looking forward to having a preschool page in there) and I don’t have any way to formally remember this cute occasion. Not cool.
Secondly: We “inherited” a recliner chair from my grandmother’s house and it is now officially called the “stinky chair”. Quite possibly the chair was musty from sitting in an unoccupied house for so long… I dunno. I have tried several things to de-smell it. Nothing worked.
I was pretty excited to have an extra seat in our family room and now it looks like the chair will be taking a trip to the dump on Saturday. What a shame.
Two perfectly fine things have gone sour this week.
I will just roll with the punches and carry on with life.
Hopefully there will be better luck next week.
All in all, a precious time for my little guy. It’s neat to think he’ll be heading to Kindergarten in just a few months.
Great memories, eh?!
But here’s the disappointing part-- My camera is broken and T was going to bring his work camera to take pictures. Turns out that T was held up on a conference call at work and he missed all of the above!! I won’t have any pics for my scrapbook (I was really looking forward to having a preschool page in there) and I don’t have any way to formally remember this cute occasion. Not cool.
Secondly: We “inherited” a recliner chair from my grandmother’s house and it is now officially called the “stinky chair”. Quite possibly the chair was musty from sitting in an unoccupied house for so long… I dunno. I have tried several things to de-smell it. Nothing worked.
I was pretty excited to have an extra seat in our family room and now it looks like the chair will be taking a trip to the dump on Saturday. What a shame.
Two perfectly fine things have gone sour this week.
I will just roll with the punches and carry on with life.
Hopefully there will be better luck next week.
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
problems with plastic
I have always stuck to the thought that using plastics in a microwave is probably what caused cancer. And probably just the microwaves themselves.
More recently I have come across emails that support the info about plastics that are heated or frozen. When the plastic container, or plastic wrap is heated, it releases some kind of chemical that is harmful.
T has started to become convinced and has been taking his lunch leftovers in glass and ceramic dishes. Good for him.
I ran across another article today at work. I’ll print it just for fun:
Is Plastic Affecting Our Fertility?
The findings: Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical in plastics that mimics estrogen, causes health problems in animals at far lower doses than most people are exposed to every day.
What you need to know: Polycarbonate, the hard plastic that contains BPA, is found in many products, including baby bottles and the inside coating of food cans. Heating and repeated washing can cause leaching, and significant levels of the chemical have been measured in humans. Of the 115 animal studies reviewed in a recent Environmental Health Perspective article, 94 showed that even small amounts of BPA can cause infertility problems, hyperactivity, altered immune function, and early sexual maturation. Plastics makers maintain their products are safe (of the 11 industry-sponsored studies, none found evidence of harm), but there are efforts to ban BPA from children’s goods. Frederick vom Saal, PhD, the paper’s lead author, calls BPA “ a poster chemical for ADHD” and recommends avoiding foods sterilized in the can, such as tomatoes (“massive amounts of BPA,” he says). Also be cautious using clear plastic baby bottles- find out more at environmentcalifornia.org.
I checked out the website. I put the word “plastic” in the search area and several articles are there.
This is just another interesting thing to think about.
I’m sure that there are a ton of things to find, if I took the time to Google it. I have a feeling that they will link lots of diseases to this type of stuff in the future. Think about it… we are a generation that has been raised on a ton of man made chemicals.
Did you know that some folks are already finding the faults in the Splenda product?? I must I must say that I haven’t bought Splenda because I figured that they would find it faulty just like Nutrasweet and Aspartame. You just can’t go around altering things with chemicals and call it healthy.
This is kind of turning into my soapbox.
More recently I have come across emails that support the info about plastics that are heated or frozen. When the plastic container, or plastic wrap is heated, it releases some kind of chemical that is harmful.
T has started to become convinced and has been taking his lunch leftovers in glass and ceramic dishes. Good for him.
I ran across another article today at work. I’ll print it just for fun:
Is Plastic Affecting Our Fertility?
The findings: Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical in plastics that mimics estrogen, causes health problems in animals at far lower doses than most people are exposed to every day.
What you need to know: Polycarbonate, the hard plastic that contains BPA, is found in many products, including baby bottles and the inside coating of food cans. Heating and repeated washing can cause leaching, and significant levels of the chemical have been measured in humans. Of the 115 animal studies reviewed in a recent Environmental Health Perspective article, 94 showed that even small amounts of BPA can cause infertility problems, hyperactivity, altered immune function, and early sexual maturation. Plastics makers maintain their products are safe (of the 11 industry-sponsored studies, none found evidence of harm), but there are efforts to ban BPA from children’s goods. Frederick vom Saal, PhD, the paper’s lead author, calls BPA “ a poster chemical for ADHD” and recommends avoiding foods sterilized in the can, such as tomatoes (“massive amounts of BPA,” he says). Also be cautious using clear plastic baby bottles- find out more at environmentcalifornia.org.
I checked out the website. I put the word “plastic” in the search area and several articles are there.
This is just another interesting thing to think about.
I’m sure that there are a ton of things to find, if I took the time to Google it. I have a feeling that they will link lots of diseases to this type of stuff in the future. Think about it… we are a generation that has been raised on a ton of man made chemicals.
Did you know that some folks are already finding the faults in the Splenda product?? I must I must say that I haven’t bought Splenda because I figured that they would find it faulty just like Nutrasweet and Aspartame. You just can’t go around altering things with chemicals and call it healthy.
This is kind of turning into my soapbox.
Monday, May 22, 2006
Made in China
I came in contact with a lady tonight who refuses to buy anything that is Made in China.
She was at Target looking for shoes for a wedding, a little box, and a little pillow for the ring bearer. She noted that all of those items were made in China and that she’d have to look elsewhere.
(Target has cute wedding items in the DOLLAR spot right now… who could pass that up!?!)
She had made the decision to boycott China made items sometime back in the 70s. I asked her if she ever has any luck with it. She says that she does a lot of thrift store shopping (which I wondered how she knows where that stuff is made) and she also shops at some store that sells things made in other countries with good labor practices. (??)
Hmmm.
What a difficult thing to stick with. And for what? I personally don’t see how that type of conviction could save the world. It just sounds a bit anal to me.
(This encounter was also a gentle reminder of the type of people that live in this area.)
I have never even looked to see where things were made-- so I continued working tonight and checking the products that I dealt with.
99% of all the products were made in China. A few others were made in Pakistan and India (nice sheets and bedding).
I guess I’ve never paid attention to that before.
Is it a good thing or a bad thing? I’d like to think that we, as snotty, rich Americans, are employing half of the rest of the world.
How do the poor folks in China feel about making fancy things for us Americans?? Something to think about… but I certainly wouldn’t change my purchasing habits.
She was at Target looking for shoes for a wedding, a little box, and a little pillow for the ring bearer. She noted that all of those items were made in China and that she’d have to look elsewhere.
(Target has cute wedding items in the DOLLAR spot right now… who could pass that up!?!)
She had made the decision to boycott China made items sometime back in the 70s. I asked her if she ever has any luck with it. She says that she does a lot of thrift store shopping (which I wondered how she knows where that stuff is made) and she also shops at some store that sells things made in other countries with good labor practices. (??)
Hmmm.
What a difficult thing to stick with. And for what? I personally don’t see how that type of conviction could save the world. It just sounds a bit anal to me.
(This encounter was also a gentle reminder of the type of people that live in this area.)
I have never even looked to see where things were made-- so I continued working tonight and checking the products that I dealt with.
99% of all the products were made in China. A few others were made in Pakistan and India (nice sheets and bedding).
I guess I’ve never paid attention to that before.
Is it a good thing or a bad thing? I’d like to think that we, as snotty, rich Americans, are employing half of the rest of the world.
How do the poor folks in China feel about making fancy things for us Americans?? Something to think about… but I certainly wouldn’t change my purchasing habits.
Sunday, May 21, 2006
not much news
My friend, Kelly, and I were just discussing the other day how “no news is good news”. I guess that’s why I haven’t been blogging too much lately. There’s nothing dreadfully new to report. And that’s great news for me!! My mind has been pretty at ease and things are going well. I’m glad that the month of May has been pretty steady and emotionally secure.
My poor folks have been working a ton this month in preparation for a sale at my grandmother’s house. We had a chance to walk through and “inherit” a few items. The rest was up for sale today.
I walked through my grandmother’s house on thursday and it was really difficult to see all of her possessions laid out and priced for sale. All of the things that I can remember her using each day…I never knew that items could hold so many memories. I know it was extremely difficult for my parents and aunt to sort through it all. I’m anxious to hear how the sale went. I hope that they can begin to sort through their emotions once things settle down again.
I still can’t believe that Froggie is gone.
(So much for my “emotionally secure” statement.)
On a brighter note: T gave me a gift certificate to Lowes for Mother’s Day.
But it wasn’t for power tools!!
We went to Lowes today and bought flowers and bushes for the yard! I worked this afternoon at planting them.
I hope that it will brighten up our little area for the summer.
My poor folks have been working a ton this month in preparation for a sale at my grandmother’s house. We had a chance to walk through and “inherit” a few items. The rest was up for sale today.
I walked through my grandmother’s house on thursday and it was really difficult to see all of her possessions laid out and priced for sale. All of the things that I can remember her using each day…I never knew that items could hold so many memories. I know it was extremely difficult for my parents and aunt to sort through it all. I’m anxious to hear how the sale went. I hope that they can begin to sort through their emotions once things settle down again.
I still can’t believe that Froggie is gone.
(So much for my “emotionally secure” statement.)
On a brighter note: T gave me a gift certificate to Lowes for Mother’s Day.
But it wasn’t for power tools!!
We went to Lowes today and bought flowers and bushes for the yard! I worked this afternoon at planting them.
I hope that it will brighten up our little area for the summer.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
preparing for graduation
Things have been calm around our house for a couple of days. I like to remember, “God will only give us what we can handle”.
I assume that He thought I needed a few days to recover from the ‘neighborhood kid breakdown’.
Today I was the assisting parent at D’s school. It’s always an easy job in which I find myself yawning a lot.
I was able to put my creative genius to work in decorating a sign for the graduation day.
Yes, believe it or not… these guys will have a formal graduation next week.
Today - I got to watch as they tried on their gowns, got fitted for paper hats, and practice the program. At first I thought the idea of a graduation was entirely dumb but I think that it will somehow turn out pretty darn cute.
It’s neat to see my kid close one small chapter in his book and head toward bigger things. It’s one of those rewarding parent moments. I’m looking forward to lots more in the future… I’m sure that this is just a taste of what’s to come.
I assume that He thought I needed a few days to recover from the ‘neighborhood kid breakdown’.
Today I was the assisting parent at D’s school. It’s always an easy job in which I find myself yawning a lot.
I was able to put my creative genius to work in decorating a sign for the graduation day.
Yes, believe it or not… these guys will have a formal graduation next week.
Today - I got to watch as they tried on their gowns, got fitted for paper hats, and practice the program. At first I thought the idea of a graduation was entirely dumb but I think that it will somehow turn out pretty darn cute.
It’s neat to see my kid close one small chapter in his book and head toward bigger things. It’s one of those rewarding parent moments. I’m looking forward to lots more in the future… I’m sure that this is just a taste of what’s to come.
Monday, May 15, 2006
Boundaries
I lost my cool today when the neighborhood kids wandered into my neighbors yard. The neighbors next door are an older couple who don’t necessarily want kids around. The couple had given my kids permission to ride their bikes in their paved driveway.
But…
It’s a blessing and a curse (probably more of a curse) that the other neighborhood kids follow my kids around like puppies. As soon as my kids step out of doors, the other kids appear as if they had been watching our doors with their binoculars. (I’ve even had to make a sign to keep them from knocking on our door during naptime!!)
So on several occasions the other kids have shown up and want to play in the driveway with my kids. (Keep in mind that one boy next door doesn’t know how to use a talking voice. Everything he says is a yell.) So everything results in a loud ruckus that I have to break up and send to my backyard.
This afternoon I asked my kids to stay in our yard with their friends but D came up to ride his bike. Another little girl followed and started meandering through the neighbor’s yard and disturbing the yard decorations. I immediately sent the kids back into our fence but the neighbor lady came out and had a few words with me. She voiced several “concerns” that I confirmed as well.
After that I was pretty ticked off, embarrassed by my own kids, and the neighbor kids and felt frustrated with our whole living arrangement.
I sat all the kids down and made a new rule that no one was allowed in the neighbors yard or driveway. I’m going to have to bust my rear to enforce this new rule, especially with my own kids, but I hope it becomes a quick habit for them.
I know you’re thinking that the neighbors yard is an obvious boundary that shouldn’t have been crossed but it just slowly happened… inch by inch until it became a larger problem. Everything was fine with my two kids but when the group is larger… it’s just too much.
I know you’re also thinking, “where are these kid’s parents?!”. I wonder the same thing.
I know that one set live next door and it’s fine for their kids to be over. But the other two live behind us somewhere. It’s amazing to me that they let the kids wander around!!
(I have an adult friend who has had similar situations in her neighborhood. She says that I need to look at it as a ministry. You never know what kind of impact you can have on a child’s life). So for now I can offer them a safe place to play and to be among friends.
Some days I really struggle with all of our new “friends” that come to play. I think as long as they stay in our yard I’ll be fine. I would much rather have my kids in my yard and know what they are doing. It’s a safe environment that I am happy to share with others as long as they behave. We already have certain rules that work well with the group. (ex: if anyone cries, fights, or whines… they have to go home). For the most part, everyone plays very well together and they have a good time.
I know that I should just chill and see how things go over the next few months. I think the process of making the boundaries and setting the rules will be the hardest part. We’ve never had to deal with groups like this before and I’m sure it’s preparing us for when our kids go to school and become more social beings. I know that problems with neighborhood kids will be low on our list as our kids get older. It’s just a stepping stone and a small problem-solving issue that will hopefully prepare us for future social encounters with our kids.
Whew.
But…
It’s a blessing and a curse (probably more of a curse) that the other neighborhood kids follow my kids around like puppies. As soon as my kids step out of doors, the other kids appear as if they had been watching our doors with their binoculars. (I’ve even had to make a sign to keep them from knocking on our door during naptime!!)
So on several occasions the other kids have shown up and want to play in the driveway with my kids. (Keep in mind that one boy next door doesn’t know how to use a talking voice. Everything he says is a yell.) So everything results in a loud ruckus that I have to break up and send to my backyard.
This afternoon I asked my kids to stay in our yard with their friends but D came up to ride his bike. Another little girl followed and started meandering through the neighbor’s yard and disturbing the yard decorations. I immediately sent the kids back into our fence but the neighbor lady came out and had a few words with me. She voiced several “concerns” that I confirmed as well.
After that I was pretty ticked off, embarrassed by my own kids, and the neighbor kids and felt frustrated with our whole living arrangement.
I sat all the kids down and made a new rule that no one was allowed in the neighbors yard or driveway. I’m going to have to bust my rear to enforce this new rule, especially with my own kids, but I hope it becomes a quick habit for them.
I know you’re thinking that the neighbors yard is an obvious boundary that shouldn’t have been crossed but it just slowly happened… inch by inch until it became a larger problem. Everything was fine with my two kids but when the group is larger… it’s just too much.
I know you’re also thinking, “where are these kid’s parents?!”. I wonder the same thing.
I know that one set live next door and it’s fine for their kids to be over. But the other two live behind us somewhere. It’s amazing to me that they let the kids wander around!!
(I have an adult friend who has had similar situations in her neighborhood. She says that I need to look at it as a ministry. You never know what kind of impact you can have on a child’s life). So for now I can offer them a safe place to play and to be among friends.
Some days I really struggle with all of our new “friends” that come to play. I think as long as they stay in our yard I’ll be fine. I would much rather have my kids in my yard and know what they are doing. It’s a safe environment that I am happy to share with others as long as they behave. We already have certain rules that work well with the group. (ex: if anyone cries, fights, or whines… they have to go home). For the most part, everyone plays very well together and they have a good time.
I know that I should just chill and see how things go over the next few months. I think the process of making the boundaries and setting the rules will be the hardest part. We’ve never had to deal with groups like this before and I’m sure it’s preparing us for when our kids go to school and become more social beings. I know that problems with neighborhood kids will be low on our list as our kids get older. It’s just a stepping stone and a small problem-solving issue that will hopefully prepare us for future social encounters with our kids.
Whew.
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
bike day
It has been confirmed that kids grow up so quickly. I’ve always heard that but now I’m starting to realize it. It seems like they hit a certain point and then just take off!
I was reminded of this today as I watched D ride his bike without training wheels.
Just like that.
T took off the training wheels a few days ago. And today, D was able to take his bike to “bike day” at school and ride around like a pro.
How’d that happen so easily? It seemed like I just blinked and now he rides a bike. I know it’s a small step for boyhood but it’s a big step for me to see my baby do “big kid” things. It seems that the ‘learning to ride a bike’ milestone just slipped by, with no effort on my part. (T practiced with him for a little but D caught on really quick).
I’m just really proud at how quickly D can pick up on new skills.
(Did I ever mention that he read a book about how to tie shoes, once, and then has tied his own shoes ever since??)
I know I probably won’t be as fortunate with the younger kid (because God made each kid special) but I’m certainly counting my blessings and I’m just so super proud of my big guy.
I was reminded of this today as I watched D ride his bike without training wheels.
Just like that.
T took off the training wheels a few days ago. And today, D was able to take his bike to “bike day” at school and ride around like a pro.
How’d that happen so easily? It seemed like I just blinked and now he rides a bike. I know it’s a small step for boyhood but it’s a big step for me to see my baby do “big kid” things. It seems that the ‘learning to ride a bike’ milestone just slipped by, with no effort on my part. (T practiced with him for a little but D caught on really quick).
I’m just really proud at how quickly D can pick up on new skills.
(Did I ever mention that he read a book about how to tie shoes, once, and then has tied his own shoes ever since??)
I know I probably won’t be as fortunate with the younger kid (because God made each kid special) but I’m certainly counting my blessings and I’m just so super proud of my big guy.
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
It's a boy!
My sis finally had that baby!
I am now the proud aunt of a new baby boy!
Ethan Michael was born yesterday at 5:10pm. He weighs 9 lbs. 12 oz and is 21.5 inches long.
I'm looking forward to meeting him... hopefully this weekend!!
Congrats to the new family of four!
I am now the proud aunt of a new baby boy!
Ethan Michael was born yesterday at 5:10pm. He weighs 9 lbs. 12 oz and is 21.5 inches long.
I'm looking forward to meeting him... hopefully this weekend!!
Congrats to the new family of four!
Monday, May 08, 2006
correction
I must apologize to my readers. I have blogged twice about the lack of birthdays in May and have been reminded twice that my Bro-in-law has a May birthday.
Sorry Jim! I totally forgot to transfer birthdays onto my new calendar and I haven't known Jim long enough to remember on my own.
Today, I marked his bday on my calendar, in ink!! It will be remembered from here on out.
:-)
Sorry Jim! I totally forgot to transfer birthdays onto my new calendar and I haven't known Jim long enough to remember on my own.
Today, I marked his bday on my calendar, in ink!! It will be remembered from here on out.
:-)
Sunday, May 07, 2006
The month of May
A few years ago I realized that the month of May lacked reasons for our family to celebrate. All major holidays are in other months and there were no birthdays that would be cause for a cake.
So... I created a birthday for our cat, Mr. Q.
May 7th is "Mr. Q's birthday observed".
Don't get me wrong and label me on of "those people"....
Personally, I can't stand people who treat their pets like people and throw birthday parties and give gifts. what weenies!
But!!! I needed reason to celebrate so the birthday plans were developed.
Today the kids and I made little cupcakes and tomorrow we are observing the occassion by eating out at Red Lobster.
Mr. Q sure wishes that he could have shrimpys (as my kids call them).
But alas, he is not a person and he can not celebrate as we will.
I was able to buy him a nice can of cat food and a cat toy.
I didn't want to leave him out completely :)
Next year Mr. Q will get to share his birthday month with my new niece or nephew. We'll have two reasons to have cake!!
So... I created a birthday for our cat, Mr. Q.
May 7th is "Mr. Q's birthday observed".
Don't get me wrong and label me on of "those people"....
Personally, I can't stand people who treat their pets like people and throw birthday parties and give gifts. what weenies!
But!!! I needed reason to celebrate so the birthday plans were developed.
Today the kids and I made little cupcakes and tomorrow we are observing the occassion by eating out at Red Lobster.
Mr. Q sure wishes that he could have shrimpys (as my kids call them).
But alas, he is not a person and he can not celebrate as we will.
I was able to buy him a nice can of cat food and a cat toy.
I didn't want to leave him out completely :)
Next year Mr. Q will get to share his birthday month with my new niece or nephew. We'll have two reasons to have cake!!
Friday, May 05, 2006
Stay-at-Home Moms Deserve $134,121 in Salary
My sister sent me this great article today:
http://articles.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20060503091309990011
Also check out this link....
http://www.mom.salary.com
I suppose that in the worlds view, I am technically not a stay at home mom. (People at work refuse to call me that since I work there part time.)
But if we must be really techincal about it... I stay home "full time" with the kids and then I work "part time" when they are sleeping.
I think that I'm doing pretty well to manage both!
http://articles.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20060503091309990011
Also check out this link....
http://www.mom.salary.com
I suppose that in the worlds view, I am technically not a stay at home mom. (People at work refuse to call me that since I work there part time.)
But if we must be really techincal about it... I stay home "full time" with the kids and then I work "part time" when they are sleeping.
I think that I'm doing pretty well to manage both!
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Feeling guilty
We were out late last night at a baseball game and I am letting D sleep in this morning.
Sounds nice, right?
But he is missing preschool!! I’m starting to feel guilty about this.
I sure hope I’m not setting the stage for all future school mornings. I’m trying to tell myself that it’s just preschool… no huge commitments yet. It’s a different field than elementary school, right?
Can I just let it slide today??
I’ll have to have a big talk about school attendance and make it clear that it’s unacceptable to miss Kindergarten days. I hope that will cut it.
What do you guys think? Have I totally ruined my hope for a perfect attendance kid?
I’m telling myself that it’s okay… this one time.
Sounds nice, right?
But he is missing preschool!! I’m starting to feel guilty about this.
I sure hope I’m not setting the stage for all future school mornings. I’m trying to tell myself that it’s just preschool… no huge commitments yet. It’s a different field than elementary school, right?
Can I just let it slide today??
I’ll have to have a big talk about school attendance and make it clear that it’s unacceptable to miss Kindergarten days. I hope that will cut it.
What do you guys think? Have I totally ruined my hope for a perfect attendance kid?
I’m telling myself that it’s okay… this one time.
Monday, May 01, 2006
my poor sister
My lovely sister was due to have a baby today.
But her nutso (is that really a word?) husband has been expecting this kid for several weeks. She's been having contractions for a while now and he thinks that she'll drop the baby at any second.
Feel free to check out his blog http://tubbyrower.blogspot.com and see how his thoughts have developed over the past month :)
(casey, you crack me up... don't be offended that I'm writing about you!) ;0)
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a guy so anxious for a baby to be born. And I just can’t imagine how my sister has held on to her sanity for so long. I think that Casey even suggested that Sherry could control when the kid came out. That's probably right. I'm sure that sherry's just holding the baby in to annoy her hubby.
I smile every time I think of those two.
I'm looking forward to meeting my new niece, or nephew. (hopefully a nephew) ;) but a niece is okay too.
I'm anxious for the call... but probably not as anxious as Casey! hee hee
I'm praying for you guys!
But her nutso (is that really a word?) husband has been expecting this kid for several weeks. She's been having contractions for a while now and he thinks that she'll drop the baby at any second.
Feel free to check out his blog http://tubbyrower.blogspot.com and see how his thoughts have developed over the past month :)
(casey, you crack me up... don't be offended that I'm writing about you!) ;0)
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a guy so anxious for a baby to be born. And I just can’t imagine how my sister has held on to her sanity for so long. I think that Casey even suggested that Sherry could control when the kid came out. That's probably right. I'm sure that sherry's just holding the baby in to annoy her hubby.
I smile every time I think of those two.
I'm looking forward to meeting my new niece, or nephew. (hopefully a nephew) ;) but a niece is okay too.
I'm anxious for the call... but probably not as anxious as Casey! hee hee
I'm praying for you guys!
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