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Friday, November 15, 2013
Thursday, November 14, 2013
It's hard
This week was a big week at school... 1st quarter is done (already!) and report cards came home. Middle school apparently works well for Abby. She's doing great, with an A- as her lowest grade in... ART! I think that's funny. Dave is offended. Nolan is also doing great. I also had a parent teacher conference tonight for him. He has the same 4th grade teacher Abby had, and I really like her. And, she really likes Nolan. She tells us he's a good student, he works hard, he really gets it. Yeah Nolan! (Sometimes we're not too sure!)
And then there's Max. I had Nolan's conference first and then Max's, and I sat talking to Nolan's teacher and told her I really didn't want to go to Max's. She made me feel better because her daughter is in 1st grade too, she also can't read great, and she's a little, ahem, disruptive in the classroom. On top of that, she feels like every day is a parent teacher conference since she's a teacher too and sees her daughter's teacher every.single.day. I definitely realized that things could be worse.
Max's teacher starts with, "Max is a really nice boy." Ugh. That's like "she has a really good personality," right? He just really struggles with reading. We do flash cards. One time through he knows the words, and the next time through, no idea. He makes up words if he doesn't know it, and adds letters that aren't there. Last night it took him 32 minutes to finish the flash cards, and tonight it took him 12 minutes. It's just crazy. She also said he gets math fine, when he pays attention. Yup, that's Max. He's always off in his own world. I love that because he can spend hours keeping himself busy, entertaining himself. But it doesn't work so well in school. I told her to tell him Focus your mind, focus your eyes, focus your body. It's what they use in Tae Kwon Do and it seems to work. We'll see!
Bottom line is she's not overly concerned yet. The end of Q2 is when kids usually "click." I hope so. For our sanity if nothing else!
And then there's Max. I had Nolan's conference first and then Max's, and I sat talking to Nolan's teacher and told her I really didn't want to go to Max's. She made me feel better because her daughter is in 1st grade too, she also can't read great, and she's a little, ahem, disruptive in the classroom. On top of that, she feels like every day is a parent teacher conference since she's a teacher too and sees her daughter's teacher every.single.day. I definitely realized that things could be worse.
Max's teacher starts with, "Max is a really nice boy." Ugh. That's like "she has a really good personality," right? He just really struggles with reading. We do flash cards. One time through he knows the words, and the next time through, no idea. He makes up words if he doesn't know it, and adds letters that aren't there. Last night it took him 32 minutes to finish the flash cards, and tonight it took him 12 minutes. It's just crazy. She also said he gets math fine, when he pays attention. Yup, that's Max. He's always off in his own world. I love that because he can spend hours keeping himself busy, entertaining himself. But it doesn't work so well in school. I told her to tell him Focus your mind, focus your eyes, focus your body. It's what they use in Tae Kwon Do and it seems to work. We'll see!
Bottom line is she's not overly concerned yet. The end of Q2 is when kids usually "click." I hope so. For our sanity if nothing else!
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Are you ready for some football?
I was ready for some football, but apparently my Packers weren't. I hate it when they lose. Even worse when Rogers get hurt. And even worse when they play the Bears because then I wake up to this...
My least favorite child ever!
My least favorite child ever!
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Trick or Treat!
I really, really, really hate that we have trick or treating on Sunday night. Especially since it's Sunday night after fall break, when I really just want to get the kids relaxing and to bed early. Instead, let's let them run around and hype them up on sugar! It makes no sense to me that if you're going to have trick or treating on the night before a school night, why not put it on actual Halloween? But, whatever. At least the weather was really nice (no rain! no sleet! no snow! no wind!), so there was a ton of kids out. But still...
Buca wanted to show off his costume first.
This was at the pumpkin patch a couple of weeks ago.
I think this is funny, with Ava peeking out the bottom.
Trick or treating! Isn't the cowgirl the sweetest cowgirl you've ever seen?
And here's the crew that called our house home base. We had a few people over, Dave made chili and pumpkin ginger soup (from the kids' pumpkins!! How industrious is that??), and then the kids toured the neighborhood.
Just my kids. Nolan was a banana, Ava a cowgirl, Max some crazy something, and Abby... big kid. She decided she was too old to trick or treat this year, and instead volunteered to take Ava (and any other little kids who tagged along). I just can't believe it. How could she possibly be old enough to not trick or treat??
Nolan won his class costume contest with his banana outfit. He went trick or treating with a friend on Saturday in a neighboring town and got 10 pounds of candy. Then went again on Sunday around our house. Needless to say, he got a LOT of candy. (And Buca only ate a little of it. But more than Nolan would've preferred.)
Happy Halloween!!
