Sunday, July 24, 2011
Church stories
Today A's Primary class learned about the 10 commandments, and "My parents help me learn to obey the commandments." Her teacher talked to me after class and told me that A shared a very relevant story when they discussed commandments in class. A told how yesterday we went to the thrift store & (among other things) tried shoes on baby G. They fit well & we left them on his feet as we shopped. When we went to the car, I realized he was still wearing the shoes & we forgot to pay for them, so we all went back inside and bought the shoes. Her teacher was amazed that A not only remembered the story, but put it together with the idea of learning the commandments and shared it on her own. They really are watching what we do!!!!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Fun
G loves to play with water. He had his face buried in my giant water cup this evening, giggling at it, babbling into it, blowing bubbles in the water, nearly choking on it, laughing about it and wanting more as soon as he recovered, over and over and over. So cute.
G is also allergic to nuts, milk, and egg whites. The peanuts are the most severe as far as we know, and he has two Epi-pen Jrs. I ordered him some allergic-to-peanuts-don't-you-dare-feed-me-stuff bling today.
C started her gymnastics on Monday. She wants to go every day. I wish I could send her twice a week! She has literally been practicing every single day since her class, working on the moves she learned and the ones she was too scared to try in class.
G is also allergic to nuts, milk, and egg whites. The peanuts are the most severe as far as we know, and he has two Epi-pen Jrs. I ordered him some allergic-to-peanuts-don't-you-dare-feed-me-stuff bling today.
C started her gymnastics on Monday. She wants to go every day. I wish I could send her twice a week! She has literally been practicing every single day since her class, working on the moves she learned and the ones she was too scared to try in class.
A story from A
A: Did you know, long long ago, they washed with dry rags and soda? And there was no water--no ponds, no lakes. And no stores--no food! They died. But it was long ago. They lived before I was born.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Nice!
C just sniffed a little root beer and declared, "I've this ta-fore! (before) My daddy cooked it in a big pot! He said we had to finish it at Brooke's house!" She is entirely correct. Months ago we had an Elder's Quorum activity and J cooked up some homemade root beer and finished it on location.
C then went on to sing, "A Tisket, A Tasket" perfectly.
We visited A's school again last night. Yay! It's amazing. We will discuss possible acceleration with the school psychologist next month.
G now points for things he wants or places he wants to go. He cruises around furniture beautifully, even crossing his feet over each other to get where he's going. He also will get excited while sitting, throw his arms in the air, and launch himself directly towards what's exciting him.
C then went on to sing, "A Tisket, A Tasket" perfectly.
We visited A's school again last night. Yay! It's amazing. We will discuss possible acceleration with the school psychologist next month.
G now points for things he wants or places he wants to go. He cruises around furniture beautifully, even crossing his feet over each other to get where he's going. He also will get excited while sitting, throw his arms in the air, and launch himself directly towards what's exciting him.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Gems from the kids
C, about the lowercase "m": It looks like nostrils!
C, about big kid Harry Potter: He still has an owie on his head. That's sad.
A is doing 2-digit addition plus low-level multiplication and division. Woo-whee! She also broke her glasses again.
C, about big kid Harry Potter: He still has an owie on his head. That's sad.
A is doing 2-digit addition plus low-level multiplication and division. Woo-whee! She also broke her glasses again.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Updates
We had the WEIRDEST week ever a couple of weeks ago. We're finally recovering. Basically, I had weird bug bites every night, but only me. Swamp cooler broke. Fixed it. Dishwasher broke. Found tiny bugs in the bathroom. Thought they were body lice, then thought they were scabies. Dh went for a scabies script but it's not scabies. Nope. Microscope and observation of the crime scene to the rescue--infestation of bird mites. Eating ME. Coming from the ceiling vent in the bathroom. Sprayed a ton of bleach & pesticide in the bathroom. Evicted mama & three feathered/flying babies from the vent hose. Sprayed in the vent. Swamp cooler broke again. Got a window A/C. Window A/C broke. Fixed it. Made peach freezer jam. The end.
Also, the girls finished their summer swim lessons! The are both VERY comfortable in the water now. C can't quite swim on her own yet. A can swim on her back in that fun, bent-limbed little-kid splashy way. Today we went to the free swim, ran into some friends (who were also taking swim lessons), and A's friend was swimming underwater. So A watched her and also started swimming underwater (forwards, not holding nose). I was shocked. We are pondering a pool pass for next year with some tax return money.
Next week, we have two eye appointments for A and G has his first allergy testing. C will be starting gymnastics, too, I think. She has been playing gymnastics & practicing all afternoon.
Also, the girls finished their summer swim lessons! The are both VERY comfortable in the water now. C can't quite swim on her own yet. A can swim on her back in that fun, bent-limbed little-kid splashy way. Today we went to the free swim, ran into some friends (who were also taking swim lessons), and A's friend was swimming underwater. So A watched her and also started swimming underwater (forwards, not holding nose). I was shocked. We are pondering a pool pass for next year with some tax return money.
Next week, we have two eye appointments for A and G has his first allergy testing. C will be starting gymnastics, too, I think. She has been playing gymnastics & practicing all afternoon.
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