A told me as her friends were leaving that she needed to get dressed (her dress was wet so she was changing it) so she could kiss her friend (also A) because she loved him. Then she saw him on the porch and told him she wanted to marry him when they were grownups. He said yes, he would marry her when they were grown up. Happiness ensued. Heehee. A has been saying that for a few weeks to me, and Boy A said that to his own mother recently, and now it's official. Or, as A says, FOR REAL she will marry him.
C now says she wants to marry his little brother, L. Time will tell, lol.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
Wow, it's been a while.
We had Christmas. I can't believe I didn't post about Christmas. It was FAB. FAB-U-LOUS. The girls loved essentially EVERYTHING, didn't fight, and even forgot about opening presents to play with what was opened. G liked his toys, too! He really understood the whole "opening" concept. ;)
A few weeks ago a stomach virus swept the house and hit G pretty hard. He was sick for days and lost weight. He is now making up for it by eating 2-3 times as much (it seems) and is visibly looking much more G-shaped (he got all hollow-cheeked and skinny for a week or so afterwards. It was sad). He's squishy again now. He also has gotten a new tooth on top (left side) and a new tooth on the bottom (right side) and the random tooth dot that we could see when he was born is now a random molar popping through in the back. O.o
G is saying more sounds where I know what he's trying to say, but the general public would just hear babble. He is signing a lot more, and saying more of the words he's signing, which helps. Signing turns "uh" into "up" and "aaah" into "on" and "off" and "mah" into "milk," for instance. Well, the "up" isn't an official sign, but it works. He now signs, "milk," "mama," "more," "food/eat," "water" (which doubles as JUICE!!!!!!), "all done," "on/off" (lights), "cook," "clean," "hot," "potty," "cat" (his own invented sign), and "yuck" (he uses his "potty" sign and makes a "yck!!" sound). He's got the usual indicators for "no," "yes," and "up" (head shaking and nodding and reaching up are different from sign language). He also points to the TV and makes demanding noises (sigh), feeds himself, runs outside whenever possible (generally half-clothed), pretends to cook in the play kitchen, scribbles, pushes chairs around the kitchen and climbs on them, thinks knives are called, "No!" (that's what he calls them since that's what I say every time he climbs up and reaches for one in the sink), throws tantrums, watches the fish, and loves to dance if there's anything remotely resembling a beat.
A family sponsored trip to Chi-town to see the family is in the works. Woohoo!!!
J is now on a high dose of a different ADHD med and doing quiet well. He received his second invitation to an honor society (but they all charge fees, argh, so he hasn't joined any yet) and is working on scholarship applications.
C is very, very verbal. I need to write down some of the things she says! She will delineate very clearly exactly what she sees or what she is thinking, in long sentences with lots of description. It's funny in a 4-year-old.
We were watching the first Harry Potter and A asked why the characters' hair didn't grow at all in the entire movie. Heehee. Very good point.
Today A had a companion to help her during math. She turned her crayon into "Math Hero! She knows every number!" Math Hero sang through the entire math assignment, got every answer right, and added extra song challenges (like ordering all of her answers from lowest to highest).
I realized no one here really knows what our homeschool days look like. Generally, our schedule is:
Breakfast
Circle Time (song or finger play, poem, scripture to memorize)
Phonics or Spelling (A) and the phonics portion of C's K program
Reading (I read one aloud and A reads one aloud)
Play/snack break
Logic or Writing
Math
Science
The art portion of C's K program
On Fridays, we learn a new state and president.
On Wednesdays A has a full-day arts program, and on Wed/Fri C has play preschool for two hours. We also have playgroups two days a week. Busy busy!
In the summer, that will change a lot. We will have fun learning about/practicing art, music, and world cultures. Science will involve lots of animals and plants while everything is alive to observe. Art classes and preschool will be finished, and the girls should have swimming lessons.
A few weeks ago a stomach virus swept the house and hit G pretty hard. He was sick for days and lost weight. He is now making up for it by eating 2-3 times as much (it seems) and is visibly looking much more G-shaped (he got all hollow-cheeked and skinny for a week or so afterwards. It was sad). He's squishy again now. He also has gotten a new tooth on top (left side) and a new tooth on the bottom (right side) and the random tooth dot that we could see when he was born is now a random molar popping through in the back. O.o
G is saying more sounds where I know what he's trying to say, but the general public would just hear babble. He is signing a lot more, and saying more of the words he's signing, which helps. Signing turns "uh" into "up" and "aaah" into "on" and "off" and "mah" into "milk," for instance. Well, the "up" isn't an official sign, but it works. He now signs, "milk," "mama," "more," "food/eat," "water" (which doubles as JUICE!!!!!!), "all done," "on/off" (lights), "cook," "clean," "hot," "potty," "cat" (his own invented sign), and "yuck" (he uses his "potty" sign and makes a "yck!!" sound). He's got the usual indicators for "no," "yes," and "up" (head shaking and nodding and reaching up are different from sign language). He also points to the TV and makes demanding noises (sigh), feeds himself, runs outside whenever possible (generally half-clothed), pretends to cook in the play kitchen, scribbles, pushes chairs around the kitchen and climbs on them, thinks knives are called, "No!" (that's what he calls them since that's what I say every time he climbs up and reaches for one in the sink), throws tantrums, watches the fish, and loves to dance if there's anything remotely resembling a beat.
A family sponsored trip to Chi-town to see the family is in the works. Woohoo!!!
J is now on a high dose of a different ADHD med and doing quiet well. He received his second invitation to an honor society (but they all charge fees, argh, so he hasn't joined any yet) and is working on scholarship applications.
C is very, very verbal. I need to write down some of the things she says! She will delineate very clearly exactly what she sees or what she is thinking, in long sentences with lots of description. It's funny in a 4-year-old.
We were watching the first Harry Potter and A asked why the characters' hair didn't grow at all in the entire movie. Heehee. Very good point.
Today A had a companion to help her during math. She turned her crayon into "Math Hero! She knows every number!" Math Hero sang through the entire math assignment, got every answer right, and added extra song challenges (like ordering all of her answers from lowest to highest).
I realized no one here really knows what our homeschool days look like. Generally, our schedule is:
Breakfast
Circle Time (song or finger play, poem, scripture to memorize)
Phonics or Spelling (A) and the phonics portion of C's K program
Reading (I read one aloud and A reads one aloud)
Play/snack break
Logic or Writing
Math
Science
The art portion of C's K program
On Fridays, we learn a new state and president.
On Wednesdays A has a full-day arts program, and on Wed/Fri C has play preschool for two hours. We also have playgroups two days a week. Busy busy!
In the summer, that will change a lot. We will have fun learning about/practicing art, music, and world cultures. Science will involve lots of animals and plants while everything is alive to observe. Art classes and preschool will be finished, and the girls should have swimming lessons.
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