(I was getting a little worried--I'm sure you moms out there who went from girls to boys know what I am talking about)
Monday, September 21, 2009
Coloring INSIDE the Lines
Grant has just recently shown an interest in coloring--ANY coloring! So tonight when I sat down with Emma to start her homework, he wanted homework too. So I got out a little workbook and did about 3 pages with him. This page was enough to make a mother proud:
(I was getting a little worried--I'm sure you moms out there who went from girls to boys know what I am talking about)
(I was getting a little worried--I'm sure you moms out there who went from girls to boys know what I am talking about)
Monday, September 14, 2009
Student of the Week
Today was the first Monday morning assembly at Emma's school. Every week each teacher picks a student to be "Student of the Week". They get their name read by the principal and go up on stage to pick a pencil. Emma was the first one chosen from her class for "Being a role model to other first grade students". Way to go Emma!
(Taken from my phone so the pictures are kind of blurry)
Grant's First Day of Preschool
Grant started preschool on Septemeber 8th. This is the same preschool that Emma went to for 1 1/2 years. So he was pretty familiar with the teacher, classroom, routine, etc. But last week made me realize that he is definitely still my baby. When put in a room with 23 other kids and 6 adults (it is a parent participation program) he kind of retreated into himself. By the time my workday rolled around (Thursday) he was ready to have Mommy stay all day. Its a new week, so we'll see what the future holds. I think he is having a good time, it will just be an adjustment to figure out the routine, dealing with so many other kids, and learning to listen to other adults. But that's what preschool is for, right?
Saturday, September 12, 2009
FINALLY--PART 2!!
I blogged about the first wiggle on 3/9/09....6 months later:
This was RIGHT after Jamie pulled it--Oh my gosh, I can't believe I just lost my tooth!!
After the initial shock wore off--Yippee, I lost my tooth!
To make a long story short......this morning Emma bumped her mouth when she was playing, and made her tooth bleed and made it A LOT more wiggly. So after not eating all day and saying that it hurt, Jamie was FINALLY able to get in and pull it out. I honestly thought Emma was going to have a heart attack throughout the whole process. But when it finally came out she was VERY excited.
Tonight when I put her to bed she said, "Mom I think I know why my stomach feels kind of funny inside--because I just want to scream because my tooth came out!"
This was RIGHT after Jamie pulled it--Oh my gosh, I can't believe I just lost my tooth!!
After the initial shock wore off--Yippee, I lost my tooth!
To make a long story short......this morning Emma bumped her mouth when she was playing, and made her tooth bleed and made it A LOT more wiggly. So after not eating all day and saying that it hurt, Jamie was FINALLY able to get in and pull it out. I honestly thought Emma was going to have a heart attack throughout the whole process. But when it finally came out she was VERY excited.
Tonight when I put her to bed she said, "Mom I think I know why my stomach feels kind of funny inside--because I just want to scream because my tooth came out!"
Friday, September 11, 2009
Sometimes you just need a good laugh
I got this one from a friend via email (thanks Megan). It was just the thing I needed right now....a good laugh! I think I might survive the until next week. Hope this helps someone else get through the day too! Enjoy!!
-I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.
- MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I
know how to get out of my damn neighborhood.
-More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can
think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell
my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves
me.
-Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you
realize you're wrong.
-I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was
younger.
-Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the "people you may know"
feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose
not to be friends with?
-Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't
work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically
fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all
know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards
or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.
-There is a great need for sarcasm font.
-Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and
suddenly realize I had no idea what the f was going on when I first
saw it.
-How the heck are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
-I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than
take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
- I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear
your computer history if you die.
-The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to
finish a text I started at the last one.
- LOL has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else
to say".
- I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and
hunger.
- Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart",
all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".
- How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod
and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?
- I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up
to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!
- Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in'
examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete
idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and
said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Goonies"
-What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each
other?
- While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and
instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.
- Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the
person died.
- I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the
shower first and THEN turn on the water.
-Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty,
and you can wear them forever.
-I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
- Bad decisions make good stories
-Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their
profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got
the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if
I do!
- Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier every
year?
-If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring
would probably just be completely invisible.
-Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go
around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly
nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be
a problem....
-You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work
when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything
productive for the rest of the day.
-Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't
want to have to restart my collection.
-There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are
going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.
-I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me
if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I
swear I did not make any changes to.
- "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this.
Ever.
-I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people
watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will
they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't
watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and
leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'
-I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello?
Dammit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and
goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone
and run away?
- I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not
seeing anyone of importance the entire day.. What a waste.
-When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she
hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light
internet stalking.
-I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle,
then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.
-Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising
speed for pedophiles...
- As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers,
but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.
-Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still
not know what time it is.
-It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.
-I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to
answer when they call.
-Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to
with it.
-It really ticks me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and
the link takes me to a video instead of text.
-I wonder if cops ever get ticked off at the fact that everyone they
drive behind obeys the speed limit.
-I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
-I disagree with Kay Jewelers.. I would bet more kisses begin with
Miller Lites than Kay.
-The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw
they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words,
someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think
about it, and then estimated that there must be at least four people
eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by
myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fatty
before dinner.
-I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.
- MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I
know how to get out of my damn neighborhood.
-More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can
think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell
my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves
me.
-Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you
realize you're wrong.
-I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was
younger.
-Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the "people you may know"
feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose
not to be friends with?
-Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't
work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically
fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all
know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards
or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.
-There is a great need for sarcasm font.
-Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and
suddenly realize I had no idea what the f was going on when I first
saw it.
-How the heck are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
-I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than
take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
- I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear
your computer history if you die.
-The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to
finish a text I started at the last one.
- LOL has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else
to say".
- I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and
hunger.
- Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart",
all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".
- How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod
and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?
- I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up
to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!
- Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in'
examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete
idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and
said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Goonies"
-What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each
other?
- While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and
instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.
- Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the
person died.
- I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the
shower first and THEN turn on the water.
-Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty,
and you can wear them forever.
-I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
- Bad decisions make good stories
-Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their
profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got
the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if
I do!
- Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier every
year?
-If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring
would probably just be completely invisible.
-Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go
around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly
nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be
a problem....
-You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work
when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything
productive for the rest of the day.
-Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't
want to have to restart my collection.
-There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are
going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.
-I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me
if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I
swear I did not make any changes to.
- "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this.
Ever.
-I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people
watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will
they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't
watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and
leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'
-I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello?
Dammit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and
goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone
and run away?
- I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not
seeing anyone of importance the entire day.. What a waste.
-When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she
hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light
internet stalking.
-I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle,
then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.
-Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising
speed for pedophiles...
- As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers,
but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.
-Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still
not know what time it is.
-It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.
-I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to
answer when they call.
-Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to
with it.
-It really ticks me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and
the link takes me to a video instead of text.
-I wonder if cops ever get ticked off at the fact that everyone they
drive behind obeys the speed limit.
-I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
-I disagree with Kay Jewelers.. I would bet more kisses begin with
Miller Lites than Kay.
-The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw
they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words,
someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think
about it, and then estimated that there must be at least four people
eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by
myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fatty
before dinner.
Friday, September 4, 2009
First Spelling Test
Way to go Emma!! This was the results of her FIRST spelling test. When she brought her words home on Monday, the only one she hesitated on was "that". But obviously she mastered it. When I said that she got 100%, she quickly corrected me that she got an A+. Whatever you call it--good job and keep it up!(And yes, even though I didn't blog about it YET--Emma is in first grade now. She has been in school for 3 weeks now. Grant starts preschool on Tuesday, and then I will post pictures and updates for both of them)
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