*Joshua is sleeping (in his own bed)
*Grading is done...err, necessary grading is done
*Isaac's stuff is ready for tomorrow
*Everyone is fed. (Although Ben is the one that picked up dinner tonight.)
It's been a rough week. Joshua's sickness involved a lot of holding, often outside. Some of my graders flaked out on me, leaving me a heap of grading, all at the computer. This was in addition to the normal grading that I do Tuesday/Thursday mornings but don't get to this week because I have Joshua. The two things don't mesh.
Things that I didn't do...
*Bring the rumba upstairs to charge
*find my missing key
*clean up the kitchen
*send assorted emails
*spend a normal amount of time with Isaac
*fold laundry
*fix any of the clocks after the power outage yesterday. (I thought I fixed one, but it was about 45 minutes late. So I don't know if I got distracted and didn't do it or if I put in the wrong time. It was an odd feeling to look at it, because it was almost right but not really.)
*and most other normal house activities.
Last night I just opened the window up wide in the guest bedroom and we snuggled in the cold. It actually seemed to work pretty well. Joshua woke up often, but would go back to sleep quickly. I left the window open all day, because it's a lot more comfortable to sit there than outside.
This is the cold room. With draft protection.
We did go to the doctor again today. He got tested for flu (negative) and so was put on some oral steroids. The first doctor we saw on Monday didn't think the oral ones help as much, but Joshua perked up about an hour after taking them. I'm slightly optimistic that I'll get to sleep in my own bed tonight.
In other news, we had an excellent report at Isaac's parent teacher conference. He is extremely sweet, is very careful to follow the rules, well behaved, and works well at his work. He understands all the material. (Ben and I have noticed when we've been there that he is in the top portion of his class, but not the best. A good place to be.) He did very well on his initial assessments for reading and math. He hasn't found a good friend yet...we were curious about that too...but also isn't a loner. His pencil grip needs to get stronger. We're going to get some names and pictures because he knows the names of about five people out of his whole class. (One story we got was that they are supposed to ask their neighbor first if they have a question on an assignment. There have been several times Mrs. Kreple has seen Isaac ask, but then the neighbor gives an answer that isn't right. Then he raises his hand.) We also found out that he makes sure to understand a task before starting it. I'm not sure where this came from because I don't always do it that way...but it is a good way to do it!
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