We got a check yesterday for Ben's...$0.88.
*sigh*
At least we came out ahead on my side, by an estimated $0.43.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Tuesday: settlement
A while ago we got a mailing about a Lockheed 401k settlement. We had to fill in some paperwork and send it back in. Mine was easy; I haven't moved my 401k. Ben's was a bit harder, involving a phone call. Then he missed a signature so we had to send in an extra piece of paper. At this point, our investment in Ben's side of the project is $0.90 in stamps and maybe 20 minutes.
Monday, November 9, 2015
Monday: cameras and super speed
Joshua's favorite toys today were the cameras. Neither has batteries. I think he just likes pushing the buttons and the weight that they are. Joshua was also rather cranky today. There was a 15 minute meltdown in the morning...I want to be in your lap, no I want to be on the floor, no I want to be in your lap. Then tonight at dinner he kept saying "more" but we had no idea what he wanted. Since the fever his appetite hasn't been great, so eventually we hand fed him some Cheerios. It worked for a bit but wasn't really what he wanted. He needs some more words.
Isaac and I played flags today. It consists of chasing each other around and trying to pull off some flags that we got in a happy meal.
He's really into "super speed" the last few days. He has his walking power (grape water), his running power (pomegranate water), and when combined with lemon water he has super speed. (I'm running out of sippy cups.)
He also wanted me to take a picture of him going backwards on the horse.
Isaac and I played flags today. It consists of chasing each other around and trying to pull off some flags that we got in a happy meal.
He also wanted me to take a picture of him going backwards on the horse.
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Sunday: cleaning up, Christmas lists
Yesterday I worked on picking up the house. This is a normal thing for me, but I feel like progress was made. This morning Isaac came out of his bedroom and said, "Mom! The table is so clean! Good work! You can have a treat." And gave me an M&M from his Halloween candy. A little later he said that I should finish cleaning Joshua's room for a treat, and I said that maybe he should clean his room for a treat. Well, that started a cleaning day. Isaac did his room, finished Joshua's room, and started the basement before getting sidetracked.
Also, we started working on Christmas lists. Isaac is so easy this year! He thinks a lot of things look interesting, but not everything. Many of the things he picked out look interesting to me too, so that will probably be fun. My list, on the other hand, is currently rather boring. Hopefully I can spice it up a bit, but even if not that's ok.
Also, we started working on Christmas lists. Isaac is so easy this year! He thinks a lot of things look interesting, but not everything. Many of the things he picked out look interesting to me too, so that will probably be fun. My list, on the other hand, is currently rather boring. Hopefully I can spice it up a bit, but even if not that's ok.
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Saturday: fever
Joshua had a fever all day. He woke up a bit late and seemed normal, but then barely ate breakfast. Alone that wouldn't set off any alarms, but he was also content to just sit in the high chair.
The rest of the day he was just sleepy and clingy. He had about an hour throughout the day of happiness. But, cuddles sure are nice sometimes.
The rest of the day he was just sleepy and clingy. He had about an hour throughout the day of happiness. But, cuddles sure are nice sometimes.
Friday, November 6, 2015
Friday: tragedy
Today's tragedy is that Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Helper is not available from Amazon and we used our last box this week. This is pretty much the only "helper" that we eat anymore, and it is absurdly hard to find.
I finally got a picture with Joshua's face full of lovey. He has two - elephant and bear. They both got washed this past week because they were smelly. Especially elephant. Joshua likes to stick them in his mouth, and sometimes he'll walk around with his hands holding something else and it is pretty silly. But he does love them. :)
I finally got a picture with Joshua's face full of lovey. He has two - elephant and bear. They both got washed this past week because they were smelly. Especially elephant. Joshua likes to stick them in his mouth, and sometimes he'll walk around with his hands holding something else and it is pretty silly. But he does love them. :)
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Thursday: 46 months
Isaac turned 46 months several days ago!
Emotions/attitude: it was a pretty good month. We've had some problems with listening the last few days, but overall pretty good. He loves Ben and me. He often says to me, "I love you so so so so so so so so.....so so much." Which is fun...most of the time. Ben usually gets "I love you ten much" or whatever number Isaac is feeling like.
Time scales: Isaac gets his time scales all messed up. He has two: all day and tomorrow. All day can mean often, today, or all the time. Tomorrow can mean yesterday, tomorrow, a long time ago, or in the future. It is often hard to figure out what he's trying to say.
Imagination: Isaac likes playing castle. He is a puppy all the time lately...and by default the rest of us are dogs too.
Learning: They are concentrating on a letter a week at school and I can tell he's picking up on it. He can sound out the first sound of a word and sometimes can even figure out what that sound is. He is starting to write his name without prompting...below you can sort of see his name. He got a little messed up around the As and crossed one out. It also kind of wraps around.
Praying: Isaac has started to pray aloud about one time a day. They are good prayers (see the video from a few days ago) although they sometimes lack complete sentences. The prayer at the beginning of the month was "Dear God, [Thank you] for everything in the whole world and [help] everyone not break anything. And [thank you for] Jesus and thunder and lightning Amen."
He also wanted to take a picture of the pretty star. I'm just excited because he's willing to sleep under my quilt again.
Emotions/attitude: it was a pretty good month. We've had some problems with listening the last few days, but overall pretty good. He loves Ben and me. He often says to me, "I love you so so so so so so so so.....so so much." Which is fun...most of the time. Ben usually gets "I love you ten much" or whatever number Isaac is feeling like.
Time scales: Isaac gets his time scales all messed up. He has two: all day and tomorrow. All day can mean often, today, or all the time. Tomorrow can mean yesterday, tomorrow, a long time ago, or in the future. It is often hard to figure out what he's trying to say.
Imagination: Isaac likes playing castle. He is a puppy all the time lately...and by default the rest of us are dogs too.
Learning: They are concentrating on a letter a week at school and I can tell he's picking up on it. He can sound out the first sound of a word and sometimes can even figure out what that sound is. He is starting to write his name without prompting...below you can sort of see his name. He got a little messed up around the As and crossed one out. It also kind of wraps around.
Praying: Isaac has started to pray aloud about one time a day. They are good prayers (see the video from a few days ago) although they sometimes lack complete sentences. The prayer at the beginning of the month was "Dear God, [Thank you] for everything in the whole world and [help] everyone not break anything. And [thank you for] Jesus and thunder and lightning Amen."
He also wanted to take a picture of the pretty star. I'm just excited because he's willing to sleep under my quilt again.
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Wednesday: Oobleck
Today I thought we'd make Oobleck. It worked because it was a beautiful day out! It felt like a nice day in September, not the beginning of November.
Anyway, I'd recommend Oobleck. 1) Easy to make. 2) It's messy. We did it outside, which was perfect. 3) It is the easiest thing to clean up ever. A lot of it can be brushed off. If it can't be brushed off, it just needs to hit a stream of water and it dissolves. Awesome. 4) If you add color too it it takes a while for the color to fully mix, so you can see the color swirls for a while. Like adding food coloring to water, but slower. (Note: however, I'd recommend against having your young child get red food coloring in the same place he hurt his lip. It looks bad and as though you are a bad mom for not taking care of your child.) 5) Isaac and Joshua enjoyed it. It lasted for about an hour, which is pretty good.
Let's see...what else happened today? Oh, I found out why people don't use a walking lawnmower to pick up their leaves. It doesn't work well. However, the lawn really needs to be mowed so I did it anyway, emptying the bag every two minutes. But now the bin is full of long grass that grew really well and chopped up leaves, and I didn't finish mowing the grass. It meant I could take a nap, which I was completely fine with doing.
I won a game of racquetball against Ben, 16-14. He proceeded to win the next game as normal. Well, let me take that back. He didn't actually win because we didn't finish it because the first game took too long and our time was up.
Anyway, I'd recommend Oobleck. 1) Easy to make. 2) It's messy. We did it outside, which was perfect. 3) It is the easiest thing to clean up ever. A lot of it can be brushed off. If it can't be brushed off, it just needs to hit a stream of water and it dissolves. Awesome. 4) If you add color too it it takes a while for the color to fully mix, so you can see the color swirls for a while. Like adding food coloring to water, but slower. (Note: however, I'd recommend against having your young child get red food coloring in the same place he hurt his lip. It looks bad and as though you are a bad mom for not taking care of your child.) 5) Isaac and Joshua enjoyed it. It lasted for about an hour, which is pretty good.
Let's see...what else happened today? Oh, I found out why people don't use a walking lawnmower to pick up their leaves. It doesn't work well. However, the lawn really needs to be mowed so I did it anyway, emptying the bag every two minutes. But now the bin is full of long grass that grew really well and chopped up leaves, and I didn't finish mowing the grass. It meant I could take a nap, which I was completely fine with doing.
I won a game of racquetball against Ben, 16-14. He proceeded to win the next game as normal. Well, let me take that back. He didn't actually win because we didn't finish it because the first game took too long and our time was up.
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