The boys got along very well today. It started around 4pm, when Isaac was doing some work for extra money. (Oh, he got to $40 yesterday and was then sad because we didn't have another $20 bill in the house. Apparently it's cool to have large denominations.) He was shredding, and Joshua started helping. Before I gave Isaac his money, I asked if he thought Joshua should get some too. Isaac gave an amount that was 40% of the amount he got for doing one bucket full of shredding. Joshua followed Isaac around, and next they sorted some laundry. It turned into a game, and Joshua had to put socks in Ben's sock drawer. (Side note: Isaac was flabbergasted when I told him that Ben's socks were going in the drawer all messy.) Joshua got a percentage of that money too.
Then they started playing a game. I don't know exactly what was going on, but there was a ton of laughter. They enjoyed playing with each other so much that they even had a sleepover, and they haven't done that for a while.
Sunday, February 18, 2018
Friday, February 16, 2018
Friday: phone, day off
Last night my phone died. (It was apparently a really bad day for me and electronics.) It died-died too. While it's being fixed, which will take about two weeks, I haven't decided what I'm doing. Here's what you need to know...
1. Texts will still get to me. It will just go via my computer, so it might take a while for me to see it.
2. I can still talk to you, but again, via the computer. It would need to be prearranged.
3. Getting a hold of Ben will be the best bet.
It was a bit annoying to be without my phone today, but also a bit liberating. We'll see how I feel after a few more days. I don't really get many calls or texts, so it really shouldn't be a big deal. (Although I did lose my grocery list and my contacts. I'm rather sad about those.)
Today Isaac had the day off of school. He spent quite a bit of time doing extra work to earn money. His goal is $40 and he needed $4 I think. I'm not sure how much he ended up with, but he didn't make it. I was trying to be semi-proportional to what he earns for his allowance, but it's a hard thing to figure out. Joshua went crazy with Legos...his tree house was attached to the fire station and there was a beast that was put in jail and Grey Bear was saving the people that had been vacationing via the fire plane. I really wanted to take a picture, but no phone.
We went to Hope College for a child observation for the psych class. The kids apparently got rave reviews. Isaac interacted very well, as was appropriate for a 6 year old. Although at a few points he stood up and did a short crazy dance. The professor left the room for a short time, after putting playdoh on the table and asking the boys not to play with it. Isaac didn't play with it, but the barrel monkeys he was playing with slightly touched it. So then Joshua very deliberately took Red Monkey's hand and had it touch the play-doh, and I heard a whole bunch of "aww"s from the room.
Then we went to the big library since we were close to it. They have a nice play area, so the boys played well while I found books. Monkey was almost left in the freezer, but we remembered just in time to go back and get him. They knew exactly where he was.
1. Texts will still get to me. It will just go via my computer, so it might take a while for me to see it.
2. I can still talk to you, but again, via the computer. It would need to be prearranged.
3. Getting a hold of Ben will be the best bet.
It was a bit annoying to be without my phone today, but also a bit liberating. We'll see how I feel after a few more days. I don't really get many calls or texts, so it really shouldn't be a big deal. (Although I did lose my grocery list and my contacts. I'm rather sad about those.)
Today Isaac had the day off of school. He spent quite a bit of time doing extra work to earn money. His goal is $40 and he needed $4 I think. I'm not sure how much he ended up with, but he didn't make it. I was trying to be semi-proportional to what he earns for his allowance, but it's a hard thing to figure out. Joshua went crazy with Legos...his tree house was attached to the fire station and there was a beast that was put in jail and Grey Bear was saving the people that had been vacationing via the fire plane. I really wanted to take a picture, but no phone.
We went to Hope College for a child observation for the psych class. The kids apparently got rave reviews. Isaac interacted very well, as was appropriate for a 6 year old. Although at a few points he stood up and did a short crazy dance. The professor left the room for a short time, after putting playdoh on the table and asking the boys not to play with it. Isaac didn't play with it, but the barrel monkeys he was playing with slightly touched it. So then Joshua very deliberately took Red Monkey's hand and had it touch the play-doh, and I heard a whole bunch of "aww"s from the room.
Then we went to the big library since we were close to it. They have a nice play area, so the boys played well while I found books. Monkey was almost left in the freezer, but we remembered just in time to go back and get him. They knew exactly where he was.
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Thursday: computer
I opened up my laptop to get my notes for class, and I couldn't get the webpage to load. Bother...but the internet breaks on it on a relatively frequent basis. I know how to fix it. But this time, it didn't work. I restarted the computer, and when it was still shutting down after ten minutes I did a hard restart. It restarted, but nothing worked.
I was able to do this class without my notes; it was a rather lucky day in that regards actually. But it was annoying and made me feel a bit off my game.
Joshua got his Valentine's from school today and he loved them. He loved the words on them. He loved the candy. He was just so excited. (By the way, Valentine's almost seems to net them more candy than Halloween.)
I was able to do this class without my notes; it was a rather lucky day in that regards actually. But it was annoying and made me feel a bit off my game.
Joshua got his Valentine's from school today and he loved them. He loved the words on them. He loved the candy. He was just so excited. (By the way, Valentine's almost seems to net them more candy than Halloween.)
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Wednesday: Fire plane
Joshua finally earned his fire plane today! Yesterday he "shoveled" some snow, and he was willing to do the same today. And by shoveled I'm not sure if more snow ended up in the driveway than what was originally there, but I decided it was the thought that count.
He made the whole plane over the late afternoon/evening and I think it's sleeping in his room now. He did a really good job on it; I mainly needed to turn pages and just double check to make sure things were in the right place.
Isaac got a ton of stuff for Valentine's day, including a glow stick.
He made the whole plane over the late afternoon/evening and I think it's sleeping in his room now. He did a really good job on it; I mainly needed to turn pages and just double check to make sure things were in the right place.
Isaac got a ton of stuff for Valentine's day, including a glow stick.
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Tuesday: Parent Teacher Conferences
Isaac's parent-teacher conference went very well today. He's doing great in math - something clicked for him. We noticed it and the teacher noticed it. Apparently he and another student asked when they were going to learn multiplication.
He is doing well with reading. His reading is around 80th percentile, but he's still getting all the things he needs to get...sounding out words especially. He's probably at about the spot he'll need to be leaving kindergarten, so everything is coming along well.
He could use a bit of improvement in writing, but his teacher isn't sure if he's slow because his writing is slow or he's thinking about what he wants to write. In either case, she isn't worried as he has words on the paper.
Socially he seems to be doing just fine in class. She's heard a few big laughs from Isaac lately, so he's feeling more comfortable in class. He's also talking with most of the students, even though he doesn't have a 'best' friend.
There's a book fair at the school's library that they always sell well to the kids. Isaac had put down some titles that he really wanted, and he mentioned a few times that he wanted to show Ben the list because there were minecraft books on it. Well, one minecraft book was just a guide of how to play and the other was the third in a series. So we got him a different Minecraft book that wasn't on the list. When I got home, I told him we didn't get him any of the books on his list and he was about to cry. I quickly showed him what we did get and he quickly got happy again. Disaster averted.
He is doing well with reading. His reading is around 80th percentile, but he's still getting all the things he needs to get...sounding out words especially. He's probably at about the spot he'll need to be leaving kindergarten, so everything is coming along well.
He could use a bit of improvement in writing, but his teacher isn't sure if he's slow because his writing is slow or he's thinking about what he wants to write. In either case, she isn't worried as he has words on the paper.
Socially he seems to be doing just fine in class. She's heard a few big laughs from Isaac lately, so he's feeling more comfortable in class. He's also talking with most of the students, even though he doesn't have a 'best' friend.
There's a book fair at the school's library that they always sell well to the kids. Isaac had put down some titles that he really wanted, and he mentioned a few times that he wanted to show Ben the list because there were minecraft books on it. Well, one minecraft book was just a guide of how to play and the other was the third in a series. So we got him a different Minecraft book that wasn't on the list. When I got home, I told him we didn't get him any of the books on his list and he was about to cry. I quickly showed him what we did get and he quickly got happy again. Disaster averted.
Monday, February 12, 2018
Monday: winter break
Today and tomorrow are winter break. I feel like I usually have big plans - things to clean, misc work to do, whatnot - but this time I don't. So while I am doing a little bit of work, there isn't a ton getting done. I am very ok with that.
Joshua got a Valentine's stuffed monkey from daycare. He was promptly named Monkey. Grey Bear and Monkey are getting along very well. Grey Bear is helping Monkey stay up off the snow and they are shooting off to Mars together. Below they are hugging.
Dad and Pat invited us for lunch at Panera, and that was nice. It was nice to see them and Joshua had a good time telling them all about Grey Bear and Monkey. After that was a tantrum (because Joshua didn't want rest time) and then rest time. Joshua's been throwing a lot of tantrums lately, and they usually involve throwing something. The not listening has gotten him in time out, while the throwing has gotten him additional time. Anyway, he made some robots during rest time. Well, that first one is a cake for Ben I think.
Joshua got a Valentine's stuffed monkey from daycare. He was promptly named Monkey. Grey Bear and Monkey are getting along very well. Grey Bear is helping Monkey stay up off the snow and they are shooting off to Mars together. Below they are hugging.
Dad and Pat invited us for lunch at Panera, and that was nice. It was nice to see them and Joshua had a good time telling them all about Grey Bear and Monkey. After that was a tantrum (because Joshua didn't want rest time) and then rest time. Joshua's been throwing a lot of tantrums lately, and they usually involve throwing something. The not listening has gotten him in time out, while the throwing has gotten him additional time. Anyway, he made some robots during rest time. Well, that first one is a cake for Ben I think.
Sunday, February 11, 2018
Sunday: bedtime
I put Joshua to bed and left the room. A moment later I heard a, "Mom?"
I went into his bedroom. "I love you Mom."
"I love you too."
I went into his bedroom. "I love you Mom."
"I love you too."
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