After my kids are more than a few months old, I typically do not sing to them because I know that I have a terrible voice. However during football season I teach them the easiest Ohio State Cheer.
I say O-H and then the boys will answer I-O. Sometimes the boys will attempt to start this cheer themselves and they say I-H. I look at them and respond with International Harvester. Then we all start laughing until they remember how it is supposed to go. Last night Justin was trying to say O-H and I could not figure out what he was grunting about. I finally realized that he was saying O-H and as soon as I said I-O, he was all smiles and grunted out O-H again.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Nathan's Mom?
Friday night while I was out with a few of my friends, we went to the local bar for a drink. My aunt Patty was in there with their good friend Carol. Carol happens to babysit for kids before, during and after school. And one of those kids is a girl that happens to be in Nathan's class.
Carol leaned over and asked me if I was Nathan's Mom. I said yes. She said that Jessica talks about Nathan quite a bit because he is always in trouble. Which fits in exactly with what Nathan's teacher said about him being Mr. Social therefore he probably gets a lot of warnings. I could only chuckle as it sounds like variations of what I have heard over the years. There are two Mom's that were a grade older than me in school and their kids also go to the same daycare as my boys. They have told me that their girls come home and all they can talk about is Nathan and all the antics that he did that day.
Apparently he is a ladies man, just not in a good sense!
Carol leaned over and asked me if I was Nathan's Mom. I said yes. She said that Jessica talks about Nathan quite a bit because he is always in trouble. Which fits in exactly with what Nathan's teacher said about him being Mr. Social therefore he probably gets a lot of warnings. I could only chuckle as it sounds like variations of what I have heard over the years. There are two Mom's that were a grade older than me in school and their kids also go to the same daycare as my boys. They have told me that their girls come home and all they can talk about is Nathan and all the antics that he did that day.
Apparently he is a ladies man, just not in a good sense!
Parent Teacher Conference
Two weeks ago, Nathan's teacher sent me a note and said that she was trying to get a jump start on some of the conferences and wanted to know if we would be willing to come in early. I had a feeling that the conference would not be all roses, and it turns out I was correct.
I haven't posted about the conference yet even though it was 10 days ago because I have felt like a failure as a parent and a little ashamed. I know that I probably don't work with Nathan enough, but I also know that it is so hard working full-time and coming home make dinner, help Nathan with school work, pay attention to the other two kids and control the constant chaos that we live with during the week.
His teacher told us that he is still very social and always willing to help out the other students at the expense of doing his own work. He cares about the other kids feelings and always participates in class. Him and his current table-mate must talk all the time, because she said that she is constantly telling those two to be quiet. He still needs to work on his handwriting, letter recognition and pronunciation of letters. Then she showed us the results of the test he took at the beginning of the year and again at the halfway point. His score, while above average at the beginning of the year, has not changed and is now below average. He still has problems once in a while writing his numbers backwards. She suggested that he go to Reading Enrichment where he can get some one-on-one time working on the letters and see if that helps him. We whole-heartily gave our approval and questioned if there was anything else that we could be doing. She said that they will continue to watch him and if further help is needed, she will let us know.
I went out with a few of my friends on Friday night and they asked me how Nathan has been doing in school. I admitted that I was a little embarrassed to tell them and went on to tell him what we just learned. All three of them have/had at least one kid (all boys) go thru the same thing. That made me feel a lot better.
I haven't posted about the conference yet even though it was 10 days ago because I have felt like a failure as a parent and a little ashamed. I know that I probably don't work with Nathan enough, but I also know that it is so hard working full-time and coming home make dinner, help Nathan with school work, pay attention to the other two kids and control the constant chaos that we live with during the week.
His teacher told us that he is still very social and always willing to help out the other students at the expense of doing his own work. He cares about the other kids feelings and always participates in class. Him and his current table-mate must talk all the time, because she said that she is constantly telling those two to be quiet. He still needs to work on his handwriting, letter recognition and pronunciation of letters. Then she showed us the results of the test he took at the beginning of the year and again at the halfway point. His score, while above average at the beginning of the year, has not changed and is now below average. He still has problems once in a while writing his numbers backwards. She suggested that he go to Reading Enrichment where he can get some one-on-one time working on the letters and see if that helps him. We whole-heartily gave our approval and questioned if there was anything else that we could be doing. She said that they will continue to watch him and if further help is needed, she will let us know.
I went out with a few of my friends on Friday night and they asked me how Nathan has been doing in school. I admitted that I was a little embarrassed to tell them and went on to tell him what we just learned. All three of them have/had at least one kid (all boys) go thru the same thing. That made me feel a lot better.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Broken record
I have added another habit of Justin's that isn't cute to the list. Have you ever seen the commercial for Family Guy where the little boy (I believe Stewie is his name) is standing by his Mom's bedside and keeps saying, "Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom!" He keeps repeating that until she finally goes, "WHAT?" Then he just looks at her and does it all again.
That is a typical conversation with Justin lately. It goes like this:
"Mom."
"What?"
"Mom"
"What?"
"MOM!"
"WHAT?"
I eventually start ignoring him otherwise I will go crazy! Or I try to distract him with a toy or some food so that he is thinking about something else.
That is a typical conversation with Justin lately. It goes like this:
"Mom."
"What?"
"Mom"
"What?"
"MOM!"
"WHAT?"
I eventually start ignoring him otherwise I will go crazy! Or I try to distract him with a toy or some food so that he is thinking about something else.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Power-cooking
Sometimes on Sunday's I like to make two big meals so that we do not have our typical scramble every evening trying to figure out what we are going to eat. I tried two new recipes last night, and I know the one was a success. I made "Baked Potato Soup" and that is what we had for dinner. We all thought it was good, but I think it was missing something, but I haven't figured out what exactly it was missing.
I also made a lasagna from a different recipe, but I know the essentials to a good lasagna so I added a few things to the recipe. I did not bake it, but put in the refrigerator for a meal tonight or tomorrow.
I was going to make another meal, but I was out of clean dishes!
I also made a lasagna from a different recipe, but I know the essentials to a good lasagna so I added a few things to the recipe. I did not bake it, but put in the refrigerator for a meal tonight or tomorrow.
I was going to make another meal, but I was out of clean dishes!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Nail polish
While at my parents last Sunday, my niece Jenna asked me if she could paint my fingernails. She was asking everyone in the house, but of course only the girls accepted. One hand was a goldish green color and she painted the other hand pink. I looked very professional going to work on Monday!
Best friends?
I have posted in the past about how Darren and my niece Jenna (Carla's oldest) are best friends and are five months apart. I think we have another set of best friends between our two families.
Last Sunday we were at Mom's to celebrate her birthday. Bruce was holding my niece Lydia and Justin comes up and starts grunting so Bruce lowers Lydia so that Justin and Lydia are face-to-face. Lydia is 7 months old and Justin is a year and a half. Lydia kept grabbing Justin's face and trying to give him kisses and they kept hugging. They were smiling and laughing at each other. Surprisingly, Justin wasn't trying to touch Lydia other than to hug her and that is surprising because he is always touching faces. I guess he instinctively her knew that he had to be gentle with her. He has always been affectionate with her, and it just keeps continuing.
Last Sunday we were at Mom's to celebrate her birthday. Bruce was holding my niece Lydia and Justin comes up and starts grunting so Bruce lowers Lydia so that Justin and Lydia are face-to-face. Lydia is 7 months old and Justin is a year and a half. Lydia kept grabbing Justin's face and trying to give him kisses and they kept hugging. They were smiling and laughing at each other. Surprisingly, Justin wasn't trying to touch Lydia other than to hug her and that is surprising because he is always touching faces. I guess he instinctively her knew that he had to be gentle with her. He has always been affectionate with her, and it just keeps continuing.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Best day ever!
We used to have fish in a five gallon aquarium, but when they all died, we cleaned the tank up and put it away. The kids have been asking lately for fish, so we decided to get the tank back out. We put water in the tank and some stuff that is supposed to help get the balance of the water where it is supposed to be. On Sunday we went to Jack's Aquarium to let the boys pick out the fish.
You would have thought that my kids have never seen an animal before. Justin kept squealing and running from cage-to-cage. He loved seeing the puppies, especially when they would try to get out of their cage. He liked looking at the bunnies. He liked looking at the parakeets when they would squawk although he kept putting his fingers around the cage and I kept having to pry them off so that he wouldn't get pecked.
After we finally got the fish picked out and bought, we went back out to our van. As we were pulling out of the parking spot, Nathan goes, "This is the best day EVER!" Never mind taking the kids to King Island to ride the rides, or to the zoo to see the animals. Just pick out $20 of fish and my kids are satisfied.
You would have thought that my kids have never seen an animal before. Justin kept squealing and running from cage-to-cage. He loved seeing the puppies, especially when they would try to get out of their cage. He liked looking at the bunnies. He liked looking at the parakeets when they would squawk although he kept putting his fingers around the cage and I kept having to pry them off so that he wouldn't get pecked.
After we finally got the fish picked out and bought, we went back out to our van. As we were pulling out of the parking spot, Nathan goes, "This is the best day EVER!" Never mind taking the kids to King Island to ride the rides, or to the zoo to see the animals. Just pick out $20 of fish and my kids are satisfied.
"Don't copy me!"
I know that I have not posted in a while, but I have been super busy lately.
This morning as I was helping the boys get dressed, Darren said that he wanted to wear a shirt like Nathan. Then later as we were pulling out of the driveway, I pointed out an icicle that was neat looking. Nathan said that was "cool." Immediately Darren chimes up and says that it is "cool." That upset Nathan. He told Darren, "Don't copy me!"
I explained to him that as the oldest, his little brother wants to be like him so that is why he repeats and does everything that Nathan does. I told him that when I was little that I was the oldest and aunt Susan always wanted to do everything that I did. Nathan then asks in disbelief, "You are older than Susan?"
Yeah for me! Not so good for Susan though. I am not sure if he understood the point I was trying to make, but at least I got my feel good moment in for the day!
This morning as I was helping the boys get dressed, Darren said that he wanted to wear a shirt like Nathan. Then later as we were pulling out of the driveway, I pointed out an icicle that was neat looking. Nathan said that was "cool." Immediately Darren chimes up and says that it is "cool." That upset Nathan. He told Darren, "Don't copy me!"
I explained to him that as the oldest, his little brother wants to be like him so that is why he repeats and does everything that Nathan does. I told him that when I was little that I was the oldest and aunt Susan always wanted to do everything that I did. Nathan then asks in disbelief, "You are older than Susan?"
Yeah for me! Not so good for Susan though. I am not sure if he understood the point I was trying to make, but at least I got my feel good moment in for the day!
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