I am pleased that we got a cleaning crew to clean our house! Of course, now I am doing way more cleaning--so I'm not embarrassed when they come over.
I want us to get our new carpet on the first floor. We've picked it out and talked with our contractor. I need to find out an approximate schedule from MWH because I'm about ready to rip the old stuff out myself. It looks so hideous to me.
I'm not sure why, but I'm sort of "meh" after the girls' Halloween celebrations at school. Maybe I'm just hungry.
I love the girls in their Halloween costumes. They each picked perfect costumes for themselves! oNe is just great as Hermione.
Last night, I got to roll her hair on rag rollers and it turned out great.
Note, last night was the FIRST TIME in oNe's entire life that I got to roll it up on rollers. You can bet I loved doing it. Even as a baby she didn't want me messing with her hair.
twoK is wearing a costume that my Mom made for me. I love it!
Three-a is a cute little bat. The name of the costume is "Cute T Bat." Perfect for Three-a. (Her real nickname is T.)
Friday, October 29, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Zumba certification....
It's a rainy Sunday here. The girls are a little stir crazy, and I think I'm going to go tackle taking some of their summer clothes out of their closet. I pulled a few things for goodwill the other day, but now I need to be a little more systematic and really cull.
Here's a dilemma...okay, not really, but, I can't decide whether I save the shirts that oNe wore and twoK doesn't like but I'm guessing Three-a will, or whether I give them away because it's at least two more years until Three-a wears them. Thoughts?
I tried to go to Zumba today at the Y and the class was full. It's a pretty good class, but it's not as good as the class I go to on Tuesdays. Last week, the teacher couldn't make it on Tuesday, though, and I'm suffering from a little Zumba withdrawal. I went to Target for a few things (and bought our first pack of Silly Bandz--twoK and Three-a are now into them--except for the plastic part, I don't mind).
After Target, since I didn't get any Zumba-class-goodness, I came home and put on a Zumbatomic video. (The Zumbatomic video was probably better dancing than the class that was full.) It helped the stir crazy girls a little, but not too much. Now I'm trying to decide, yet again, whether I get certified for Zumba or not.
The next Zumba certification class in my area is 12/4 or 12/5. Hrm. Something new to agonize over. I just emailed one of the girls in my Tuesday class who wants to get certified to see if she's interested. She is... now we're talking in FB. What am I getting myself into? It's good... I want to do this. I don't have to do anything with the certification, but I could.
Wowza... just a few minutes later and I'm signed up for Zumba certification. I think I need to go rest.
Here's a dilemma...okay, not really, but, I can't decide whether I save the shirts that oNe wore and twoK doesn't like but I'm guessing Three-a will, or whether I give them away because it's at least two more years until Three-a wears them. Thoughts?
I tried to go to Zumba today at the Y and the class was full. It's a pretty good class, but it's not as good as the class I go to on Tuesdays. Last week, the teacher couldn't make it on Tuesday, though, and I'm suffering from a little Zumba withdrawal. I went to Target for a few things (and bought our first pack of Silly Bandz--twoK and Three-a are now into them--except for the plastic part, I don't mind).
After Target, since I didn't get any Zumba-class-goodness, I came home and put on a Zumbatomic video. (The Zumbatomic video was probably better dancing than the class that was full.) It helped the stir crazy girls a little, but not too much. Now I'm trying to decide, yet again, whether I get certified for Zumba or not.
The next Zumba certification class in my area is 12/4 or 12/5. Hrm. Something new to agonize over. I just emailed one of the girls in my Tuesday class who wants to get certified to see if she's interested. She is... now we're talking in FB. What am I getting myself into? It's good... I want to do this. I don't have to do anything with the certification, but I could.
Wowza... just a few minutes later and I'm signed up for Zumba certification. I think I need to go rest.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
You look really tired
That's what one of our center directors told me a few days ago. Gee, thanks. I didn't think I looked that tired, but apparently I did because he felt the need to tell me I looked very tired not just once, but several times. I saw him yesterday and I had the urge to tell him, "You look very tired, and stressed," but I refrained. Sometimes, it's best to NOT say what you're thinking.
Recently, I tried to type, "I tried," but instead I typed, "I tired." Oops.
Moving on.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Things today...
These would be twitters if I tweeted.
1. 2 or 3 VERY tall men just walked by my office. I was so confused by their height that I couldn't count. Seriously.
2. After a 3.5 hour work session on one project, we made progress, but unfortunately, we need about 15 more 3 hour sessions to be "done" with that part of the project.
3. Three-a and I were supposed to have a playdate with a friend of hers from pre-k. I didn't email to confirm until this morning and the other mom didn't email back.
4. I can't decide if I was ambivalent about the playdate or just busy. Or if busy caused ambivalence. I think busy caused me to not email until today.
5. With no playdate, I am delighted to get 2-3 more hours in the office, but also sad because I know that I have WAY more work to do than that.
6. I will be working this weekend.
7. I like the new babysitter. However, she didn't use the correct "there" (should have been they're) in her last text to me.
8. She also made a grammatical mistake in twoK's homework... (She encouraged twoK to write "I could of" instead of "I could have" Granted, I could've sounds like I could of, but it's not.)
9. I know I make the occasional grammatical mistake, but I HATE it when I see it after I do it. I somehow can't see them until I push "publish" on blog posts. Then, I CRINGE, scold myself, and correct it. I'm sure there's one in this post, somewhere. Let me know and I'll fix.
10. I have a friend in facebook who uses the incorrect "patience" in her status updates. For example, she'll write, "That tried my patients."
11. I really want to correct her.
11. This week has been very busy. Three-a had the field trip this week. I think I managed to get 20 minutes of work done yesterday before 9:30 pm.
12. I am constantly wrestling with whether I want to work, how much I want to work, how much I want to grow my career, and how much I don't.
13. I don't know the answer to any of the questions.
14. Day in the office is over... now to go home and do kid stuff.
1. 2 or 3 VERY tall men just walked by my office. I was so confused by their height that I couldn't count. Seriously.
2. After a 3.5 hour work session on one project, we made progress, but unfortunately, we need about 15 more 3 hour sessions to be "done" with that part of the project.
3. Three-a and I were supposed to have a playdate with a friend of hers from pre-k. I didn't email to confirm until this morning and the other mom didn't email back.
4. I can't decide if I was ambivalent about the playdate or just busy. Or if busy caused ambivalence. I think busy caused me to not email until today.
5. With no playdate, I am delighted to get 2-3 more hours in the office, but also sad because I know that I have WAY more work to do than that.
6. I will be working this weekend.
7. I like the new babysitter. However, she didn't use the correct "there" (should have been they're) in her last text to me.
8. She also made a grammatical mistake in twoK's homework... (She encouraged twoK to write "I could of" instead of "I could have" Granted, I could've sounds like I could of, but it's not.)
9. I know I make the occasional grammatical mistake, but I HATE it when I see it after I do it. I somehow can't see them until I push "publish" on blog posts. Then, I CRINGE, scold myself, and correct it. I'm sure there's one in this post, somewhere. Let me know and I'll fix.
10. I have a friend in facebook who uses the incorrect "patience" in her status updates. For example, she'll write, "That tried my patients."
11. I really want to correct her.
11. This week has been very busy. Three-a had the field trip this week. I think I managed to get 20 minutes of work done yesterday before 9:30 pm.
12. I am constantly wrestling with whether I want to work, how much I want to work, how much I want to grow my career, and how much I don't.
13. I don't know the answer to any of the questions.
14. Day in the office is over... now to go home and do kid stuff.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Cough, cough
Hey, it's not me coughing this time! twoK and Three-a are. Last year, on our anniversary, I was recovering from a cold. I am so glad I didn't have a cold on our anniversary this year.
I feel like I always end up with a cold right around our anniversary. This year, I got one at the beginning of September. It took me about 3 weeks to recover completely, but I've been fully recovered for a couple weeks now, so that cold is just a faint memory--the best kind. I think, that horrible cold kept me from getting on in October, so WOOT! If I get one now, it will suck, but not as bad as before the anniversary.
MWH and I had a wonderful anniversary. We saw a movie last night (The Social Network), and then went to get food (Chinese). The girls spent the night at N3nny's house. I don't think we'll send them over for another sleep over for several reasons, though. (1. It was really expensive, 2. Fs, 3. WD, 4. see below.).
N3nny was so excited to see them, and they her. She had activity after activity planned for them. They had fun, but when we picked them up today, they were exhausted. MWH and I took them out to dinner, so they could be part of our celebration, but it wasn't that much fun because they were so exhausted. I would have gone home and not bothered with going out except I didn't want to cook. It was nice to have a night alone, but when they came home so crabby, it almost didn't seem worth it.
What else... Oh, MWH and I went and finally picked out new chairs for our kitchen table. We actually picked them out last year, but never got around to going to purchase them. Are we lame, or what? Heh. We're going to buy 2 to start and see if we really like them and to see if we think 5 will fit around the kitchen table. The girls still use "kid chairs," and we're not quite ready to change that (plus we aren't sure 5 will fit). If they don't, then we'll find other chairs when the time comes to get the girls big chairs.
Wow, if you're still reading, you're amazing. This has been a pretty boring post... To summarize, MWH and I had wonderful, lazy, hanging-out anniversary, just like we like. Happy one-dozen years, MWH. Here's to dozens more dozens! xoxo.
I feel like I always end up with a cold right around our anniversary. This year, I got one at the beginning of September. It took me about 3 weeks to recover completely, but I've been fully recovered for a couple weeks now, so that cold is just a faint memory--the best kind. I think, that horrible cold kept me from getting on in October, so WOOT! If I get one now, it will suck, but not as bad as before the anniversary.
MWH and I had a wonderful anniversary. We saw a movie last night (The Social Network), and then went to get food (Chinese). The girls spent the night at N3nny's house. I don't think we'll send them over for another sleep over for several reasons, though. (1. It was really expensive, 2. Fs, 3. WD, 4. see below.).
N3nny was so excited to see them, and they her. She had activity after activity planned for them. They had fun, but when we picked them up today, they were exhausted. MWH and I took them out to dinner, so they could be part of our celebration, but it wasn't that much fun because they were so exhausted. I would have gone home and not bothered with going out except I didn't want to cook. It was nice to have a night alone, but when they came home so crabby, it almost didn't seem worth it.
What else... Oh, MWH and I went and finally picked out new chairs for our kitchen table. We actually picked them out last year, but never got around to going to purchase them. Are we lame, or what? Heh. We're going to buy 2 to start and see if we really like them and to see if we think 5 will fit around the kitchen table. The girls still use "kid chairs," and we're not quite ready to change that (plus we aren't sure 5 will fit). If they don't, then we'll find other chairs when the time comes to get the girls big chairs.
Wow, if you're still reading, you're amazing. This has been a pretty boring post... To summarize, MWH and I had wonderful, lazy, hanging-out anniversary, just like we like. Happy one-dozen years, MWH. Here's to dozens more dozens! xoxo.
Friday, October 08, 2010
Parent Teacher Conferences
I wrote up a short summary of the conferences so I could remember more than what I included in the last post, but then I couldn't decide which blog to post it on. On the one hand, the Grandparents would love to read the write-up, so I should post it on the other blog. On the other hand, I don't know if I want it on that blog because I don't know if I want this much detail about the girls out there when they aren't mostly anonymous. I finally decided to post it here, where we are mostly anonymous, and then probably email a version to the Grandparents.
oNe's conference: Her teacher really likes her. She said she wished she had 20 oNe's in her room. AWWWWW! Her teacher said oNe is the most caring student she's ever seen. (Again, aw.)
oNe is doing fine in school. Her teacher wants her to gain a little confidence in herself. oNe is a little scientist, and in all things science she is confident. However, when she changes to other subjects, she sometimes shows hesitation.
oNe is doing fine in Math; the teacher says she has some students who cry when it's math time. (Their math is pretty advanced.) The other thing about oNe is that sometimes she lacks focus. When she is on she's very on, but when she is not on, she's all over the map.
twoK's conference: She is a GREAT reader and writer. (She's reading at or above the 2nd grade level--this is beginning of first.) She is right on in Math, but doesn't like Math as much as writing. The teacher is impressed with her writing, and so am I. She has lots of friends and gets along well with her classmates. The teacher thinks she has lots of insights into things, and makes great connections, but thinks she needs a little more confidence in speaking in class; I agree. The teacher thinks she is delightful; again, I concur.
Three-a's conference: She is cheerful, sweet, well-mannered, and confident. She has made friends and adapted very well to kindergarten. The teacher is a little concerned about her ability to write, but I am NOT at all. Three-a just turned 5 in August, so she's a young 5. Her abilities are right on target for her age--probably even well above average for her age. Three-a's never been that interested in reading and writing, but she's starting to show more interest. I think she'll be an over achiever, just like twoK, soon. Three-a has always kind of held back on things, and then when she decides to do them, she does them practically perfect. Her confidence and ability to interact with others will take her far, too.
oNe's conference: Her teacher really likes her. She said she wished she had 20 oNe's in her room. AWWWWW! Her teacher said oNe is the most caring student she's ever seen. (Again, aw.)
oNe is doing fine in school. Her teacher wants her to gain a little confidence in herself. oNe is a little scientist, and in all things science she is confident. However, when she changes to other subjects, she sometimes shows hesitation.
oNe is doing fine in Math; the teacher says she has some students who cry when it's math time. (Their math is pretty advanced.) The other thing about oNe is that sometimes she lacks focus. When she is on she's very on, but when she is not on, she's all over the map.
twoK's conference: She is a GREAT reader and writer. (She's reading at or above the 2nd grade level--this is beginning of first.) She is right on in Math, but doesn't like Math as much as writing. The teacher is impressed with her writing, and so am I. She has lots of friends and gets along well with her classmates. The teacher thinks she has lots of insights into things, and makes great connections, but thinks she needs a little more confidence in speaking in class; I agree. The teacher thinks she is delightful; again, I concur.
Three-a's conference: She is cheerful, sweet, well-mannered, and confident. She has made friends and adapted very well to kindergarten. The teacher is a little concerned about her ability to write, but I am NOT at all. Three-a just turned 5 in August, so she's a young 5. Her abilities are right on target for her age--probably even well above average for her age. Three-a's never been that interested in reading and writing, but she's starting to show more interest. I think she'll be an over achiever, just like twoK, soon. Three-a has always kind of held back on things, and then when she decides to do them, she does them practically perfect. Her confidence and ability to interact with others will take her far, too.
Thursday, October 07, 2010
No time
I was going to blog more. I believe I set a goal for myself for 2 times a week. I want to blog more. I want to write about all the fun things the girls are doing and saying, but I just have NO TIME. Every week it seems there's at least one thing that is out of the ordinary. This week, there were 7 things that weren't part of the normal routine.
1. twoK had a field trip and I got to go! (Totally fun, but 4.5 hours of time I didn't have and I had to skip Zumba to do do it--you know I love my kids if I'm willing to skip Zumba for them.)
2. Volunteering in oNe's class. In third grade, the teacher doesn't want parents around that much. I finally got my turn. I'm hoping it can be a more regular occurrence, and I'm working on that. I spent 3 hours there yesterday.
3-5 were the 3 parent teacher conferences we had this week... oNe, twoK and Three-a are all doing fine and dandy. oNe's teacher is SO sweet and said super nice things about all 3 of the girls. twoK is an over achiever and doing super well. Three-a is super confident and right where she needs to be. The teacher wants us to work with her on fine-motor skills to improve her writing, but I'm not worried a bit. She just turned 5 in August and now, all of a sudden, she's wanting to do lots more writing and academic-like work.
6. A new committee at school, and their questions, resulted in a teacher having to do a presentation for them. Since it was in my area of expertise, I helped her with some of the research and editing on the presentation (about 5-7 hours on my part--a LOT MORE time on her part).
7. I have to go to the meeting tonight when she presents.
It's weeks like this that make me want to quit my job. I am so busy!
Other fun stuff this week... Three-a lost her FIRST TOOTH. She doesn't want to put it under her pillow for the tooth fairy, though. It's in my room. We'll see if she'll let it go tonight.
Upcoming... MWH and I celebrate our 12th anniversary!!!!
I should get back to work for another hour before the meeting.
1. twoK had a field trip and I got to go! (Totally fun, but 4.5 hours of time I didn't have and I had to skip Zumba to do do it--you know I love my kids if I'm willing to skip Zumba for them.)
2. Volunteering in oNe's class. In third grade, the teacher doesn't want parents around that much. I finally got my turn. I'm hoping it can be a more regular occurrence, and I'm working on that. I spent 3 hours there yesterday.
3-5 were the 3 parent teacher conferences we had this week... oNe, twoK and Three-a are all doing fine and dandy. oNe's teacher is SO sweet and said super nice things about all 3 of the girls. twoK is an over achiever and doing super well. Three-a is super confident and right where she needs to be. The teacher wants us to work with her on fine-motor skills to improve her writing, but I'm not worried a bit. She just turned 5 in August and now, all of a sudden, she's wanting to do lots more writing and academic-like work.
6. A new committee at school, and their questions, resulted in a teacher having to do a presentation for them. Since it was in my area of expertise, I helped her with some of the research and editing on the presentation (about 5-7 hours on my part--a LOT MORE time on her part).
7. I have to go to the meeting tonight when she presents.
It's weeks like this that make me want to quit my job. I am so busy!
Other fun stuff this week... Three-a lost her FIRST TOOTH. She doesn't want to put it under her pillow for the tooth fairy, though. It's in my room. We'll see if she'll let it go tonight.
Upcoming... MWH and I celebrate our 12th anniversary!!!!
I should get back to work for another hour before the meeting.
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