"DADDY! The snow melted off the grass and that means it's almost springtime and in springtime we can go GOLFING, and it's almost springtime because the snow is melting so hurry, Daddy, HURRY! Get the golf cart! We can drive it to the golf course because we have to go golfing because the snow melted off the grass and that means it's almost springtime and we can go GOLFING during springtime! Hurry, Daddy, we have to go right now because it will be springtime when we get to the golf course!"
That's what was shouted at our house last night. Too bad it was 7:00 in the evening and we had to tell B that, no, he could not go golfing right this second, and just because we can see our grass does not mean the golf course is ready to be played on yet. The poor boy had his heart broken last night.
Soon, buddy... soon.
(and guess where Daddy and B will be spending all their time this summer? I've already been told: "NO GIRLS ALLOWED, MOMMY. Just me and Daddy.")
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
it's because his daddy was valedictorian
We had our first parent/teacher conference as parents today. It was a bit odd to be on the other side of it! I wasn't sure what to expect- B is the youngest in his class so I kind of told myself we'd be hearing about how he's a bit behind.
Quite the opposite! His teacher said he's one of the smartest in his class! What a great thing to hear. She said he's a wonderful student, he never whines or complains, always tries to do his best, is very friendly, and a great kid overall. (And she wasn't lying about being one of the smartest!) She showed us his portfolio of work she has collected over the months and we could see how much he has improved with coloring in the lines and cutting. She had an end of the year evaluation (even though there's still two months of school) and he scored 47/50! I know he could have scored higher because one of the things on there was identifying letters, and I work with him on that at home and he can recognize all but 8 letters when we do it. At school, he only got about half of the letters. Must have been an off day. :) 47/50 is awesome though, and we are very proud of him! He has two more years of preschool; we *could* start him in Kindergarten when he's 4 turning 5 because he beats the cutoff date, but unless he turns out to be a genius, we will keep him out of K until he is 5 turning 6. (I have taught young K's before, and let me tell you- it's not a lot of fun. They just aren't ready to sit all day and listen and learn! K is NOT playtime anymore! It's amazing the demands on such little guys.) So, two more years of preschool. We discussed keeping him in the 3 year old class next year or moving him to the 4 year old class where he will be for two years. His teacher said what I had been thinking- she's afraid he would get too bored in the 3 year old class next year so we will be moving him to the 4 year old class next fall. She said she's rather challenge him in that class, than get bored in the other.
She said she loves having Brecken, and we said we think we got lucky with such a great kid. She said "You may have a bit of luck, but I think it's more that you've done a great job parenting". SA-WEET!
Hopefully the next 15 years of conferences go just as well. :)
Quite the opposite! His teacher said he's one of the smartest in his class! What a great thing to hear. She said he's a wonderful student, he never whines or complains, always tries to do his best, is very friendly, and a great kid overall. (And she wasn't lying about being one of the smartest!) She showed us his portfolio of work she has collected over the months and we could see how much he has improved with coloring in the lines and cutting. She had an end of the year evaluation (even though there's still two months of school) and he scored 47/50! I know he could have scored higher because one of the things on there was identifying letters, and I work with him on that at home and he can recognize all but 8 letters when we do it. At school, he only got about half of the letters. Must have been an off day. :) 47/50 is awesome though, and we are very proud of him! He has two more years of preschool; we *could* start him in Kindergarten when he's 4 turning 5 because he beats the cutoff date, but unless he turns out to be a genius, we will keep him out of K until he is 5 turning 6. (I have taught young K's before, and let me tell you- it's not a lot of fun. They just aren't ready to sit all day and listen and learn! K is NOT playtime anymore! It's amazing the demands on such little guys.) So, two more years of preschool. We discussed keeping him in the 3 year old class next year or moving him to the 4 year old class where he will be for two years. His teacher said what I had been thinking- she's afraid he would get too bored in the 3 year old class next year so we will be moving him to the 4 year old class next fall. She said she's rather challenge him in that class, than get bored in the other.
She said she loves having Brecken, and we said we think we got lucky with such a great kid. She said "You may have a bit of luck, but I think it's more that you've done a great job parenting". SA-WEET!
Hopefully the next 15 years of conferences go just as well. :)
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
small fry
Josh and I took Brecken to Laramie yesterday, to the pediatrician. The pediatrician we saw was a girl I went to high school with- weird to see her as a full-fledged pediatrician now! She was great. We took B there to get checked out since he doesn't seem to be growing, we just wanted to make sure he doesn't have anything medically wrong with him. She checked him out, took some history, and declared that she's pretty sure he's just a small fry. That's OK with me as long as there is nothing wrong with him! Phew! :) He weighed in at a whopping 28 pounds and that actually put him ON the percentile chart for the first time since he was about 6 months old! He's sitting nice and strong between the 3rd and 5th percentile. Impressive. :) Dr. H gave us the chart print out and told us to hang it on our fridge. :)
While there, I got my 6-month follow-up liver CT scan done. Might as well kill two birds with one stone, as long as I'm in town and taking a half a sick day. I'm sure everything is fine, but my mind is a pro at playing mind games. I mean, it's really, really good at it. The radiology tech told me the image would be up on the computer (that doctors can access) an hour after my scan was done, and the written report within 48 hours. I would assume that would mean that if something was terribly wrong, the radiologist would call my doctor who would then in turn call me. Otherwise, a letter would be sent to my doctor, who would then mail me one. I wondered all day long today if I had a message on my phone (my phone doesn't get service at work). I could call from school to my phone and check, but I was afraid there would be a message on there, which probably means bad news since it was so fast. I didn't want to get bad news at work, so I didn't check my messages. I had myself so worked up by the time I got back to cell service that I was afraid to turn on my cell phone! I did though, and NO MESSAGE!!! Hooray! I'm telling myself that means there isn't any change and they'll send me a letter! (And I keep reminding myself that my blood test in November came back TOTALLY OK! It's those mind games- have to keep myself in check.)
We woke up to a snowstorm this morning. 6 inches or so on the ground when I got up and by the time I left Encampment, another 6-8 inches had fallen. Story of our lives the past week or so- one day we walk to the park and play with light jackets on, the next day we have a snowstorm. Ahh, spring in Wyoming!
While there, I got my 6-month follow-up liver CT scan done. Might as well kill two birds with one stone, as long as I'm in town and taking a half a sick day. I'm sure everything is fine, but my mind is a pro at playing mind games. I mean, it's really, really good at it. The radiology tech told me the image would be up on the computer (that doctors can access) an hour after my scan was done, and the written report within 48 hours. I would assume that would mean that if something was terribly wrong, the radiologist would call my doctor who would then in turn call me. Otherwise, a letter would be sent to my doctor, who would then mail me one. I wondered all day long today if I had a message on my phone (my phone doesn't get service at work). I could call from school to my phone and check, but I was afraid there would be a message on there, which probably means bad news since it was so fast. I didn't want to get bad news at work, so I didn't check my messages. I had myself so worked up by the time I got back to cell service that I was afraid to turn on my cell phone! I did though, and NO MESSAGE!!! Hooray! I'm telling myself that means there isn't any change and they'll send me a letter! (And I keep reminding myself that my blood test in November came back TOTALLY OK! It's those mind games- have to keep myself in check.)
We woke up to a snowstorm this morning. 6 inches or so on the ground when I got up and by the time I left Encampment, another 6-8 inches had fallen. Story of our lives the past week or so- one day we walk to the park and play with light jackets on, the next day we have a snowstorm. Ahh, spring in Wyoming!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
all she can talk about
Guess who gets to meet her Aunt Kara this weekend? That's right!! LIBBY! According to Kristen, all Libby can talk about is getting to meet me. She's ready to look gorgeous for her newborn photos and let her Aunt Kara mess with her with hats and blankets and bean bags and all sorts of fabulous stuff. I'm so glad she's so excited! Be looking for photos soon!!!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
libby diane
Usually calls at 2:00 am are never a good thing- but the one I got this morning was a beautiful call! My new niece, Libby Diane, was born this morning at 1:27, weighing in at 6 pounds even, and 19 inches long. (and if you're wondering, Diane is my mom's middle name!) So far, according to everyone who has seen her in real life and not just pictures, she doesn't look much like Brooklyn did, but a lot like Ryan did instead! Size-wise, Libby and Ryan are similar too: Ryan was 5 lbs, 7 oz while Brooke was a chunk at almost 8 pounds! Welcome to the world, little Libby! I can't wait to meet you next weekend- I hope you are ready for my camera and all the fun stuff I bought for you too look beautiful with!
Ryan after he was born- June 2006:
Ryan after he was born- June 2006:
Brooke after she was born- July 2008
Libby after she was born- March 2010
Sunday, March 07, 2010
no longer strangers
We spent the weekend as a FAMILY, and boy, was it nice!! I took Friday off of work, and Thursday night, the 3 of us headed up to Casper for the weekend. We took in quite a few basketball games, but we got to sit TOGETHER instead of Brecken and I across the gym from Josh! We spent time swimming at the hotel, shopping at the mall, eating meals and taking our time, and it was great. We had so much much fun that Brecken asked if we could stay another week instead of going home this morning. :) He is one tired boy though- he fell asleep at 5:30 tonight! I hope he doesn't wake up at midnight ready to party!!
My grandma is doing better. Thank you for the thoughts. She was moved from her independent living apartment in the retirement buildling she lived in, to an assisted living apartment in another building in Chicago a couple weeks ago. The move was against her will but she desperately needs the help. She is 92 years old and has dementia and needs more help than the caretaker that comes every couple hours can give her. She was in her new apartment for a day or two and then was hospitalized with pneumonia. Last Tuesday, while still in the hospital, she suffered to mild heart attacks. (Yes, the same day.) They really didn't konw she had them until they ran tests on her because she said her chest was hurting. However, she rebounded and was moved out of ICU this weekend, I believe. She's still in the hospital, but it's not an emergency like it was last week. I do believe, however, that she is on the downward hill so it's a good thing we have a trip planned out there starting April 6.
It was such a beautiful day out today, it felt just like spring. However, as I write this, I looked outside and the fattest snowflakes are blowing around. Typical Wyoming spring weather...
My grandma is doing better. Thank you for the thoughts. She was moved from her independent living apartment in the retirement buildling she lived in, to an assisted living apartment in another building in Chicago a couple weeks ago. The move was against her will but she desperately needs the help. She is 92 years old and has dementia and needs more help than the caretaker that comes every couple hours can give her. She was in her new apartment for a day or two and then was hospitalized with pneumonia. Last Tuesday, while still in the hospital, she suffered to mild heart attacks. (Yes, the same day.) They really didn't konw she had them until they ran tests on her because she said her chest was hurting. However, she rebounded and was moved out of ICU this weekend, I believe. She's still in the hospital, but it's not an emergency like it was last week. I do believe, however, that she is on the downward hill so it's a good thing we have a trip planned out there starting April 6.
It was such a beautiful day out today, it felt just like spring. However, as I write this, I looked outside and the fattest snowflakes are blowing around. Typical Wyoming spring weather...
Monday, March 01, 2010
gram
If you can spare some prayers and good thoughts, we need them for my Grandma who lives in Chicago. She's not doing well right now and nobody knows which direction it's going to go, but it's to the point where we are now wondering if she will make it long enough for us to visit in a month as planned. :(
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