Book of Spring Break

We planned out our Spring Break and Alexandra made us a little booklet so we don't forget.

BOOK OF SPRING BREAK

Today is Saturday, it is Book Day

Today is Sunday, it is Mass and Movies

Today is Monday, it is Mary and Michael's (cleaning help and to buy a craft).

Today is Tuesday, it is St. Patrick's day and Zoo!!!

Today is Wednesday, it is make fudge and Science Place.

Today is Thursday, it is Arboretum and Workbook day

Today is Friday, it is Game Day

There goes his career.... :(

Anderson jumped off a chair yesterday and broke or "cracked" his elbow. Long day yesterday at the ER. He barely made it... But, today he is back to normal.

[Mom] Buddy, come here, let me take your picture.

[Anderson] Oh, do you want a picture of my sword?

[Anderson] Let me see! Look, wow, my sword... Looks good, Mommy.

Anderson's Interview

Buddy had his interview at White Rock yesterday. He seemed ready to go. I put goop in his hair and combed it over. I put a white button up on over his black t-shirt.

[Mom] Buddy, do you want to go to school?

[Anders] Yeah.

[Mom] You have to talk to the teachers first.

[Anders] Okay.

[Mom] Keep your sword here, you can get it when you are done.

[Anders] Okay.


It mad me so teary to see him go. I remember all my angst when Alexandra had her first interview. Then, when Ainsley went, I was worried for a week that she would not go with them. But she did and did wonderfully.

So, Anderson walked down the hall with them (probably because he has seen the teachers regularly since he was born. I ran upstairs to the viewing window, and this is what I made out from watching through the glass....

He stood there with his arms crossed in front of his body and said, "Mommy."

[Ms. Akin] Would you like to sit here?

[Anders] Mommy.

[Ms. Bolano] Look Anderson, you can .....

[Anders] Mommy.

[Ms. Akin] Little nudge, here Anders, look.....

[Anders] Stood firm. Mommy.

So, this was bad. You can't do that in the interview. The whole point of the interview/assessment is not "what they know" but can they communicate with the child. Is the child responsive. Will they follow directions....? It was a loooooong 7 or 8 minutes. I couldn't watch anymore. I walked away and at the same time, Ms. Bolano had left the room and came upstairs to talk to me.

We were talking about rescheduling for another day when we looked through the glass downstairs and Ms. Akin got him to do a puzzle. Then, he was sitting sorting colors (he knew them! pat on back). Ms. Bolano went back downstairs and everything commenced....

So, I guess my little guy is going to go to school next year. Sniff.

He told me later he was scared.

Vor-tex

vor⋅tex
   /ˈvɔrtɛks/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [vawr-teks] Show IPA
–noun, plural -tex⋅es, -ti⋅ces  /-təˌsiz/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [-tuh-seez] Show IPA . 1. a whirling mass of water, esp. one in which a force of suction operates, as a whirlpool.
2. a whirling mass of air, esp. one in the form of a visible column or spiral, as a tornado.
3. a whirling mass of fire, flame, etc.
4. a state of affairs likened to a whirlpool for violent activity, irresistible force, etc.
5. something regarded as drawing into its powerful current everything that surrounds it: the vortex of war.
6. (in Cartesian philosophy) a rapid rotatory movement of cosmic matter about a center, regarded as accounting for the origin or phenomena of bodies or systems of bodies in space.

I'm in the Auction Vortex. Our event is tomorrow, can not wait til it's over, just to start it all up again... 3 sick kids and 1 sick mom. A commerical was shot at our house this week. Have bills piled up to be paid. Yup, can't wait til Saturday morning. Let's hope the "Green Acre Gala" is a huge success for our school. Then maybe I'll have time to capture a few fun things for my blogity.

The Mom Song

Finally!

"Mom, when do I get to lose one?"

I have had to answer this question for 3 long years. Alexandra lost her first tooth when she was 4. Ainsley, 2 at the time, thought it was the coolest thing ever. She reeeeally wanted to lose a tooth. Bad. So much so, she has been trying to wiggle her teeth loose.

So, I'm wondering, she lost her top tooth first. I thought it was supposed to be the bottom tooth first. Who knows, who cares!! Ainsley lost her first tooth!!! Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray!

She did not put it under her pillow last night b/c she wanted to take it to school and ballet. Tooth Fairy City tonight...

Ainsley wanted to relay this message to the blogasphere.

"Ainsley's first tooth. It's very exciting for her. And she has her own tooth fairy pillow. And she's 5. And she has a best friend at school that she plays with all the time. No, 2. No, 3 best friends."

Giddy up

Anderson went to a birthday party at a ranch. So we got him ready for the occasion. He was sooo cute. Ever since our dear friend Becky brought these pants into our house, Anderson has wanted to wear them. When he was smaller, I'd let him wear them around the house b/c he insisted on wearing them. This was his first occasion where they actually fit.

Happy he was....

"Eeeeeee aaaaaaaa"