Posted on 08/25/08 at 8:39 am to Administrative,Caitlyn,Devlin,Edwin
So the first week of school Devlin missed a day because he was sick. The second week of school Edwin missed a day of school because he was sick. And now here we are starting week 3 and Cat is home sick. Oy! I forgot what a pain in the butt going back to school could be. It never fails the first few weeks of school somebody gets sick. Cat is the last one in the house to get it though so we should be on the road to getting rid of this bug.
I’ve been working on moving photos off disc so I can get them resized and renamed. Once I get that done I’ll get them uploaded. I have the remaining photos from 2005 and the photos from 2006 up til the end of our summer trip. The rest are on discs that I no doubt put in a safe place but sometimes my safe places are too safe. They’re even safe from me. LOL
No CommentsPosted on 08/14/08 at 10:25 pm to Caitlyn,Devlin,Edwin,Special Occasions
The kids went back to school on Monday. They were glad to be back. Edwin is repeating the 8th grade so both he and Caitlyn (Cat) are in the same grade this year. Devlin is repeating kindergarten but so is most of his class from half day kinder last year. He’s excited the one of his best buds is in his class again this year. And also in true Devlin fashion and in keeping with what must be a new yearly tradition, Devlin was home with a fever today. I think it comes from others not wanting their children to miss the first week of school so they send them to school sick. Kindergarten children touch everything without washing their hands and then the next kid comes along and the next thing you know Devlin has a fever that would get him sent home from school. So he was doped up on Motrin for the fever and Benedryl for the congestion and he spent most of the day lounging around watching TV in my bed. He woke up and asked me, “When does school start?” I told him that Ed and Cat were already at school but that he had the day off thanks to a fever. So he rolled over and went back to sleep.
There are many more students at the school this year so picking the kids up after school is almost a nightmare. I have to get to the school 45 minutes before class gets out just to get a spot in line to pick them up. It’s not so bad though. I take a book to read. The first day a lot of the other parents didn’t think about the mob factor when school got out. I had some lady in an SUV that was waving her arms at me so I rolled my window down and she says, “Can you either pull forward or back up some.” See, people are afraid to park anywhere near the truck. I don’t know whether it’s because it’s so big or because the In Memory stickers in the back window make people think that death is something that’s catchy. But all the same neither the car that pulled in behind me pulled in anywhere near the truck and the car in front of me didn’t back up enough so of course it looked like I was just a jerk and didn’t want to share spots. Either way, I was pretty annoyed with the fact that this woman couldn’t even use a simple word like, “Please” in her request. Makes me wonder just what the manners on her child is like.
Since Devlin gets out of school 5 minutes before the older 2 get out he’s the first one in the truck and then we have to wait. I feel bad just sitting there waiting because I know other parents want in but I can’t leave without the older 2 LOL So I told them from now on once Dev is in the truck, if space opens up in front of me, I’ll be pulling forward and to look for me down closer to the buses. Of course once I said this nobody moved before they got to the truck so I didn’t move until they were all in the truck.
I’ve signed all 3 kids up for the after school program. I’m hoping there’s still spots left over. They have tutoring and fun activities that I think the kids will enjoy and it will be good for them. Plus it will help us save on gas since we have to drive them to and from school. Rob drops them off on his way to work and if they participate in the after school program he’ll be able to pick them up on his way home. Well that’s all to report for now. Nothing else really exciting going on around here. Just life as usual.
I posted the first day of school photos HERE. They’re getting so much bigger. Comparing this year’s photos to some of the older ones is almost depressing!
No CommentsPosted on 05/25/06 at 8:34 am to Caitlyn,Edwin,General,Patience
Last night we celebrated Edwin’s graduation from the 6th grade! I’m so incredibly proud of him and Caitlyn as well! Most children who lose a parent fail the grade they are in when it happens. For a while it looked as though that might happen. I’m so proud of them for making it through this very difficult school year. Not only did we lose Paul but we moved to a new school zone and they had to struggle to make new friends and adjust to a new school. I was so proud of him at his graduation ceremony that I started crying and couldn’t stop.
Yesterday morning I finally got brave. After 9 years of wanting to do it, I got my eyebrow pierced! It didn’t hurt like I was told it would but I have a high pain tollerance. I love it! I’ll post pictures as soon as I find the cable to my camera.
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