Monday, October 27, 2008
Where has the time went?
Sorry that it has been so long since I last posted. Tyler, Sara and I have all started school and we have been busy every day since. Tyler is doing well. He is in the 5th grade now. This is the first year that I have seen him challenged with his school work. It is nice to see him in this light.
He is so smart and things have come to him so easily. With that being said I didn't want to skip him in any work that was needed to be done in the previous grades. I wanted to make sure that we did it all. Good thing that I did because 5th grade is a great challenge for him. Sara has been making great strides herself.
She has been turn taking, sharing, anticipating, standing in her walker (I will post pics later), helping dress and un-dress herself, rubbing her hands together with lotion and when I put chap stick on her she rubs her lips together. It is so cute, she is such a girly girl. I love it! There is so much that she is doing I know that I'm forgetting something. It is great to see her doing all of this.
We have a great team coming in our home to work with her. They all seem very dedicated to Sara's unique learning style. They have really had to change the way that they deal with her. They use to come in, wash their hands, and just get to it. She hated when they came out.
She would shut down and not want to work with them. Jeremiah and I told them that they were going to have to change their approach with her. So they came up with a new routine that she loves, well anyone really would love this too. They come 2 times a week now which is easier on all of us. They come in. wash there hands, say "hi" and they get her around for the day.
They start with lotion at the feet and work their way up. Like I said who wouldn't like this! Then they get her socks on (She is starting to work on pulling them up with help), pants and shirt. Then we brush her hair (she loves to brush her hair now, she doesn't do it well but she sure does try), and brush her teeth. Oh there is something else that she is doing.
She brushes her tongue. It is so cute. Well enough about that. It seems that I'm writing a book here so let me get finished up. We have all been sick here. It has been sinus infections. Jeremiah seems to be getting the bad end of the deal though, he has been running high fevers (103). But we are all on the mend and I hope that it gets better. Until next time. Have a great fall!!!
He is so smart and things have come to him so easily. With that being said I didn't want to skip him in any work that was needed to be done in the previous grades. I wanted to make sure that we did it all. Good thing that I did because 5th grade is a great challenge for him. Sara has been making great strides herself.
She has been turn taking, sharing, anticipating, standing in her walker (I will post pics later), helping dress and un-dress herself, rubbing her hands together with lotion and when I put chap stick on her she rubs her lips together. It is so cute, she is such a girly girl. I love it! There is so much that she is doing I know that I'm forgetting something. It is great to see her doing all of this.
We have a great team coming in our home to work with her. They all seem very dedicated to Sara's unique learning style. They have really had to change the way that they deal with her. They use to come in, wash their hands, and just get to it. She hated when they came out.
She would shut down and not want to work with them. Jeremiah and I told them that they were going to have to change their approach with her. So they came up with a new routine that she loves, well anyone really would love this too. They come 2 times a week now which is easier on all of us. They come in. wash there hands, say "hi" and they get her around for the day.
They start with lotion at the feet and work their way up. Like I said who wouldn't like this! Then they get her socks on (She is starting to work on pulling them up with help), pants and shirt. Then we brush her hair (she loves to brush her hair now, she doesn't do it well but she sure does try), and brush her teeth. Oh there is something else that she is doing.
She brushes her tongue. It is so cute. Well enough about that. It seems that I'm writing a book here so let me get finished up. We have all been sick here. It has been sinus infections. Jeremiah seems to be getting the bad end of the deal though, he has been running high fevers (103). But we are all on the mend and I hope that it gets better. Until next time. Have a great fall!!!
Sunday, August 24, 2008
School is here
Tyler started school this week. As you may know, we home-school. It seems to be a little harder this year. I think it is going to challenge him, which is good, it keeps him on his toes. I feel that he has learned a lot in the last two years but I hope that this year is going to be the best one yet for his learning.
There is more reading involved and he is having to be a big boy and do more grown-up work (i.e., work that doesn't have pictures on it). I can't seem to keep him in clothes these days. The boy won't stop growing. I start school tomorrow which is going to be interesting. I have an algebra class that I have to have a proctor for.
For those of you who don't know what a proctor is, it is someone that watches me take test to make sure I don't cheat. Well most people that do that want to be paid and it has to come out of my pocket. Well I'm sure that I'm not the only one out there that has money problems with the price of gas and the way the economy is these days. So if the teacher is dead set on this proctor thing I'm going to have to drop the class and hope that there is another one that I can take for this semester. I emailed the teacher and told her that I was freaking out, that I don't have the money for that and I still haven't heard from her.
Well I hope that everyone else that is in school is having a good start and has a great year! I know that we will here.
There is more reading involved and he is having to be a big boy and do more grown-up work (i.e., work that doesn't have pictures on it). I can't seem to keep him in clothes these days. The boy won't stop growing. I start school tomorrow which is going to be interesting. I have an algebra class that I have to have a proctor for.
For those of you who don't know what a proctor is, it is someone that watches me take test to make sure I don't cheat. Well most people that do that want to be paid and it has to come out of my pocket. Well I'm sure that I'm not the only one out there that has money problems with the price of gas and the way the economy is these days. So if the teacher is dead set on this proctor thing I'm going to have to drop the class and hope that there is another one that I can take for this semester. I emailed the teacher and told her that I was freaking out, that I don't have the money for that and I still haven't heard from her.
Well I hope that everyone else that is in school is having a good start and has a great year! I know that we will here.
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