Ben had parent/teacher conferences last night. Our appointment with his teacher was for 5:00, which was the very first appointment. Of course, we managed to be about 5 minutes late to it. It turned out okay though.
We weren't surprised by anything at the conference. Ben's a smart kid who is already at or beyond the spring level for his grade, especially in reading. Occasionally he has a hard time keeping his hands to himself and listening to all the rules, but he's been working hard at doing better.
His grades on his report card were all E's (exceeds grade level/expectations) and S's (satisfies grade level/expectations), so he's doing really well so far.
They were having a book fair at the school too. Ben seemed pretty excited to be able to check it out, so we went there after and got him 4 new books. He came home and read 3 of them straight through and is still working on the 4th, which was a bit longer with 9 chapters.
So good job, Ben!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Daniel's tubes
Today was Daniel's big day. We got up early because we had to be at the hospital at 6:30, so that meant we had to leave at 6:00. Daniel didn't even seem to mind being woken up at such an early hour. He's a good kid. He even just sat in the van and jabbered the whole way to the hospital.
We got to the hospital (it's a very small, no emergency services hospital) and were greeted by a very friendly receptionist, then sat down to wait in the lobby. Daniel was a bit shy at first and just wanted to sit on my lap, but after a few minutes, he wanted to explore and would play with the other people in the waiting room. After a few minutes of waiting, they took us back to go over some paperwork, then sent us back out to wait for the nurse to come get us.
After waiting a bit longer, the nurse finally came and got us and took us to the pre-op room where she took Daniel's temperature and blood ox level and had me change him into his gown. She also went over a bunch more paperwork and then left us to wait in there. Daniel really wanted to get out of the tiny room and go explore, but he had to wait there. The anesthesiologist came in to explain how they were going to put him under for a few minutes, then snuck out. A couple of minutes after he left, a different nurse came in and took Daniel back to the operating room. Daniel was not happy that they took him from his mom. I got to go wait for him in the recovery room.
Here's Daniel in his gown:
Less than 10 minutes after they took him away, they brought a sleeping Daniel to me and put him in my arms. He didn't stay sleeping for long. He then spent the next 15 minutes crying. During that time, a nurse brought a cup of apple juice for him and the doctor came out to say that the surgery had gone well and to call him if we had any concerns or questions.
After the 15 minutes of crying, Daniel finally calmed down and drank the apple juice they brought and wanted more. The nurse brought him out another cup and a couple of graham crackers just as they were letting us go home. Daniel perked right up as soon as we went outside. He was happy to be going home.
Now that he's home, he's acting like everything is normal. So it's nice that the surgery went well and he's happy and hopefully won't be getting as many ear infections.
We got to the hospital (it's a very small, no emergency services hospital) and were greeted by a very friendly receptionist, then sat down to wait in the lobby. Daniel was a bit shy at first and just wanted to sit on my lap, but after a few minutes, he wanted to explore and would play with the other people in the waiting room. After a few minutes of waiting, they took us back to go over some paperwork, then sent us back out to wait for the nurse to come get us.
After waiting a bit longer, the nurse finally came and got us and took us to the pre-op room where she took Daniel's temperature and blood ox level and had me change him into his gown. She also went over a bunch more paperwork and then left us to wait in there. Daniel really wanted to get out of the tiny room and go explore, but he had to wait there. The anesthesiologist came in to explain how they were going to put him under for a few minutes, then snuck out. A couple of minutes after he left, a different nurse came in and took Daniel back to the operating room. Daniel was not happy that they took him from his mom. I got to go wait for him in the recovery room.
Here's Daniel in his gown:
Less than 10 minutes after they took him away, they brought a sleeping Daniel to me and put him in my arms. He didn't stay sleeping for long. He then spent the next 15 minutes crying. During that time, a nurse brought a cup of apple juice for him and the doctor came out to say that the surgery had gone well and to call him if we had any concerns or questions.
After the 15 minutes of crying, Daniel finally calmed down and drank the apple juice they brought and wanted more. The nurse brought him out another cup and a couple of graham crackers just as they were letting us go home. Daniel perked right up as soon as we went outside. He was happy to be going home.
Now that he's home, he's acting like everything is normal. So it's nice that the surgery went well and he's happy and hopefully won't be getting as many ear infections.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Halloween fun
So I'm finally getting around to posting about our Halloween. The boys were very excited that it was Halloween all day long and had the added treat of having their dad home for the day too.
We would have gone to do something fun during the day, but with Alex's speech therapy in the middle of the day, it made it hard to go do something. Alex was excited that he was able to get some candy at speech therapy though. And he actually talked most of the time and didn't have as long of a stretch as he usually does with refusing to try to say the sound Trisha wants him to say.
After a late lunch, we started carving the pumpkins. Ben was pretty excited to start cleaning out his pumpkin, until he decided it was too messy. So I got to clean out most of the pumpkins while Bryce would carve the faces according to the boys' directions. Of course, I didn't take a picture of the pumpkins, but the boys thought they were a lot of fun to make. Ben said that was his favorite part of the day.
After we finished with the pumpkins, we got out the costumes and let everyone get ready. After everyone was ready (some having to take their costumes off to use the bathroom), we headed out for trick-or-treating. Ben and Alex wanted to run on ahead to each house while Chris and Daniel were a bit slower. Daniel was funny when he noticed that he had candy in his bucket and wanted to stop right there to eat it. We didn't go out for very long, but the boys got plenty of candy.
Here are pictures of the boys in their costumes.
Ben as Batman:
Alex as Bumblebee:
Chris as a skeleton:
Daniel as a lion:
The boys all together and ready to go:
When we got back home, I made our traditional Halloween dinner of Mummy dogs and mac and cheese. The boys even pretended that the ketchup was blood to keep the whole theme going. They would get very excited every time the doorbell rang and wanted to help pass out candy.
After dinner, we watched some Goosebumps on Cartoon Network together for a bit, then sent the boys to bed. I was really surprised that they went to bed so easily after having such an exciting day.
We would have gone to do something fun during the day, but with Alex's speech therapy in the middle of the day, it made it hard to go do something. Alex was excited that he was able to get some candy at speech therapy though. And he actually talked most of the time and didn't have as long of a stretch as he usually does with refusing to try to say the sound Trisha wants him to say.
After a late lunch, we started carving the pumpkins. Ben was pretty excited to start cleaning out his pumpkin, until he decided it was too messy. So I got to clean out most of the pumpkins while Bryce would carve the faces according to the boys' directions. Of course, I didn't take a picture of the pumpkins, but the boys thought they were a lot of fun to make. Ben said that was his favorite part of the day.
After we finished with the pumpkins, we got out the costumes and let everyone get ready. After everyone was ready (some having to take their costumes off to use the bathroom), we headed out for trick-or-treating. Ben and Alex wanted to run on ahead to each house while Chris and Daniel were a bit slower. Daniel was funny when he noticed that he had candy in his bucket and wanted to stop right there to eat it. We didn't go out for very long, but the boys got plenty of candy.
Here are pictures of the boys in their costumes.
Ben as Batman:
Alex as Bumblebee:
Chris as a skeleton:
Daniel as a lion:
The boys all together and ready to go:
When we got back home, I made our traditional Halloween dinner of Mummy dogs and mac and cheese. The boys even pretended that the ketchup was blood to keep the whole theme going. They would get very excited every time the doorbell rang and wanted to help pass out candy.
After dinner, we watched some Goosebumps on Cartoon Network together for a bit, then sent the boys to bed. I was really surprised that they went to bed so easily after having such an exciting day.
Another tag
Tagged!
Here are the rules for the tag: Link the person who tagged you. Mention rules on your blog. Tell about 6 quirks of yours. Tag 6 fellow bloggers to do the same. Leave a comment to let them know. I was tagged by Michele, thank you so much!
#1 - I actually organize the clothes in my closet according to color, except for my dresses and they all go together. It's just my clothes though. Bryce's clothes can be put away randomly.
#2 - I'm obsessive about the way the dishes are put away in the dishwasher. If someone else puts something away, I will move it to be put away the right way. That's why I usually just load the dishes myself. :)
#3 - The bed has to be made first thing. If I get up before Bryce and have to leave before he's really gotten out of bed, it drives me nuts to think that the bed is unmade and I have to make it as soon as I get back or as soon as Bryce gets out of bed.
#4 - If I start working on something, I have to keep working on it until it's finished. I can't leave it undone or it drives me nuts.
#5 - If I've just cleaned a room, I try to keep the kids out of there for a bit so it will stay clean for a few minutes at least.
#6 - I really, really, really hate to be late to things. I will sometimes leave earlier than I really need to in order to be there a little early. And if I have to wait for someone, I get really impatient with them.
Okay, now I am tagging:
De
Cindy
Karen
Amy
Lisa
Jill
Have fun. :)
Here are the rules for the tag: Link the person who tagged you. Mention rules on your blog. Tell about 6 quirks of yours. Tag 6 fellow bloggers to do the same. Leave a comment to let them know. I was tagged by Michele, thank you so much!
#1 - I actually organize the clothes in my closet according to color, except for my dresses and they all go together. It's just my clothes though. Bryce's clothes can be put away randomly.
#2 - I'm obsessive about the way the dishes are put away in the dishwasher. If someone else puts something away, I will move it to be put away the right way. That's why I usually just load the dishes myself. :)
#3 - The bed has to be made first thing. If I get up before Bryce and have to leave before he's really gotten out of bed, it drives me nuts to think that the bed is unmade and I have to make it as soon as I get back or as soon as Bryce gets out of bed.
#4 - If I start working on something, I have to keep working on it until it's finished. I can't leave it undone or it drives me nuts.
#5 - If I've just cleaned a room, I try to keep the kids out of there for a bit so it will stay clean for a few minutes at least.
#6 - I really, really, really hate to be late to things. I will sometimes leave earlier than I really need to in order to be there a little early. And if I have to wait for someone, I get really impatient with them.
Okay, now I am tagging:
De
Cindy
Karen
Amy
Lisa
Jill
Have fun. :)
8 Things About Me
8 Things I Am Looking Forward To:
*Having Daniel's tubes done and over with
*Having no more kids in diapers
*Thanksgiving dinner
*Getting a new family picture taken
*Christmas (especially all the Christmas music)
*The day after Bryce and I sing in church
*Our ward time changing from 9:00 to 11:00
*Stake Conference when I have a week off of teaching
8 Things on my Wish List:
*Painting my house
*Building up our savings account
*Get the van paid off quickly
*Get bookcases for our living room
*Get shelves for food storage so it's not all on the floor in our pantry
*Either get rid of or get Bryce's car fixed
*Taking my family to go see the sites from my mission
*Become better organized
8 Shows I Like To Watch:
*Psych
*Chuck
*Heroes
*Eli Stone
*Pushing Daisies
*The Office
*Burn Notice
*Stargate Atlantis
8 Things that happened yesterday:
*We were a couple minutes late to church
*I taught the lesson in Sunday School, as usual
*I actually got to sit through all of Relief Society with Daniel
*We had choir practice at our house
*I started working on my next lesson, even though I get a break for a week with Stake Conference. :)
*I got to take a nice bath
*It rained a lot
*I remembered to write in my journal
8 People I Am Tagging:
*Michele
*Amy
*Jill
*Karen
*Cindy, just because she hasn't done it yet
*That's all. I don't have 8 people to tag.
*Having Daniel's tubes done and over with
*Having no more kids in diapers
*Thanksgiving dinner
*Getting a new family picture taken
*Christmas (especially all the Christmas music)
*The day after Bryce and I sing in church
*Our ward time changing from 9:00 to 11:00
*Stake Conference when I have a week off of teaching
8 Things on my Wish List:
*Painting my house
*Building up our savings account
*Get the van paid off quickly
*Get bookcases for our living room
*Get shelves for food storage so it's not all on the floor in our pantry
*Either get rid of or get Bryce's car fixed
*Taking my family to go see the sites from my mission
*Become better organized
8 Shows I Like To Watch:
*Psych
*Chuck
*Heroes
*Eli Stone
*Pushing Daisies
*The Office
*Burn Notice
*Stargate Atlantis
8 Things that happened yesterday:
*We were a couple minutes late to church
*I taught the lesson in Sunday School, as usual
*I actually got to sit through all of Relief Society with Daniel
*We had choir practice at our house
*I started working on my next lesson, even though I get a break for a week with Stake Conference. :)
*I got to take a nice bath
*It rained a lot
*I remembered to write in my journal
8 People I Am Tagging:
*Michele
*Amy
*Jill
*Karen
*Cindy, just because she hasn't done it yet
*That's all. I don't have 8 people to tag.
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