Lucas made a gun out of Tinkertoys today. No, I am not thrilled, but I have decided (after much listening to grown-ups with experience) that boys often have gun fascination. I am trying not to comment at all on his gun-love...keeping it neutral and hoping it will fade away...eventually? At bedtime, Lucas went searching for his "gun" which he wanted to have by his bedside. He told me his gun's name was "Oldy." Apparently it was an old gun. He said that Oldy knew to only shoot bad people. "Good!" I piped up, seeing something positive to reinforce. "But sometimes he forgets," was my son's reply.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
I found out that there might actually be people other than my father that care about what I write.
Despite the fact that these people are my sister and our long-standing family buddy, they still count. A blogger has to start somewhere. Kathy and Louis, this one's for you. (I intend to make a big announcement on my facebook page that I have posted again!!!!)
This is going to be a nice random expression, very unlike the five paragraph essays that are haunting me at night as I prepare to return to teaching after a two year hiatus. Expository writing, narrative writing, persuasive writing, response to literature.....
Lucas learned to ride a bike today. I think I can safely say I have never seen the child so thrilled. He was beaming. Thanks to Daddy for teaching both kids to bike. Lucas had demended his training wheels off a few months ago....Daddy had reported back that the boy was nowhere near ready and promptly put them back on. Well the begging had begun again..."Mommy, WHEN are you going to take my training wheels OFF?!!!!" Daddy tried again today and was amazed (I think Lucas was too) at how easy it was for him. Child development is so wacky. All of a sudden my little Mama's boy is so mature and ready for everything! He started soccer this past week and begins preschool this Thursday. Everyday he is saying that he starts school tomorrow......he knows it starts in three days but he is just really ready and wants it to start....I couldn't be more happy. (This is the child who has stated he wants to marry mommy and live with mommy forever. When he was two, I think it was, he used to hug me tight and say "I'm keeping you here F-EVER!" (Not sure I'm doing those phonetics right...someday I will learn how to put a little sound byte on here...)
Emilia has met her first grade teacher and sat in her first real desk. (She sat at a table last year, much to her disappointment.) I guess we all have reason to be thrilled about now!
I have spent the whole day going through all my old papers, lessons, assignments, ideas, from my seven years of teaching. That was kind of cool. So many ideas, so little time (and such little skill at managing it.....I WILL improve in this, however.)
Okay I am going to run. Dad, we have to get together and plan the next installment of Bongy and Trabby. Mom, are you there? Kathy and Louis, a new title for you! Did you look that book up, Louis?
:) Tracy
This is going to be a nice random expression, very unlike the five paragraph essays that are haunting me at night as I prepare to return to teaching after a two year hiatus. Expository writing, narrative writing, persuasive writing, response to literature.....
Lucas learned to ride a bike today. I think I can safely say I have never seen the child so thrilled. He was beaming. Thanks to Daddy for teaching both kids to bike. Lucas had demended his training wheels off a few months ago....Daddy had reported back that the boy was nowhere near ready and promptly put them back on. Well the begging had begun again..."Mommy, WHEN are you going to take my training wheels OFF?!!!!" Daddy tried again today and was amazed (I think Lucas was too) at how easy it was for him. Child development is so wacky. All of a sudden my little Mama's boy is so mature and ready for everything! He started soccer this past week and begins preschool this Thursday. Everyday he is saying that he starts school tomorrow......he knows it starts in three days but he is just really ready and wants it to start....I couldn't be more happy. (This is the child who has stated he wants to marry mommy and live with mommy forever. When he was two, I think it was, he used to hug me tight and say "I'm keeping you here F-EVER!" (Not sure I'm doing those phonetics right...someday I will learn how to put a little sound byte on here...)
Emilia has met her first grade teacher and sat in her first real desk. (She sat at a table last year, much to her disappointment.) I guess we all have reason to be thrilled about now!
I have spent the whole day going through all my old papers, lessons, assignments, ideas, from my seven years of teaching. That was kind of cool. So many ideas, so little time (and such little skill at managing it.....I WILL improve in this, however.)
Okay I am going to run. Dad, we have to get together and plan the next installment of Bongy and Trabby. Mom, are you there? Kathy and Louis, a new title for you! Did you look that book up, Louis?
:) Tracy
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