Colds and Photos

Colds... why! It isn't fair. haha Poor Jordan is sick again with a little cold. Something he likely picked up from a friend a school. He's not very happy about it as I've had him stay as calm as I possibly can... I think he would bounce off the walls if I let him but there is a part of me that can tell how worn out he is from all the coughing. Poor guy.

Jade thinks it is a game.... being sick... she tells me, "My stomach hurts, I need to go to the doctor." Then she'll tell me she wants some medicine - especially if I'm giving some to Jordan. It is amusing to me but she definately doesn't think it is funny when I tell her she can't have any medicine because she's fine. She's sure to argue for a few minutes that she's really really sick and I need to be nice. haha. Fancy that.

I won't keep this as long as yesterday's remarks but I did want to throw up some photos for all to enjoy.

First day of school
First day riding the bus.

Another Crazy Week

Time is fast fleeting, or so I'm told. Each week I find myself wondering HOW it became Saturday so fast! Life is just out of hand some weeks. This week was definately one of those weeks. Between appointments, meetings and the children it seemed like I barely had time to breathe, let alone think a few days ahead.

I promise to update this blog tomorrow with some current photos! I just need to take a few more shots on my camera so that my disk is full!

The children are definately busy bees. Jade has found every avenue possible this week to get herself into mischeif! Lets see if you can guess WHAT she's done.
1. Jade has
a) wet the floor with urine
b) wet the floor with milk
c) wet the floor with water
d) rubbed toothpaste into the carpet
e) all of the above

2. Jade has
a) openned up 2 seperate boxes of cereal
b) openned up 1 box of crackers and a bag of pretzels
c) taken one bite of each cookie that was baked
d) removed the "pork chops" (a.k.a. chop sticks) from the drawer and used them to spear melon peices.
e) all of the above

3. Jade has
a)woken up too early for any normal body
b)stayed up too late for any normal body
c)fought to keep books in her bed, hiding them under her covers
d)woken me up in the middle of the night because she saw a monster
e)all of the above

4. Jade has
a) fallen asleep AS I was making dinner
b) fallen asleep in my arms while reading together
c) fallen asleep in the middle of the floor while playing with board games (that she wasn't SUPOSE to be using!)
d) fallen asleep with popcorn in her mouth
e) all of the above

5. Jade has
a) been cute
b) been silly
c) been charming
d) been loveable
e) all of the above

Okay... if you answered E on every question you get 100%. If you answered any other letter you will still get partial points since everything listed is SOMETHING she's done AT LEAST once (if not more) this week!

Jordan on the other had has been a challenge in an entirely different way. He is definately enjoying school but every morning he tells me he doesn't want to go. When I do finally get him to school he is so darling as he smoothers me and Jade with kisses. Then he will slowly meander from the car to the playground - all the while throwing "I LOVE YOU" signs back my direction... At the end of the day, when I pick him up, he's had a wonderful day at school. getting him motivated to go is defiantely the hardest part. I think a big part of it is because he doesn't get much time to play at home now. He tells me, often, that he misses his toys and his games. I find that amusing since all summer he was "SO BORED" stuck here at home. He often will come home wanting to play but he has homework everyday that is assigned by the teacher and then additional homework that I assign to help him retain at least SOME of his Japanese.

He is still enjoying Kung Fu and has asked me to start him on piano again. He's definately fun. I also love that he is finally back into reading again. When we moved here he really wasn't being challenged enough at school to read. I like that his teacher is encouraging it this year. So far, so good. He wants to earn his reading metal at the end of the year and I think that is helping him on his goal. He's also currently working on selling items for a fund raiser at school. So far he's sold a few items and has received some buddy braclets as rewards. I like that he is proud of himself. It is nice to see him with a healthy self-esteem. I only hope we can continue to nurture it as he grows!

As for me and my sweetheart... well we're good as usual. Busy busy, but good. I'm enjoying taking martial arts with him. It is fun to have a few nights a week that we are doing something together and I really am amazed with his skills not only as a teacher but in his art form as well.

I best leave more to talk about when I post the photos tomorrow!
Hugs and Kisses

End of the First week of School

Ahh the start of school. How many of you remember the days? The jitters, the anxious walk to your first class, the exciting times....

Jordan has just completed his first week back at school. He was excited about starting school again.

The first day I drove him to school and we took some photos. After school he used the bus to get home. I was nervous. It was his first time taking the bus and he didn't really know the bus stop that well. So when the bus arrived at the stop I watched as the children unloaded.... Jordan didn't come off! So I asked the bus driver if there was anyone named Jordan on the bus. He called the name out a few times.... STILL NO MOVEMENT! (Talk about giving a mother a heart attack.) I asked the bus driver what would happen if Jordan had taken the wrong bus, what if he'd exited at the wrong stop, etc. The bus driver gave me some information but I was feeling rather concerned seeing that my son was missing somewhere between the school and the bus stop! So I asked him once more to make sure there wasn't a Jordan. He called one last time and sure enough I saw a head bob. Then a few minutes later (while all the traffic is of course stopped and waiting for the bus to finish unloading --- now it has been probably 5 minutes ---) Jordan climbs of the bus. He said, "I'm sorry mom! I didn't see the palm trees so I didn't think this was the right bus stop!" I told him it was okay.

The bus had stopped maybe 15 feet from the corner where the palm trees were located and they couldn't quite be seen from the bus. So we talked about landmarks for him to use as a referrence for his stop and then we started our 1/2 mile walk home. It was a nice walk. Jordan was excited abouth is first day at school. Some friends from his Kindergarten class were also in this class with him so he already knew people. He skipped and laughed about his day. The stress of the bus had already faded. It was great.

The next few days flew by. He really loves his new class and they do a lot of math, problem solving and patterns at school. He also had 2 days of P.E. which he thought was GREAT.
This week he also tested for green belt at his Kung Fu class. He passed the test without a hitch. He knew every move and every answer. We are very proud of him!

This week was a bit more difficult for Jade. She really had a difficult time letting Jordan go to school. After we would drop him at the gates she would cry, "NOooo! Get my Jordan. I miss my Jordan, I want my Jordan... go tell him come home pweese! JOOOOOrrrrddaaaannnn!!!" It has been a bit of a test for me to put up with her! She has needed a lot of extra attention and has been hard to peel from my leg at the gym. Eventually she remembers that she like to play there and then she gives me a few extra kisses and I can go ahead and work out.

Jeramis and I have been great. He's still teaching his martial art classes on Tuesdays and Fridays and we've found a darling young lady who is happy to have a few extra dollars in her pocket... so she comes on Tuesdays and Fridays and watches the children while I attend class with him and on Fridays we head out on a date after the class. It is refreshing to have time for just the two of us each week.

When I download the photos from my camera I'll add a few here of Jordan's first week of school, Jade's craziness, and Jordan getting his green belt.

Hugs and Kisses to all