Here's what's been going down while I haven't been writing of late ...
Today
The Boy came home ecstatic.
Again. (This is getting to be a trend ... a good one!)
... Today he couldn't wait to show us his Press Pass!! He was thrilled
to get to join the school paper and can't wait to get his first assignment for the school
paper.
**We are very thankful he & The Girl attend a public
school that offers so many outside-of-class experiences - Chess Club,
Sports Club, Art Club, Drawing Club, Student Newspaper, Drum Club,
Robotics Club, Chorus, Dance ... And I could go on! Lots of teachers and
parents give their time before and after school and during lunch to
make these opportunities available to our kids.
Annoyances & Some Happy Thoughts:
1.
Going to a restaurant and having your server tell you that you don't
want what you ordered the way you ordered it, then having that same
server neglect to refill your drink (duration of the meal) and finally,
being argumentative about the check (after she neglects to take off for
coupons/specials/etc.): This does not please me. (SN: I am very, very appreciative of good service, but poor service? Grrr.)
2. When people ask for opinions/help/explanations, etc. (be it through
Facebook or in real life) and people offer them sound, quality advice or
responses and instead of accepting that information, they choose to
only respond to information that is incendiary, meaning something that
was "not that big of a deal" becomes fodder for ugliness: This does not
please me.
3. Many things please me: Friends of the Library
Book Sales (we had a great time perusing the tables and got some
excellent deals yesterday ... Yay!); My children having a great day at
school and coming home in good moods; Clean laundry, fresh sheets,
vacuumed floors; Clean dogs; A long, hot bath with a new book.
Time With Friends
We had a great weekend visiting with T
and her family ... So glad that they opted to stay with us this weekend
so that we could chat and catch-up while they were in town for a wedding. There's just something to be said
for staying up late, laughing with friends and I'm glad we got to do
that!
I am sure poor their 8-year old, R, was exhausted from all the love
& adoration from The Girl and The Boy had a blast nerding out with her,
too! I can't believe our kids were together all weekend and there was no
arguing or complaining!
October Giving
The Girl is so excited that October is our month to buy books for her whole
class ... She's only slightly angry that I won't tell her what the book
is or what it's about.
Teacher friends: Do y'all take
advantage of the $1 book deals? The Girl's 5K class had families sign up
to sponsor one month during the school year so that each child will have
been gifted with 10 books by the end of the school year ... She was
soooo excited when she came home with her new book in September (Hi! Fly
Guy by Tedd Arnold).
(I would always rather give books than candy or junk toys, so this pleases me. )
The Boy is a Star Wars fan so imagine my happiness when his teacher brought in working R2-D2 robot for him last Friday morning (for the day) and I got this message from her on Facebook over the weekend, with the picture below:
A look at the week ahead ~ "The Boy" with a
British accent on the morning announcements?...and this guy showing up?
Monday is going to be Masterful!
We went to the Beaufort County Friends of the Library Book Sale over the weekend ... We stocked up on some beach-reading, some history, some sci-fi and some juvenile fiction ... For $11 per box!
Also:
- I watched the youtube video for "What the Fox Say" ... I don't get it and it's a little creepy;
- The Girl snores. She sounds like static on a black-and-white t.v.;
- Discussions on education;
- Watching great films (PBS's "Latino
American: War and Peace; The New Latinos" is an excellent film and
worth your time. It's about the service of Latino Americans during World
War II. AND the film BlackFish)
- Subbing. A lot.
I'll be back!!
