The days are long and the years are short

She's going to miss the last days of kindergarten. T will have to drop off her present to her teacher.

She now has respiratory involvement (a cough). So she meets the definition of possible H1N1 and should be avoiding people for 7 days (since Saturday).

Emily read us a level 2 Scholastic reader last night. It's wonderful.

Of course, she had some of the words memorized (like antibodies and antibiotic). But she had confidence and determination to get through it all.

Something was up when I joined the group of parents after school.

One of the leaders was going to talk to the principal with another that I hadn't met before.

Some trouble in third grade and the two parents who went to the principal thanked their third graders for telling them about it. And reminded the third graders that honesty is always the best policy.

Obviously, i missed the important part. And the whole thing threw a pallor over the grownup social time.

There seems to be something gastrointestinal going around Emily's school. So when she complained of stomach pain this morning, they sent her to the health office with a call into me to pick her up. Unfortunately, I was pretty far away, so I didn't get her for 30-40 minutes (even racing). She seems to be happy and healthy (but with no appetite) at home.

So I got the bad news straight from the horse's mouth. Emily needs more screening and possibly glasses.
We are setting a deadline of March for getting her in to see an eye doctor.

Now, we are in better shape than cvirtue . Her kids will be in school in August at this rate.

But it really looks like two snow days in a row from here. Wednesday is supposed to be freezing rain.

Better get started on the home-schooling, I guess.

Indoor recess today. Because it's 29 degrees Fahrenheit and hardly any wind. How is she going to build her strength for winter?

I had to help a first-grader loosen his belt today. It just wasn't easy to put on or take off. I told him to tell his dad not to put that belt on again due to the difficulty. After all, children are expected to handle going to the bathroom by themselves at that age.

I keep looking at the puzzle near me. I want to finish it.

I wasn't doing too well today, especially when I read rose1thorn 's journal.

One trouble-maker at lunch didn't have a lunch. No wonder he was trouble. I feel bad for the kid. I know that the school will give a free cheese sandwich no matter how poor or irresponsible your parents are. Of course, that cheese sandwich is followed up by a home visit from the social worker, maybe he didn't want to risk that.

5 drinks were spilled. A brand-new record (for me, at least).

Emily wasn't doing her work at school. She says that she couldn't do it because there were only yellow and red crayons at her table. Of course, she could go to the other table and trade for other colors. It has to do with not solving her own problems. So she had to bring home her work and do it at home with her homework.

The contractors had to work late tonight to get finished.

Then I ran the water from the sink straight onto the counter and then all over the floor. That was actually funny (mostly because T came home in the middle of the mess). Finally, I got into a better mood.

For all of 2008!!!!!!!

I have no real idea if something is going on with a teacher's gift from the room parent (and the rest of the parents--sort of). The teacher next door got her gift today. I might have to dive out tomorrow for chocolates and a card.

I am making a delicious stew today. It just takes forever to cook. It's smelling very good right now.

Emily is getting more consistent in her behavior. The token system is kicking in better for her. She asked T to put up a calender in the bathroom for keeping track of homework. She is beginning to understand that changes in schedule can happen on the weekends, but the weekdays have their own schedule determined by the school day.

Emily is being taken advantage of, by her sometimes best friend. We are giving her a bit of role-playing to deal with it. This is definitely something to keep aware of.