I just have so many thoughts. They need to get out. Enjoy.
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I wash my hands so much anymore that my knuckles are cracking. I need to put lotion by each sink to remember to moisturize after drying my hands each time they're washed.
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I need to find a children's devotional book to get back into morning Bible time with the kids. Any recommendations?
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Within 5 minutes of brushing my teeth tonight, I went downstairs and poured a bunch of Monkey Munch into a bowl to snack on. I just can't stop eating. I'm hungry ALL the time! Even when I eat satisfying snacks that are NOT coated in chocolate and powdered sugar...
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I love my friends. I love that they're willing to listen when I vent abo
ut nonsense. I love that they give me hand-me-downs so I don't go broke trying to clothe my kids who keep growing and growing and growing. I love that they randomly offer to take my children for a couple of hours so I can reconnect with my husband. I love that I have friends who email me at 9:00 at night to tell me that they made an extra lasagna with dinner and that they're dropping it off in the morning, ready to cook when I need it, complete with breadsticks and a cookie-mix-in-a-jar. I just love, love, love my friends.
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I am so sick of Ryan's writing homework. "Helping" him takes forever. As in 1-2 hours at a stretch. His attention span isn't that long and my patience level can't be tested like that!!! He tries and tries, then he goofs off, then he intentionally messes up so he can use the eraser, then he gets distracted, then he focuses again, then he makes an honest mistake (like interchanging the letter "b" and "d"), then...then...then...I slowly, but surely, lose my mind. It took him an hour to write two (TWO) sentences about what he's grateful for and why this Thanksgiving season. An hour. Two sentences. I can't wait to set up a meeting with his teacher to get some guidance because this is ridiculous!!!
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I am an idiot. Jason has been asleep for over an hour and I'm exhausted. But instead of going to bed early, I've been on the computer and on the phone with girlfriends. And I wonder why I'm so tired...I'm clearly not taking advantage of every opportunity to SLEEP!
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And on that note, I'm off to bed. WOW it feels good to get all of that out of my head. (Hey - that rhymed!)
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I wash my hands so much anymore that my knuckles are cracking. I need to put lotion by each sink to remember to moisturize after drying my hands each time they're washed.
.
I need to find a children's devotional book to get back into morning Bible time with the kids. Any recommendations?
.
Within 5 minutes of brushing my teeth tonight, I went downstairs and poured a bunch of Monkey Munch into a bowl to snack on. I just can't stop eating. I'm hungry ALL the time! Even when I eat satisfying snacks that are NOT coated in chocolate and powdered sugar...
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I love my friends. I love that they're willing to listen when I vent abo
ut nonsense. I love that they give me hand-me-downs so I don't go broke trying to clothe my kids who keep growing and growing and growing. I love that they randomly offer to take my children for a couple of hours so I can reconnect with my husband. I love that I have friends who email me at 9:00 at night to tell me that they made an extra lasagna with dinner and that they're dropping it off in the morning, ready to cook when I need it, complete with breadsticks and a cookie-mix-in-a-jar. I just love, love, love my friends..
I am so sick of Ryan's writing homework. "Helping" him takes forever. As in 1-2 hours at a stretch. His attention span isn't that long and my patience level can't be tested like that!!! He tries and tries, then he goofs off, then he intentionally messes up so he can use the eraser, then he gets distracted, then he focuses again, then he makes an honest mistake (like interchanging the letter "b" and "d"), then...then...then...I slowly, but surely, lose my mind. It took him an hour to write two (TWO) sentences about what he's grateful for and why this Thanksgiving season. An hour. Two sentences. I can't wait to set up a meeting with his teacher to get some guidance because this is ridiculous!!!
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I am an idiot. Jason has been asleep for over an hour and I'm exhausted. But instead of going to bed early, I've been on the computer and on the phone with girlfriends. And I wonder why I'm so tired...I'm clearly not taking advantage of every opportunity to SLEEP!
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And on that note, I'm off to bed. WOW it feels good to get all of that out of my head. (Hey - that rhymed!)
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5 comments:
I remember full well the trauma of cracked knuckles with a newborn in the house. You never wash your hands more than when you have a newborn. I had to get a super-rich-lotion soap AND have lotion nearby at all times. I didn't even bother with the 'anti-bacterial' nonsense because with washing hands every twenty minutes, the germs never stood a chance!
Isn't it great to have such wonderful friends?! I'm blessed here, too. I only wish I were closer to be able to do the cool in-person things the rest can do. :-( You just have to enjoy my love from afar!
xoxoxoxoxox
I'm obviously not a teacher, but based on the discussions I've had with Elliot's teacher, I can't imagine that 1-2 hours is really what Ryan's teacher is intending for him to do.
Elliot does 1-2 sentences of daily journaling at school, and the teacher just encourages the kids to sound out the words as best they can, without worrying about correcting mistakes. She also encourages setting time limits so kids (and parents!) don't get frustrated.
So Elliot's sentence might look like: "I luv my frnd Skye. We blay at the prc. She iz wndrfl." And that would be completely sufficient, no need to make corrections.
Also, Elliot really enjoys writing with different mediums, like on the white board, or with my old scrapbooking pens. She also loves mailing letters and getting letters in return, filling out magazine subscription cards, playing 'waitress' and taking our order at dinner, and writing down all of the words she sees while she's watching Word World in the evening.
Just some food for thought! Feel free to disregard...
As a teacher I can give you some homework advice. Rewards are key. First off, find what motivates, it could be as simple as a sticker chart. Next, decide the values. What I mean, is each sentence worth a sticker or each page? Next, what do the stickers represent? He has homework 5 nights so it would be best to have 5 stickers represent something that way with a newborn you aren't rewarding constantly. One important thing make sure that he understands the reward system and ask for his input. He should be able to help pick the rewards, he will be more motivated. I tend to ramble, but I hope this is helpful.
You deserve some help from friends and it's great that you can thank them here. A meal made by someone else for you can be the difference to feeling sain or falling apart. I had a friend make me a couple of frozen meals and I sooo appreciated it. Not every day will run smoothly so just go with the flow.
Jackie
I feel your pain with Ryan. Kiddo is almost 10 years old and I still have to deal with that kind of behavior when it comes to writing. He HATES to write. And we homeschool! LOL!
When you find out what works, you let me know, mmkay? : )
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