Monday, August 24, 2009

CATCHIN" UP!

Wow am I behind! Sorry about that ladies and gents. Our end of summer camping trip was a blast! It was hotter than we'd expected it to be up north but we still got ample time to relax and renew before the start of school.

We are well into the end of our first month of school here. Chloe is loving fourth grade. It's her first year with a male teacher which took some adjusting too but Mr. Thalke is great and she's doing well. (of course) Chloe took a chance running for student council president this year. Her slogan was Chloe for President Means Honesty All The Way. Unfortunatly she lost the election (shocker, kids aren't into honesty these days I guess ;) )but took it like a champ. I did get a funny quote out of it though. I'd put a "Chloe for President" sticker on the back window of my car and she said "Mommy you're really going to confuse people because Barak Obama is already president." She may not have won prez. but what makes us so proud is that Chloe was hand picked with some other kids to participate in a new program where she will partner up with a special needs child in the school and be their buddy for PE, reading, and what ever other area they may need an extra friend and some extra help. She's really excited about this. I'm not suprised though, Chloe has a reputation at her school for always befriending the special needs children and taking the time to stop and talk with them in the hall, at lunch, etc.....Something like this makes my pride meter go through the roof.

I wish I could say Aidan was having as good a time in Kindergarten. We are off to a very rough start and I have a very anxious son here. Ernie and I are looking into the possibility that Aidan and this school might not be a good fit. He is having a hard time making friends. The class is way to big for him. Worse of all, he's come home with sad faces on his papers for poor coloring skills. Who gives a 5 year old sad faces?! Needless to say Ernie was enraged. (uh-oh) There is another school near by that runs their curriculum differently. Most of what they do is very hands on, not alot of sit down and writing work. Aidan would be encouraged to do all of the things he is discouraged from doing now ie: standing up and moving around, talking to his neighboor...I have a friend who works at this school and is working on getting him in. Pray and keep your fingers crossed.
These days what makes Aidan happiest is his best friend James. To be a fly on the wall when these two are chatting is hysterical. J-"Dude, you are my BFFFFL. Do you know what that is? My best friend forever for life." A-"Dude, you are totally my BffffL too." J-"Dude, we are totally going to have a best friends for life celebration party. Can your mom make us a cake?" A-"My mom makes the best cakes. Dude, I love you James." J-"Dude, I love you too man."
Tooooo funny.

Ernie is doing great. Work is going well. He is still my incredible shrinking husband. He's down two pants sizes now. We are all so proud of the hard work he's putting into his health and well being.

I'm well. Enjoying my time alone with both kids in school. Loving how my house stays clean all week. Catching up on hobbies...paper crafting, writing, reading. Not lonely yet! Have my BFFFFL, Amanda, to hang with and we have endless things to talk about and do together. (no coidince, she is James' mom, if it weren't for the two of them we would've not met..thanks boys!)

I'll post picts soon. There are so many on my camera right now I need to go through.

Love to you all!
'chell