129 posts tagged “school”

Thumbs Down:

1. A woman looked at our house last week and just loved it.  She brought her husband to see it on Monday and he was very quiet except to say one of the bathroom's needed remodeling and they'd already done a lot of that on their current house.  Our realtor is hoping the woman just needed some time to talk her husband into it.  I'm afraid it was a woman who thought she needed a new house and her husband didn't. 
2. I was a crabby patty today.  It's not very often that I'm in a cranky mood all day but this was one of them.  Several little things that put me in the mood. 
3. My great uncle passed away.  He was my step grandpa's brother.  Grandpa died when I was 12 but he lived in town and I spent tons of time with him.  Out of his 3 brothers, this was the one I was closest to.  He and his wife have lived in AZ the past 10 years and had just moved back to MT to be closer to family.  I've made at least 3 trips to Billings and wanted to stop and see them but always had other things to do.  Now, I regret waiting.  I'd also like to go to his funeral tomorrow but it's not going to work out.  He has such a twinkle in his eye.

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Thumbs Up:

1. We really are making good progress on the house.  We've started painting the basement even though we don't plan to totally finish the basement right away.  The tile is done in the foyer and Lily's bathroom floor and shower.  Ray's started hanging interior doors and putting on base trim so the carpet installer can come.  2/3 of the kitchen cabinets are done.  I need to get pictures of some of the lights Ray's installed because they are gorgeous!  We're very tentatively hoping to be in around the end of the month.  (No laughing, mom).
2. There's no school tomorrow so Ray's taking the boys hunting.  This will be Cody's first time going as an official "hunter" since passing Hunter's Safety.
3. The 1st quarter is done at school.  Cody really struggled the past few years but is finally taking school more seriously.  There is still room for improvement but he made the Honor Roll so we're very proud.  All his teachers had great things to say.  This is Jace's first year to receive letter grades and he earned all A's and B's.  He's also suddenly taken a huge interest in reading.  He's always hated reading but is now reading 300 page novels!!  Lily is also doing well.  All of the kids' teachers are very impressed with their transition into new schools.  It truly has been amazing and we couldn't have asked for the move to be any smoother.
4. Cody has started Middle School wrestling and his first tournament is Saturday.  Wrestling is such a different environment here.  In Jamestown, Cody was teased a lot for being a wrestler instead of playing hockey or basketball.  Here, wrestling is huge!  Last night, they had a photo shoot for their team poster!!  He's best friend here is also a wrestler and a super, nice kid.
5. Though the weather in October was awful, November is off to a gorgeous start.  It's even supposed to hit 60 tomorrow.

J - Joyous

A - Awesome football player

C - Cool dude

E - Egg eater

That last one really cracks me up because my mom's been making a warm breakfast for the kids each morning usually with eggs.  She's going to have to move into our new house with us because the kids aren't going to be happy when I point to the cereal!

Lily woke up at 1:00 am with a fever and bad cough.  Good thing there's no school Thursday or Friday this week.

Lily lost her first top tooth at school yesterday.

Lily loses 1st top tooth

We went to Back to School night for Cody last evening.  We thought it was an open house but it started with an assembly with information on social networking and texting.  Then, the parents got to experience the child's daily schedule.  We spent 10 minutes in each of his classes.  It was like going back in time.  Whenever the bell rang and the teacher wasn't done speaking, I immediately started having anxiety.  "The bell rang!  I have to get to my next class!  I don't want to be late"! 

Cody has two teachers that I had.  His science teacher is one that both Ray & I had in high school.  She didn't appear to recognize either of us but we didn't really like her and she's very strange.  His art teacher was my 6th grade teacher.  I loved her but didn't recognize the name at first because she's remarried. 

When we were in his homeroom class, the teacher asked for the name of our child.  The mom behind me I recognized as one of my former babysitters.  My ears perked up when she gave the name of her daughter because its the girl Cody has a crush on from Jr. Golf, Hunter's Safety, and Confirmation. 

You're also not going to believe the latest band saga.  Cody was only allowed to switch to percussion if it didn't make for more than 8 kids because that was all the instruments they had.  Cody made #8.  Well, yesterday another student was allowed to switch from trumpet to percussion.  He made #9.  Guess what that means?  The new kid and Cody switch off each day.  One day, Cody sits and watches and the next day, the new kid sits and watches.  Cody gets to play in the Homecoming parade but will sit out the first concert.  Is this not INSANE?!  First, the teacher lets in an extra student and then he makes the two newest students switch off?  The two students who need the most practice to catch up!  Honestly!

I was speaking to the principal as we were leaving and Cody's Language Arts teacher came up to tell me how impressed she was with Cody for a new student.  She said he was very engaged, assertive, and knowledgable.  That's my boy!

Cody 1st day 7th grade

Cody muscles 1st day 7th grade

Jace 1st day 4th grade

Lily 1st day 1st grade

Lily 1st grade desk

Kids 1st day school

I can't wait to hear how their first day goes.  Lily's teacher seems very nice and there is 1 boy and 1 girl in her class that she knows.  We actually had Jace's teacher changed because the 3 boys he's become friends with were all in another class.  I'm so glad the principal and teacher were receptive to that.  It's a much larger class than he's used to, though.  At the middle school, only the 6th graders and transfer students attend today.  I think it's a brilliant idea for the kids to learn their way around without a lot of congestion.  They even go swimming at the end of the day!  Cody was very excited and up at 6:15.

Cody is all registered for middle school.  It sure seems hard to believe.  Here's his class schedule:

Period 1:  Science

Period 2:  Fitness & Wellness

Period 3:  Reading / Language Arts

Period 4:  Math

Period 5:  Homeroom / Life Skills

Period 6:  Band

Period 7:  Geography

Period 8:  Different class each quarter:  Art / Shop / Accelerated Reading / Computer

They also have an open campus so he's allowed to leave for lunch.

We decided we weren't going to stay for the whole thing because of the fireworks out at the lake so we just left the kids with my parents and brother at the lake.

Friday night was a no-host social.  There was a good turnout and we got to see lots of people whom we hadn't seen in years.  I graduated 3 years behind Ray but have several classmates who graduated in that class so know lots of people.  I definitely thought there was more mingling than at the 10-year reunion.  Ray was most excited to see his buddy Chel who's about to retire from 20 years in the Navy (he's in the middle).  Joe, on the left, is Ray's best friend and Cody's godfather.   

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This is Chel bench pressing Joe.

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The class clown joined in.

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We closed the bar out until 2 am.  I can't remember the last time I've done that! 

Saturday afternoon was a golf scramble.  It's the first time I've done a scramble and I was pretty nervous since I'm not a good golfer.  There were 16 people composing 4 teams and we took last.  Ten of us decided to keep going after the 1st 9 holes where my game didn't improve.  We had fun, though!

We weren't going to attend the banquet Saturday evening but Ray wanted to go for just a bit to see if anyone made it who wasn't there Friday night.  I'm glad we went so we got to see Chel in his Navy blues.

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We snuck out before dinner started so we could get to the lake by dark for fireworks.

Would you rather have one best friend or ten acquaintances? Why?

Definitely one best friend.  I've always been one of those people who has to have a best friend - that one person you can always go to.  Of course now that I'm married, Ray is my best friend but its different than a girlfriend.  I have a few best friends from grade school, a best friend from middle school, high school, college, and Jamestown.