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Post by sbcalimom on Aug 18, 2013 11:39:36 GMT -5
That would be totally awesome Rae!
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Sept 5, 2013 8:31:30 GMT -5
So DD started Kindergarten on Tuesday. She was so excited she was bouncing in her shoes while we waited with her. I'm still paranoid about busing so we're paying MIL to take her to school in the mornings and pick her up on M, W and F. My Mom picks her up on T and TH.
School started 20 minutes earlier than last year and gets out 20 minutes earlier. There's no way I can flex my work schedule enough to do one or the other this year.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2013 8:35:50 GMT -5
Awww.....I am glad to hear she likes it so far!
Would she have to take a city bus or something? My kids ride on a school bus and I have no qualms about it.
ETA: something else to consider is that if she does ride the bus you get some "float time" for the afternoon. School lets out at 2 here, but the bus doesn't get to my house until @ 2:45.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Sept 5, 2013 9:35:21 GMT -5
Someone still has to be home with her. The bus would pick her up at 820am and I don't remember the afternoon time.
It would be a school bus. I'm just paranoid and I know it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2013 9:56:02 GMT -5
Eh, there are worse things to be.  |
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Sept 5, 2013 10:06:05 GMT -5
True. And at least I recognize the problem. Isn't that the first step?  |
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Sept 9, 2013 10:37:44 GMT -5
My daughter didn't want to sleep last night. I feel asleep in my son's room from 1130-? and like 5 minutes after I'm out, there is she, wanting me. I settle her in, fall asleep on her floor. Wake up, sneak out and 30 seconds later, there she is again. Please tell me this stops.
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Post by raeoflyte on Sept 9, 2013 11:27:47 GMT -5
I'm not able to give that reassurance but lots of hugs (and hopefully a nap) coming your way!
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Sept 9, 2013 11:40:05 GMT -5
My back and shoulders are really tight from this weekend so sleeping on the floors in their rooms didn't help any. Oh and DH had a panic attack last night too. A really bad one.
Yeah, please there were be sleep tonight.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Sept 13, 2013 8:16:37 GMT -5
We had open house for DD last night. This is her teacher's first job teaching apparently. She's got what seems to me to be a complicated and unwieldy discipline plan. My SIL the teacher assures me that it's actually a commonly used plan and she herself has used it. The teacher admitted to still working the kinks out of her classroom schedule as she learns just how slow kindergartens move some times. |
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Post by raeoflyte on Sept 13, 2013 21:22:56 GMT -5
I have no idea what the discipline technique is for Connor's preschool. I should probably ask about that...
I cant even begin to imagine the patience level teachers of young kids must have. 2 wear my patience out. ;D
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Post by raeoflyte on Sept 14, 2013 9:11:47 GMT -5
Good luck wrongside!
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Sept 16, 2013 9:15:29 GMT -5
Don't worry about wrongside. It's not a big deal. Some of us flit between both threads. I don't have much to add to the pregnancy/nursing parts of the other thread any more. And toddler issues are different from kindergarten issues. I hope the quarry thing went well. There was something similar, I think, about 1.25 hrs. from me. I thought about going but decided on next year. I talked to the mom of the girl DD's had a couple of play dates with. We're going to go apple picking soon. Got to get that going. DD spent all of Sunday in her pjs. She wanted to go shopping with DH on Sunday but didn't want to get dressed. We let her go in her nightie and pj bottoms. Not sure if that makes us good parents or bad parents. |
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Post by raeoflyte on Sept 16, 2013 12:21:33 GMT -5
How'd the quarry go?
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Sept 20, 2013 7:29:51 GMT -5
I was nagging K to get out of bed this morning and get dressed. Eventually, I told her to move her tushie. So she got up, turned around and wiggled her tush at me. It's from the movie Rio, which we've watched a few times recently. I cracked up and so did she. Then she kept shaking her tush. Told her to go show Daddy as a sneaky way to get her out to the car. But it worked. I was thinking of Rio when I told her to move her tush. I just didn't expect her to follow along. |
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Sept 20, 2013 7:40:36 GMT -5
It sure as hell beat some of the mornings around our house!
Tonight is Grillfest at her school. I'm taking the kids and my parents might come too. I invited them but they'd been thinking about going for a fish fry. No biggie either way. We have to bring fruit or a veggie as a side dish. The board or PTA or someone is providing the grills and the meat (hot dogs, brats and burgers) and sides are family provided. We didn't go last year so I'm not quite sure what to expect.
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Post by raeoflyte on Oct 6, 2013 13:23:34 GMT -5
Corn maze is a great idea. A nature hike collecting leaves is nice this time of year. Do you have one of those cheapo theaters? a double feature would keep you out of the house and the kids would probably like it.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Oct 7, 2013 9:48:40 GMT -5
Apple picking? Pumpkin carving? Massive Lego building spree in the middle of the living room floor with everyone getting a corner to build in?
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K helped me make an apple pie on Sat. She didn't like cutting apples (whew!) but wanted to roll out the pie crust (Pillsbury) which I helped her with. And I gave her the spices and told her to some in. I don't measure the sugar, cinnamon, orange and lemon peel. And we dumped some raisins in too. But I wasn't watching when she did the spices and she got a TON of cinnamon while my back was turned. So we had a very cinnamonny pie. Still good though.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2013 9:56:11 GMT -5
Do you have an old digital camera? I let the kiddos take pictures when we go on hikes. It's neat to see the world through their eyes. And they sometimes get some clear pictures too! |
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Post by raeoflyte on Oct 8, 2013 8:45:03 GMT -5
Do your kids share, and if so is it personality or did you do something to help it along?
We are having issues with ds sharing with the baby. I was super naive and didn't think that it would be such an issue, especially with baby toys. Susanna's thread that her daughter expected the kids to share everything struck a little close to home. That isn't exactly what I expected, but that's probably how things were implemented, at least from ds pov.
We have limited space, and technically the kids share a room so delineating his, hers, and our toys hasn't really worked out.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Oct 8, 2013 8:49:45 GMT -5
Some days mine share awesomely and some days they fight over EVERY. SINGLE. TOY. ENDLESSLY. I think daycare helps the most because they teach sharing there so much better than I could. <br>
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Oct 8, 2013 9:02:43 GMT -5
Do your kids share, and if so is it personality or did you do something to help it along? We are having issues with ds sharing with the baby. I was super naive and didn't think that it would be such an issue, especially with baby toys. Susanna's thread that her daughter expected the kids to share everything struck a little close to home. That isn't exactly what I expected, but that's probably how things were implemented, at least from ds pov. We have limited space, and technically the kids share a room so delineating his, hers, and our toys hasn't really worked out. Well, they share when they want to. Our "policy" is this - we won't buy 3 of everything, so figure out a way to share - or it will be taken away. You don't have to give up a toy bc your brother wants it, but do remember that he is waiting his turn. For now, remember that 2 yr old doesn't have a clue about what's going on, so be nice to him, BUT it doesn't mean that he should get everything he wants either, so don't let him grab things out of your hands. Yes, there is a difference in their natural tendencies and I try to work with that. some days are better than others.... |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2013 9:20:09 GMT -5
My "strong-willed" one was born first and it is ugly.  |
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Post by raeoflyte on Oct 8, 2013 9:31:24 GMT -5
We have parent teacher conferences next week at the preschool, and I'm really interested in hearing how he is there.
With friends or when we are out he seems pretty good, but I remind him not to bring something if he isn't willing to share it with other kids.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Oct 30, 2013 15:53:56 GMT -5
I need to schedule a conference with C's preschool teachers to discuss his skills (or lack thereof) with numbers.
We're going to the Wilderness Lodge in a couple of weeks. Woohoo!
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Nov 8, 2013 9:47:48 GMT -5
Dear C and K,
Mommy needs sleep. Please stop crawling in with me on a regular basis.
Thanks,
your exhausted but loving Mom
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Post by raeoflyte on Nov 8, 2013 13:53:27 GMT -5
I hope the kiddos let you get some sleep beth!
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Nov 8, 2013 14:10:17 GMT -5
Me too. It's been a pretty crappy week at work too, so the lack of sleep isn't helping.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Nov 14, 2013 11:47:01 GMT -5
So, parents of older kids, my just turned 4 year old boy is getting notes sent home from dcp every 2 weeks or so lately. 1st one was how he doesn't know his written numbers above 3. Second one is he doesn't know how to write his name. 3rd is he's not holding the pencil correctly. All from the same teacher and NONE from any of the other teachers. I spoke briefly with her yesterday when I picked up Cabe and she suggested that I sit with him when our daughter does her homework. My daughter is in K5. She doesn't have homework, which I told the dcp teacher. She was surprised. We've got parent teacher conferences soon but I'm feeling a bit WTF towards this lady. Who's the only one who's been around since the kids started there (she's retired and helps out when they're shorthanded)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2013 11:53:08 GMT -5
I was told DD didn't hold her pencil correctly when we went to the kindergarten screening. That girl would color from sun up to sundown if I let her so I found their evaluation ridiculous. And I should mention that once school started I never heard anything about her grip ever again.
I don't know what you should do since Cabe is going to be interacting with this teacher for at least another year.
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