We've survived 3 whole weeks, and it already feels like we've been at this forever!
Chase came home day one and says "I need a trombone" Oh crap, I had completely spaced that one. So I say "When do you need it by?" "Tomorrow" is his reply, and then "Can we go get one now?" He's clearly not understanding that I can't just go pick one up at Walmart like I can most everything else. So I put out a plea on facebook: "Anyone have one lying around??" And the good new is: I found one! Bad news: it's in Idaho. So I work that all out with my aunt Ruthann, then my Dad calls and says that my brother Brady's trumpet is just in storage at my uncle's house and could we use that? Well, sure why the heck not!!? So they shipped that to me too. Now I've got more instruments than players. But here is the best part: He comes home from school last week (before he officially had an instrument in his possession, both in the mail) and says, all sheepishly, "Mom, you're going to be so mad. They said that I can't be in band anymore and they sent me to choir" Apparently, they had too many kids sign up for band, and so they just picked kids to send to choir. Little did they know, all the finagling I had been doing to get this boy an instrument. I had Scott call the office because he can keep his emotions in check a little better than me when I'm fuming mad. We got it all straightened out and we're back in band now. Unfortunately, I'm sure that means some other poor kid is being kicked out, but I'm not going to let that bother my conscious too bad!! He's been using the trumpet for about a week, but the trombone just got here today, so he wants to switch to that. It has been a loud week, let.me.tell.you!! In 5th grade you start rotating classes and so he feels all big and important doing that and really loves it.
Tanner is that kid that just goes to school, listens to his teacher, does what he's told, never acts out, finishes his work, is quiet as a mouse, helps others, is friends with everyone (and then comes home and lets loose all that energy he's been holding in, sometimes a good thing, sometimes a bad thing). He really loves 2nd grade. He has the same teacher Chase had for 2nd, but I assured her that he is the calm one, a complete 180 to Chase (who was a total nut job at the age of 7!!) His favorite subject is Art, he loves to be creative!
I've been working on having Sienna tested for preschool. If they find that she needs preschool for speech reasons, then it's free. Which is a whole lot better than the $150/ week they charge for the regular kids. So far we've had a pre-screening. It was about a 20 minute interview, where they played with her and asked her questions. Sienna sat there with her hands over her eyes (I'm sure thinking, "If I can't see you, then you can't see me") and wouldn't talk to the teacher, until she asked Sienna if she had a dog. Sienna put her hands down, looked at the lady and said "I have 2 dogs" and she was good from then on out. They did find that they couldn't understand a word she was saying except when I translated, so they are going to have her come back in a couple of weeks to have a screening with a speech therapist. They will decide at that time if she qualifies for preschool or not. Sienna was so excited to be going to school, she got her little back pack out, and Tanner just kept talking about preschool and all the fun things she'd be doing, even though I kept telling him to keep his mouth shut in case she didn't get in. It was funny, because after that first pre-screening, she told Tanner that she didn't need to go to school anymore because she had already gone. Apparently, 20 minutes was good for her.
My brain just keeps saying now that school has started, that summer is over. Now if we can just get this terrible heat to go away, so that it really feels like fall, then all will be right with the world!
3 comments:
Seems like such a huge process to get her in to preschool, but then again, even up here, it takes a month or so to get all the testing done for speech and get them scheduled. I'm glad you are getting her in at his age, rather than waiting until kindergarten and having the teacher point out that she doesn't speak/can't be understood and you be the parent that says, really? I never noticed. Do you know how many we get of those each year? Anyway, I've never heard her speak, but it sounds like she should qualify. And she will have fun, too!
You're boys are SO grown up, that Chase is going to be a heartbreaker, holy smokes. So handsome! And Tanner is just cute as can be!
Thanks for posting those pictures. Such wonderful kids, I love them and miss you all. Enjoy your time with Sienna and hopefully she will get into preschool, even though it seems to be awfully early.
So glad the trombone will be put to good use. Sad to have it sit in storage for so long. Good luck with that and all the other fun stuff of school and kids.
Post a Comment