Wednesday, January 27, 2010
grinchified
Gloria is sitting next to me, with a Blue's Clues Blue stuffie ("Bow-Bow" in Gloria parlance) dressed in a pink doll dress. She just said "You so booful, Bow-Bow. You pincess, you so booful. You booful dancing pincess. Pitty Bow-Bow."
Child, you make my heart explode.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
baking again
Today I baked a gross of cookies. Not gross cookies, but 144 cookies. Twelve dozen! They won't last, but good cookies are meant to be ephemeral.
(This is where a beautiful photograph of the cookies goes, artfully stacked, pleasantly lumpy. But I'm sure your imagination is even better than the real thing would be, which would be a crummy artificially lit picture shot in my dreary kitchen.)
And yesterday I made bread for the first time in a while. We'd been doing without because we had a plumbing emergency that meant I had to be a chambermaid and then four of the wee Glees got strep and then I got strep, and well, I was finally back up to snuff again to bake bread and rolls.
I love doing all our baking. I didn't want to buy even one loaf of store bread because it tastes so bad after months of our bread, and we didn't! We did break down and buy store cookies.
Gloria went and turned two. My baby is two!
same old same old
Not particpating in a discussion doesn't mean it won't happen. I guess discussion isn't the right prase. I'm talking about something that has no established dialogue.
I'm so tired. Autism and homeschooling are being debated. What will happento the autistic children today, when they become adults who still need support, help? The people today are deciding that, with radically different agendas. Saying they all want what's best for their kids doesn't cover it, when the "best" in question (or the Best, which is another story!) is not agreed upon.
In Oklahoma there are two bills introduced that would curtail homeschooling freedom. One is a pain in the neck - yearly registration. It won't pass but it wouldn't be a big deal if it did. Sure, chinks in walls, etc etc. But still. The other one says that homeschoolers have to provide appropriate education to their kids, where appropriate is defined as the same subjects and the same time spent as a public school. That would bring Oklahoma into the select group of states that are horrible to homeschool in. It won't pass either.
But I'm tired. I don't want to fight. Why do these things happen? Sigh.
I'm so tired. Autism and homeschooling are being debated. What will happento the autistic children today, when they become adults who still need support, help? The people today are deciding that, with radically different agendas. Saying they all want what's best for their kids doesn't cover it, when the "best" in question (or the Best, which is another story!) is not agreed upon.
In Oklahoma there are two bills introduced that would curtail homeschooling freedom. One is a pain in the neck - yearly registration. It won't pass but it wouldn't be a big deal if it did. Sure, chinks in walls, etc etc. But still. The other one says that homeschoolers have to provide appropriate education to their kids, where appropriate is defined as the same subjects and the same time spent as a public school. That would bring Oklahoma into the select group of states that are horrible to homeschool in. It won't pass either.
But I'm tired. I don't want to fight. Why do these things happen? Sigh.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Trixie's language
Trixie adds extra syllables to words.
Clow-us is close
Ow-ut is out
Hur-ut is hurt
Cay-at is cat.
She needs a doctor's kit for her birthday I think, too. Unrelated to the above.
She's totally not obedient. I know some of it is her age and some of it is just her. And she does not do well with reproof or correction. I'm trying to keep her right next to me for much of the day so i can encourage the formation of new habits that don't involve squishing the cat or socking her siblings. Or taunting them until they sock her. Today was the first day of the new routine and she doesn't exactly like it. She was fine until she realized she HAD to stay with me. Then the screaming began.
Trixie's language
Trixie adds extra syllables to words.
Clow-us is close
Ow-ut is out
Hur-ut is hurt
Cay-at is cat.
Hel-up is help.
She needs a doctor's kit for her birthday I think, too. Unrelated to the above.
She's totally not obedient. I know some of it is her age and some of it is just her. And she does not do well with reproof or correction. I'm trying to keep her right next to me for much of the day so i can encourage the formation of new habits that don't involve squishing the cat or socking her siblings. Or taunting them until they sock her. Today was the first day of the new routine and she doesn't exactly like it. She was fine until she realized she HAD to stay with me. Then the screaming began.
Monday, January 18, 2010
New year, new URL
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We've had quite a time of it the last few weeks. We now have all new plumbing throughout the house and three kids almost recovered from strep throat, impetigo, and scarlet fever, with bonus meningitis scare. Not a good scene.
The good news of the last few weeks is: we are moving this year. To a yet-to-be built house, even.
The lot we want is in Mustang, about ten miles from here. They say the house will be done by June. The builder is the premier [green builder in Oklahoma](http://www.ideal-homes.com/) so my crunchy heart is happy. Since it's not built yet, we got to pick a floorplan, and we will get to pick everything else too. Massively exciting! The monthly amount to live in the new house will be the same as we pay to rent here, if not a little less.
So far I'm leaning toward laminate flooring everywhere but the bathrooms. I despise carpet.
We've had quite a time of it the last few weeks. We now have all new plumbing throughout the house and three kids almost recovered from strep throat, impetigo, and scarlet fever, with bonus meningitis scare. Not a good scene.
The good news of the last few weeks is: we are moving this year. To a yet-to-be built house, even.
The lot we want is in Mustang, about ten miles from here. They say the house will be done by June. The builder is the premier [green builder in Oklahoma](http://www.ideal-homes.com/) so my crunchy heart is happy. Since it's not built yet, we got to pick a floorplan, and we will get to pick everything else too. Massively exciting! The monthly amount to live in the new house will be the same as we pay to rent here, if not a little less.
So far I'm leaning toward laminate flooring everywhere but the bathrooms. I despise carpet.
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