I attempted to post a very long post from my phone with blogger droid and apparently epic FAIL! I am so aggrevated no way I will remember it all so here is a synopis:
-funky posts from the last few days came from trying to mobile blog from texting obviously does not work!
-my mac is hanging on by a thread and will cost about $400 to fix so I am on minimum techoloy contact for the immediate future
-homeschooling is going great Little Waffle has a great mind for memorizing
-Baby Waffle starts Kindermusik tomorrow
---- last but not least Baby Waffle FINALLY said a word (and just 4 days shy of turning 18 months go figure!) He said Poppa (of course not mamma or dada)
--Guess that is it for now, I am hijacking Little Waffle's computer to post this so I should at least be able to post a little daily until the big repair but we will see..... TTFN
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
busy day
Ok so yesterday was a super busy day so although I SAID I would post I didn't get a chance to. I was up at 5:30 am to drive my friend about and hour a way to the airport so she could see her long distance boyfriend up in PA. They met online and when they met he was in our state but his family is in PA and his time here ended so he had to go back up there. They haven't seen each other since October so it was the least I could do for 'love'. So since I was in the 'big' city (Raleigh) I spent a couple of hours shopping in the homeschool store and organic food stores which we don't have nearly the same of here and then came home.
I was home long enough to take a nice nap and had to head back out to a fun filled (note the sarcasm) birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese. You know, the party wouldn't have been so bad if old Chuckie was the way it once was, with the big animated creatures and what not but nowadays there is just one big head that barely does anything and a couple of tv screens. Just not the place it used to be. The kids had a ball though, even Baby Waffle, so I guess that is all that matters.
Now today we get to go to yet another birthday party, this time however it is at my Sister in laws house so it wont be so bad. She wisely invested in her own personal bounce house a few years ago so ready party at any time!
The best part of this post I guess has to be to mention that we did a trial run at letting Grandma keep Baby Waffle. This is the first overnight ever for him and SUCCESS! He slept better there than he does here so I guess when the time comes in March he will survive so Daddy Waffle and I can go out of town to the Home School convention. I am getting very excited.
Speaking of Home Schooling, an update is well over due on how Little Waffle is doing. I am not sure I ever mentioned what we are working with but for Phonics we use the Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading and for Handwriting we use Handwriting without tears. For now we are mostly concentrating on these two subjects with math in everday situations added in (such as explaining fractions while she helps me cook) and loosely working in History by reading aloud the Story of the World I and doing some of the activities in the activity book. We mix in science by doing little projects that interest her. (currently she is fascinated with yeast so we made a 'friendship bread' starter and her job has been keeping up with it daily. We are on the last day of making the starter and later will attempt to actually make something with it.)
So for Phonics-- she really suprised me yesterday when she stopped sounding out the words outloud. She is slow between words but it is not nearly as painful as hearing her sound out every single letter. ;0) I am very proud of the progress she is making. We have so far flown through the short vowel sounds, the consonants, s endings on words and two letter blends at the end and beginning of words. We will begin dipthongs next week and I have to admit I am excited to start this section. This must be a word they made since I learned to read because frankly I have never heard it and I am fairly certain I am a pretty good reader.
In handwriting she is really above par. Little Waffle has always been blessed in the fine motor department and it is really benefiting her here. We started this year with the kindergarten book from HWT and she FLEW threw it. When she rushes she may mess up some letters but over all she has GREAT handwriting for her age. When I have time I will upload a picture of one of her writing projects. While I was shopping yesterday I went ahead and bought the first grade books. I occilated alot on if we should just do practice sheets for awhile but I think moving on in this department is the best idea with her. She was probably actually ready for this level when we started which is why we finished so quickly.
There isn't much to say on the other subjects yet. She is adding small numbers and can subtract a little too, She is also getting the concept of fractions in theory because she likes to bake ALOT! We don't actually have any kind of math curriculm at this point but I think that is ok afterall she isn't even 6 yet (that comes at the end of this month!!!)
So there you go, everyone is now up to date to where we are. I may break this off into too blogs, one for all my crazy rambling and one to keep up with schooling but for now, SOME will tell you I have enough trouble doing one blog so we will stick with this for now!!!!!
Gotta run it is almost time to leave for the other party.... ttfn
I was home long enough to take a nice nap and had to head back out to a fun filled (note the sarcasm) birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese. You know, the party wouldn't have been so bad if old Chuckie was the way it once was, with the big animated creatures and what not but nowadays there is just one big head that barely does anything and a couple of tv screens. Just not the place it used to be. The kids had a ball though, even Baby Waffle, so I guess that is all that matters.
Now today we get to go to yet another birthday party, this time however it is at my Sister in laws house so it wont be so bad. She wisely invested in her own personal bounce house a few years ago so ready party at any time!
The best part of this post I guess has to be to mention that we did a trial run at letting Grandma keep Baby Waffle. This is the first overnight ever for him and SUCCESS! He slept better there than he does here so I guess when the time comes in March he will survive so Daddy Waffle and I can go out of town to the Home School convention. I am getting very excited.
Speaking of Home Schooling, an update is well over due on how Little Waffle is doing. I am not sure I ever mentioned what we are working with but for Phonics we use the Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading and for Handwriting we use Handwriting without tears. For now we are mostly concentrating on these two subjects with math in everday situations added in (such as explaining fractions while she helps me cook) and loosely working in History by reading aloud the Story of the World I and doing some of the activities in the activity book. We mix in science by doing little projects that interest her. (currently she is fascinated with yeast so we made a 'friendship bread' starter and her job has been keeping up with it daily. We are on the last day of making the starter and later will attempt to actually make something with it.)
So for Phonics-- she really suprised me yesterday when she stopped sounding out the words outloud. She is slow between words but it is not nearly as painful as hearing her sound out every single letter. ;0) I am very proud of the progress she is making. We have so far flown through the short vowel sounds, the consonants, s endings on words and two letter blends at the end and beginning of words. We will begin dipthongs next week and I have to admit I am excited to start this section. This must be a word they made since I learned to read because frankly I have never heard it and I am fairly certain I am a pretty good reader.
In handwriting she is really above par. Little Waffle has always been blessed in the fine motor department and it is really benefiting her here. We started this year with the kindergarten book from HWT and she FLEW threw it. When she rushes she may mess up some letters but over all she has GREAT handwriting for her age. When I have time I will upload a picture of one of her writing projects. While I was shopping yesterday I went ahead and bought the first grade books. I occilated alot on if we should just do practice sheets for awhile but I think moving on in this department is the best idea with her. She was probably actually ready for this level when we started which is why we finished so quickly.
There isn't much to say on the other subjects yet. She is adding small numbers and can subtract a little too, She is also getting the concept of fractions in theory because she likes to bake ALOT! We don't actually have any kind of math curriculm at this point but I think that is ok afterall she isn't even 6 yet (that comes at the end of this month!!!)
So there you go, everyone is now up to date to where we are. I may break this off into too blogs, one for all my crazy rambling and one to keep up with schooling but for now, SOME will tell you I have enough trouble doing one blog so we will stick with this for now!!!!!
Gotta run it is almost time to leave for the other party.... ttfn
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Started the New Year off right, a good knock down drag out fight with the hubs. It is all good though because it kind of blew the dust out. I sometimes think it is a good idea to fight once and awhile for just that purpose. No one is perfect all the time and no couple is happy 100% of the time!
The problem is the fight was about Baby Waffle. I think we are at an impasse, we don't now how in the world to handle him. He is already WELL into the terrible twos and he isn't even 18 months yet. He isn't really saying much but boy does he have his own opinions about EVERYTHING. He has decided not to go in his booster seat unless HE wants to do it and bed time OMG it is getting horrible. At least for a while he would go to sleep even if he wouldn't stay asleep. I dare say the one night I blogged about where he slept so well is STILL the only night he has done that. Now though he is thrashing about crying out and just full on freaking out to try to fight sleep. It is just not a happy time in this house most of the time for the poor little guy.
I fully suspect much of this is due to his lack of expressive language. That boy is all over receptive. He surprises me everyday with the things he understands but still to date he has not said Mama or Dada even once. I hope something changes soon so he can stop being quite so frustrated all the time. I am intending to call and get him evaluated but lets face it I am a bit scared of what they will tell me. I know deep down whatever I find out it is better to find out sooner rather than later and get working on correcting, adjusting, relieving or what ever.
I guess I will end with a video of baby Waffle, everything has been all about the little Waffle lately I wouldn't want anyone to think I don't love them both!!!!
The problem is the fight was about Baby Waffle. I think we are at an impasse, we don't now how in the world to handle him. He is already WELL into the terrible twos and he isn't even 18 months yet. He isn't really saying much but boy does he have his own opinions about EVERYTHING. He has decided not to go in his booster seat unless HE wants to do it and bed time OMG it is getting horrible. At least for a while he would go to sleep even if he wouldn't stay asleep. I dare say the one night I blogged about where he slept so well is STILL the only night he has done that. Now though he is thrashing about crying out and just full on freaking out to try to fight sleep. It is just not a happy time in this house most of the time for the poor little guy.
I fully suspect much of this is due to his lack of expressive language. That boy is all over receptive. He surprises me everyday with the things he understands but still to date he has not said Mama or Dada even once. I hope something changes soon so he can stop being quite so frustrated all the time. I am intending to call and get him evaluated but lets face it I am a bit scared of what they will tell me. I know deep down whatever I find out it is better to find out sooner rather than later and get working on correcting, adjusting, relieving or what ever.
I guess I will end with a video of baby Waffle, everything has been all about the little Waffle lately I wouldn't want anyone to think I don't love them both!!!!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
as the years go by
I just realized a few minutes ago that by this time next year my sweet baby girl will be almost SEVEN! There will be absolutely no trace of that little baby anywhere to be found. It made me very sad but it also made me realize I really need to try to enjoy every moment I can with her because I will NEVER get these days back!
I love you little Waffle just the way you are but please for mommy stay a little girl a while longer!!!!!
I love you little Waffle just the way you are but please for mommy stay a little girl a while longer!!!!!
Monday, December 6, 2010
Anyone else wonder how your parents did it?
When I go through my day to day life and try to keep the house clean, the kids happy, the laundry washed and food on the table... not to mention trying to keep the bills paid on time I often feel I am coming up SO short. I have more bad days then good it seems and I find myself asking how did my mom do it?
When my mom was my age she seemed to have things so much more together than I do. I respect her more now than I EVER did then. I just didn't appreciate what she did for us, and trust me it was a lot and mostly on her own. She worked full time all of my life and still had the time to have dinner on the table and to scrub that house down every Saturday morning. We had special treats as often as possible and she was ALWAYS there to help with school projects. (She is still around to help with projects that come up, just for the record..lol)
I am a SAHM and I can't seem to get ANYTHING done in a day. HOW DID SHE DO IT???? Why can't I seem to get my act together? Every day I feel more and more called to home school the little Waffles yet every day I find I come up short in that area also. Baby Waffle of course isn't much of a concern yet and Little Waffle is doing ok but I feel like we could be doing more. I hope since I am basically done with classes and only have (yeah I said only have) my thesis left to do maybe starting in January I can be more organized. That is my goal anyway.
I am currently reading a book about Managing your home which is all about scheduling. As much as I like to think I am a unscheduled kind of a girl, I think to make my life as it currently is 'work' I am going to have to get with a program.
Here's hoping! Peace out!!!!!
When my mom was my age she seemed to have things so much more together than I do. I respect her more now than I EVER did then. I just didn't appreciate what she did for us, and trust me it was a lot and mostly on her own. She worked full time all of my life and still had the time to have dinner on the table and to scrub that house down every Saturday morning. We had special treats as often as possible and she was ALWAYS there to help with school projects. (She is still around to help with projects that come up, just for the record..lol)
I am a SAHM and I can't seem to get ANYTHING done in a day. HOW DID SHE DO IT???? Why can't I seem to get my act together? Every day I feel more and more called to home school the little Waffles yet every day I find I come up short in that area also. Baby Waffle of course isn't much of a concern yet and Little Waffle is doing ok but I feel like we could be doing more. I hope since I am basically done with classes and only have (yeah I said only have) my thesis left to do maybe starting in January I can be more organized. That is my goal anyway.
I am currently reading a book about Managing your home which is all about scheduling. As much as I like to think I am a unscheduled kind of a girl, I think to make my life as it currently is 'work' I am going to have to get with a program.
Here's hoping! Peace out!!!!!
Sunday, December 5, 2010
through the years with Little Waffle
I took Little Waffle tonight to see the Singing Christmas tree and for some reason it got me really nostalgic for the old days, I kept having flashes of her through the years so I thought I would come on here today and reminisce with actual pictures.....
2005
2006
2007
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| playing with balloons |
2009
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| and squeezing in a little shot of Baby Waffle |
Except for 2007 (which I seem to be very lacking in picture from for some reason) these were all taken at the 'Waffle' Family Christmas.
It is amazing to see just how much she has changed(yet totally has remained the same) I really can say I miss the baby she was but I LOVE the young lady she is becoming. (can you tell I am full of the love today!)
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Happy December!!!
Well as much as it ia we have our tree up AND miracle of miracles Southtown saw snow flurries today, a very rare event!
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