school

Yesterday I went into the classroom. B's teacher has volunteers lined up every other week to come in and help with 'stuff'. Usually time consuming projects the teacher has to get ready for the kids to do. I have never really had a teacher as a good friend, so I don't know the time that goes in to preparations, decorating room, changing out seasonal stuff, etc. Every day after lunch the class sings a song about loose, wiggly, lost teeth. Any student that has lost a tooth has the opportunity to tell the class about it and then they get a gold chocolate coin. B is one of two who has not lost a tooth yet. I also heard, while I was in the classroom a few girls walking around the room singing the "k-i-s-s-i-n-g" song. I sort of smiled, as I thought back to those days. Then I heard the teacher tell them that that is teasing and is not allowed in the school. Sad, how things have changed.
JB has been waking up before the others lately. When he wakes up and does not hear any other noises, he just lays in bed and laughs and babbles. Not sure what he is laughing at but love hearing him. However, when he hears any sounds of someone up, you can hear him scramble to his feet and start whining for someone to get him out. Have noticed some eczema type spots on his back. Jbrid gets these when he eats dairy and eggs, so not sure if we have a third boy allergic to dairy (milder allergies, but none the less).

B has started taking spelling tests at school. So interesting to be on this side of it and see how the fundamentals are taught. He has always spelled the words right but always gotten docked for how he wrote his letters. This week he only made 2 mistakes and that was mixing up a b and d. He was so excited when he showed me he spelling test. He gave me a huge hug. Makes all the practicing at home worth it. He is getting fluent at reading. He still tends to do much better when he is reading word lists, versus words in a book. He still tries to look at pictures and guess the words. He has also been eating a lot these days. Sometimes I look at him and try to determine where he put all that food - just an indication of what is to come. We are also working on counting money. I did not realize what a chore that would be. For a kid with amazing memory, he has a hard time remembering what is worth 5 cents, 10 cents, etc.

Jbird is growing too. I have already pulled out his 4 year old pants. (He will be four in March). One pair of pants is cargo type. They make him look so grown up, knowing his legs are long enough for pockets on the side of pants. Last night a friend of ours was having a CD Release Party (she just made a CD of Amy Carmicheal poems). She gave a mini concert and the boys had never been to a concert before. Jbird sat there with his ears covered saying how loud the music was, yet he fell asleep in my arms. Afterward they had cookies and I could not even get him to wake up for that. I found out he is getting too heavy for me to carry great distances.

Off to run a few errands and try to get the 'christmas' photo.