The last couple of days Josiah and Asher have been wrestling. Someone usually gets hurt, but while it lasts it is great. They are about the same strength right now, although Asher is much more aggressive. Josiah likes to play the victim, but you can tell he really enjoys the contact.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
bloated cow's udder
Although everyone who sees Josiah's new ball chair thinks it looks like an obscene cow's udder, he loves it!
He even sat through an entire supper on top of it, on top of a chair.
Today we had to cancel SS and church because there is so much sleet/snow. We were going to go up to the cabin today/tomorrow since tomorrow there is no school. The plows haven't even been by yet so we don't know when we'll be able to get up there. I guess it's a family day today since no PCAs have cars that could drive in this!
He even sat through an entire supper on top of it, on top of a chair.
Today we had to cancel SS and church because there is so much sleet/snow. We were going to go up to the cabin today/tomorrow since tomorrow there is no school. The plows haven't even been by yet so we don't know when we'll be able to get up there. I guess it's a family day today since no PCAs have cars that could drive in this!
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Sleeping buddy
Usually Asher doesn't like the cats in his room when he is trying to go to sleep About 9 o'clock I walked past Asher's room and found Ole sound asleep next to a sleeping boy. It was pretty sweet.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Therapeutic Listening
We've started a therapeutic listening program with Josiah (http://www.vitalsounds.com/). At first he wouldn't tolerate the headphones because they are way too big and just fall off. Len figured out to put a headband around his head and now he loves his "music medicine." We have to wake him up 20 minutes earlier so we have enough time to get in a half-hour in the morning. He gets another half-hour in the evening and really looks forward to it. I'm so relieved as I thought it would be difficult to get him to do this program. He's very calm while the headphones are on. Other than that one hour of calmness, we haven't noticed any other changes. He is still really impulsive and physical. We can't figure out what to do with his meds either as we now have two "experiments" going on. He is pretty darn cute with the earphones on. He mostly swings during his sessions and looks at his favorite "lutheran prayerbooks!!"
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Good Little Kitty
I caught this very sweet moment on video this morning. Asher is so good with the kitties and they are so good with him - especially Ole. If you listen closely at the end, you can hear Asher say "such a good little kitty." I love that he's able to have this relationship with them.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
100th Day of School
Today was Josiah's 100th day of school, and he was pretty excited about it since he is so into numbers. Since I'm into being the world's laziest mother, I didn't remember about this momentous day until last night. The note sent home last week asked us to send a baggie full of something edible from a list (Josiah specifically requested choc. chips) and the part that I failed to notice when I read the note originally... 100 objects collected and presented in a creative way. Yikes! Last night I quickly brainstormed and asked Jo if he wanted to bring 100 marbles or 100 pom-poms. He replied pom-poms, and I debated about how to display them, and then promptly forgot about it until this morning 15 minutes before the bus arrived.
Len helpfully suggested that I string them together, which I agreed was cool, but how could I do that in 15 minutes, plus pack all of his normal school paraphernalia? The answer... not possible. I strung pom-poms as fast as I could, and Len dressed Josiah as fast as an easily distracted 6 year old can dress, but I still failed to get his 100 items "artfully collected," not to mention the rest of his daily bag attended to. After some yelling and serious stress over a not so serious situation, we got Josiah on the bus WITHOUT any of his needed items. With much assistance from my happy-to-help assistant, we finished getting his special 100 objects displayed and the rest of his bag packed. I took an extra trip into town, which of course is really no big deal.
Hmmmm.... serve one for Kindergarten, 0 for mom.
Len helpfully suggested that I string them together, which I agreed was cool, but how could I do that in 15 minutes, plus pack all of his normal school paraphernalia? The answer... not possible. I strung pom-poms as fast as I could, and Len dressed Josiah as fast as an easily distracted 6 year old can dress, but I still failed to get his 100 items "artfully collected," not to mention the rest of his daily bag attended to. After some yelling and serious stress over a not so serious situation, we got Josiah on the bus WITHOUT any of his needed items. With much assistance from my happy-to-help assistant, we finished getting his special 100 objects displayed and the rest of his bag packed. I took an extra trip into town, which of course is really no big deal.
Hmmmm.... serve one for Kindergarten, 0 for mom.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Heat Wave
We've had a heat wave here for the last 3 days. Yesterday I was even able to take Asher out on the driveway to ride around on his toys. He figured out he was strong enough to ride his combine now and he was pretty thrilled. He used the header to make marks in the snow.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Valentine's Day
Len and I went out for Valentine's Day last Friday since he would be at the cabin today. So I tried to make today extra fun for the kids. Sara helped me work with the boys to do their Valentines for school friends yesterday so that was ready to go. Asher has learned to write an A so he put one on each of his cards. Josiah did all of his classmates (24, plus teachers) and didn't even complain. He's gotten so much more interested in writing which makes these tasks so much easier. It has been impossible in the past.
This morning I made heart shaped pancakes, which they were less than impressed with. Daddy makes them mini pancakes and they think those are way cooler. They just wanted the hearts cut up anyway.
I spent many hours making cut out sugar cookies for the boys. These are Len's favorites and the kids like them too. I don't know if it was an extra huge recipe, but for some reason it took me forever to make and decorate these. Asher "helped" some too so that took extra time.
Before Josiah got home on the bus I laid out their valentines - from Grammy, chocolates, cards and I gave Josiah his ball left from Christmas. From me, the cookies and a v-reader. Both the ball and the v-reader were excellent choices for them right now. They are "riding" the ball to and from everywhere. They kind of roll forward on it and then flop over it. They think it is so hilarious, but it's really great upper body work for Josiah.
They are fighting over the v-reader, which is like a kid Kindle. We've started the therapeutic listening with Josiah and he's not supposed to do anything with electronic sounds during the sessions. Of course Asher wanted to do the reader during a session tonight and Josiah just couldn't stay away. We turned of the music, but it still had other sounds. I hope that was okay.
When we got in from the bus the boys got to have a cookie, but then I got an email from school showing pictures of these enormous brownies they gave the kids. I asked Josiah what he had for lunch and he said popscicles and heart candy. I know there was more to it than that (please please please), but tonight he was SO wired. He was screaming constantly and he was so hyper. You could just tell in his body that he was so tense and wound. I never thought that candy high was a real thing before, but it sure was today.
For supper I cut out quesadillas into heart shapes and served supper on red plates... no dessert!!
Cookie Extravaganza:
This morning I made heart shaped pancakes, which they were less than impressed with. Daddy makes them mini pancakes and they think those are way cooler. They just wanted the hearts cut up anyway.
I spent many hours making cut out sugar cookies for the boys. These are Len's favorites and the kids like them too. I don't know if it was an extra huge recipe, but for some reason it took me forever to make and decorate these. Asher "helped" some too so that took extra time.
Before Josiah got home on the bus I laid out their valentines - from Grammy, chocolates, cards and I gave Josiah his ball left from Christmas. From me, the cookies and a v-reader. Both the ball and the v-reader were excellent choices for them right now. They are "riding" the ball to and from everywhere. They kind of roll forward on it and then flop over it. They think it is so hilarious, but it's really great upper body work for Josiah.
They are fighting over the v-reader, which is like a kid Kindle. We've started the therapeutic listening with Josiah and he's not supposed to do anything with electronic sounds during the sessions. Of course Asher wanted to do the reader during a session tonight and Josiah just couldn't stay away. We turned of the music, but it still had other sounds. I hope that was okay.
When we got in from the bus the boys got to have a cookie, but then I got an email from school showing pictures of these enormous brownies they gave the kids. I asked Josiah what he had for lunch and he said popscicles and heart candy. I know there was more to it than that (please please please), but tonight he was SO wired. He was screaming constantly and he was so hyper. You could just tell in his body that he was so tense and wound. I never thought that candy high was a real thing before, but it sure was today.
For supper I cut out quesadillas into heart shapes and served supper on red plates... no dessert!!
Cookie Extravaganza:
OMG... I'm blogging!!
I haven't blogged in so long, but finally have some fun stuff to post. I've had such trouble with winter blues this year, so I'm starting to find some projects that make me happy.
I remembered this old stool that was here in the parsonage basement when we moved in. The back was broken off of it and they had used some miscellaneous hardware over the years to repair various joints. It was also used at a paint chair so it had some splatters. Since one of my favorite blogs is: http://betterafter.blogspot.com/, I was inspired to resurrect this old stool. I already had spray paint in the basement and had to buy $1.48 worth of hardware and the fabric was a remnant under $5. I think it turned out so cute. It doesn't match anything in the house, but maybe someday it will match something in the cabin.
This was my first re-upholdering project and it was very satisfying. It is so fun to save something that used to be headed for the dump. I have all kinds of other ideas running through my head now. I'm keeping them to myself so as not to freak out my husband unnecessarily.
I remembered this old stool that was here in the parsonage basement when we moved in. The back was broken off of it and they had used some miscellaneous hardware over the years to repair various joints. It was also used at a paint chair so it had some splatters. Since one of my favorite blogs is: http://betterafter.blogspot.com/, I was inspired to resurrect this old stool. I already had spray paint in the basement and had to buy $1.48 worth of hardware and the fabric was a remnant under $5. I think it turned out so cute. It doesn't match anything in the house, but maybe someday it will match something in the cabin.
This was my first re-upholdering project and it was very satisfying. It is so fun to save something that used to be headed for the dump. I have all kinds of other ideas running through my head now. I'm keeping them to myself so as not to freak out my husband unnecessarily.
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