March feels like it has been super busy. Honestly, I'm not sure why. The calendar looks pretty full, but most families with kids have the same kind of schedule - Scouts, dance, piano, sports, school, church, friends, etc.... The list goes on.
I've gotten myself roped into quite a few school committees for the rest of the year into next year. I'm on the School Community Council, PTA board working with the librarian on encouraging literacy, and on the Technology Committee. If you know anyone wanting to donate money or sponsor a technology purchase for Summit Elementary School, send them my way!
Anyway, March has seemed mad but in reality has been good. Plants are starting to come out of the ground and the leaves are starting to come out on the trees. The NCAA tournament is almost over. Thank goodness! I have once again abstained from creating a bracket this year but our family bracket competition includes Uncle Philip, Emily and Sydney so there are plenty of people to give Henry a run for his money. I hope anyone but him wins. Maybe that's mean but, as I've said before, he sucks the life out of stuff like this and it'll serve him right if someone else wins.
Another reason that I love spring, apart from the improving weather, is Easter candy! Easter is the absolute best candy holiday and I have a bad habit of buying and hiding Easter candy so that I can enjoy it. My favorites are Cadbury Mini-Eggs, but I ate my weight in them at Christmas (they're not just an Easter candy anymore) so I'm a bit burned out on them. I get my chocolate fix with M&M's and these yummy caramel eggs and bunnies that I've found. I'm not a huge jelly bean fan, but I've found Sweettart Jelly Beans - so good. This year I may have to make a run to the store the day after the holiday and buy up a stock of Easter candy to last me a few more months.
Spring break is next week and I'm cautiously optimistic that the weather may, at long last, cooperate. Usually we have crappy, cold, rainy, snowy weather during spring break but the forecast calls for sunnyish and warmish (mid-50's to 70 or so). We'll take it and enjoy it.
Happy Spring!
Friday, March 30, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
William's World
William is such an awesome kid. He is smart, funny and clever. We love him so much.
He can be exhausting.
Today he is sick. Not terribly sick - woke up with a headache that was a low grade temp. No nausea, no coughing, no anything else. In the interest of trying to make him feel better, I offered Tylenol. You know - the yummy, candy tasting kind. And he cried and swooned and basically gagged it back up. Sigh. So I told him that he better not complain about his headache too much since he was basically refusing to take anything to help make him feel better. I know, I'm mean. When I offered him something to eat, he said he guessed he'd have toast, since he was sick. I informed him that he could have anything he wanted to eat, as long as he wasn't throwing up and he looked at me like I was trying to kill him or something. I'm not sure if he wants me to baby him a little - I'm guessing yes - but I kept him home from school and am letting him watch Star Wars so it's not like I'm not sensitive to his plight. I just don't see the need to restrict his diet at this point. He's probably just still holding a grudge from the Tylenol debacle of this morning.
Yesterday Jay went to have lunch with him at school. Honestly William didn't seem too thrilled with the idea, which was kind of surprising. Anyway, they were walking to the playground and William said, "You know, Dad, school is different now than when you were young. It's the modern era." Ha! Way to make you dad feel old and confused at the same time, William. We know all about the modern era, thank you very much. Then, at recess, he proceeded to run around playing Cops and Robbers with some other kids. Like that game was invented in the 21st century.
Modern era, my foot.
He can be exhausting.
Today he is sick. Not terribly sick - woke up with a headache that was a low grade temp. No nausea, no coughing, no anything else. In the interest of trying to make him feel better, I offered Tylenol. You know - the yummy, candy tasting kind. And he cried and swooned and basically gagged it back up. Sigh. So I told him that he better not complain about his headache too much since he was basically refusing to take anything to help make him feel better. I know, I'm mean. When I offered him something to eat, he said he guessed he'd have toast, since he was sick. I informed him that he could have anything he wanted to eat, as long as he wasn't throwing up and he looked at me like I was trying to kill him or something. I'm not sure if he wants me to baby him a little - I'm guessing yes - but I kept him home from school and am letting him watch Star Wars so it's not like I'm not sensitive to his plight. I just don't see the need to restrict his diet at this point. He's probably just still holding a grudge from the Tylenol debacle of this morning.
Yesterday Jay went to have lunch with him at school. Honestly William didn't seem too thrilled with the idea, which was kind of surprising. Anyway, they were walking to the playground and William said, "You know, Dad, school is different now than when you were young. It's the modern era." Ha! Way to make you dad feel old and confused at the same time, William. We know all about the modern era, thank you very much. Then, at recess, he proceeded to run around playing Cops and Robbers with some other kids. Like that game was invented in the 21st century.
Modern era, my foot.
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