Thursday, November 6, 2008

A glimpse of Jessica

Every Friday Jessica brings home her "Friday Folder". Inside is the work she has done this past week. We, her parents, are supposed to look through the folder and write a comment on the sheet on the front. We need to praise her as well as give some comment on something she can work on for the next week. Inside the folder on the top is a sheet titled "My Week". The questions are the same every week and truth be told her answers are pretty similar. Just thought I would share last week's sheet (I will keep the spelling true to the way she wrote her answers).

My Week

This Week I learned.... about crossword pusels.
One hard thing this week was... when I did math.
One easy thing this week was... the spelling test because I nowe how to spell all the words in the spelling test. (she is so modest)
I had fun when... I did math.
My goal next week is to... be good because I love to be good.

Every week her favorite thing is either math or science. In addition almost every week she mentions about being good. Having spoken with her teacher she is always good, it isn't like she is getting in trouble or has to go sit in the "chill" chair. The fact is that Jessica loves to be good, she hates getting in trouble or doing the wrong thing. My other child.... not so much.

Went to Jessica's conference this week, she is doing great. Scoring at an end of second grade level on her reading. Wish we could take credit for her success but it is all her, every day we are amazed at her progress. She has been devouring books lately. We checked out all the Weather Fairy books in the library and they were all read in a matter of days. She can't wait to read them. I am afraid we have gone through all the Library has to offer on that series. I think they will definitely be under the tree for her- the Jewel Fairies are next.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Election Night!

I am so excited for this day. I haven't been this excited since the election in 1992. I was in college and I remember cheering with joy when it became clear that Clinton won. Hoping for a similar outcome this year. I have already voted and I hope you all have as well. Here in MA the presidential election is not that exciting. Anyone remember the last time MA voted for a Republican candidate? I think maybe Reagan. VERY little money is spent on political ads for either party on our airwaves- why waste your money when the outcome is a forgone conclusion? I was shocked 4 years ago when visiting a friend in PA to see all of the ads and their voracity.

Pardon me while I get a little political. In addition to the presidential election, here in Massachusetts, we have 3 questions on the ballot as well. The first one is about slashing income tax here in MA. The "pro" side believes there is a lot of waste in government so cut their money and they will have to learn to budget better. Here is my take, my family probably is not so great with our money either, but don't cut our pay to teach us a lesson. And let's be honest, that is not a solution. They will get their money from somewhere and I would rather know where it is coming from. Anyway- get out and vote.

For Brownies Jessica needs to write letters to 2 different people that voted to thank them. She wants to write them to Marc and I, but I would rather she branch out a little. Let me know in the comments section or by email if you voted and I will let Jessica choose who she wants to send her letters (no hurty feelings, ok?).

Happy Election night everyone- let's hope when we wake up tomorrow we will know the name of our next president!

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Two Buddies asleep

Tonight when I went to put Justin to sleep Buddy came bounding in the room and jumped on the bed. He played a little with Justin's feet under the blankets and then settled down. After saying goodnight to Jessica I came back into Justin's room to tell him to turn off his light. I asked if he wanted me to bring Buddy downstairs but Justin decided he could stay. Marc snuck upstairs an hour or so later and snapped this picture. Both of them sound asleep and happy as can be.

An Amusing Soccer Picture

We didn't really take too many pictures this year at soccer. But I did take this one at the last game. The team was doing their pre-game warm up- please note Justin all the way on the left off the field mimicking everything they are doing. Soon Justin, soon.

Star Gazing

The kids have taken to star gazing at night with Marc. They wrap up in blankets and go out on the deck. They love doing this but the light pollution is tough sometimes to see the stars.

One night he took them out to a big field in town- wrapped them in sleeping bags and showed them the stars- they loved it.

A Few Pumpkin Patch Pics

Just cleared off the pics from the "little camera" and came across these two pictures of Justin from his class trip to the pumpkin patch. Please note his stellar eye contact.