I Can't Believe My Eyes!

Preston brought home a book from school this weekend. They are working on sight words which would be I guess the second step in reading, after learning the sound each letter makes. The words they worked on last week were "I" and "see". Their assignment was to read the book twice and I was to sign a slip saying he had done it. "Oh ye of little faith," is the only phrase I can think of to best tell you how I was thinking. I thought, certainly he is not going to be able to do this without my help. We sat down and off he went. He read the entire book perfectly. Of course, there are pictures that help with the big words, but Preston is reading! I couldn't believe my eyes! (Do you get it? Sight words? Eyes? Okay I know it's lame.)

We had yet another long and exhausting weekend. Oh how I yearn for the weekends of sitting on my tail end with nothing to do. It seems we were gone all weekend long. The kids went without naps all weekend and that makes for really exhausted children come Sunday morning. Oh, the wars of Sunday mornings! Elliot is by far the worst to fight with on Sunday mornings. She never wants to wear what I have picked out for her and she never wants her hair combed the way I think it should be. Usually I concede on one or the other. This morning, I actually resorted to a bribe. Preston was also a bit difficult this morning. Our early riser was exhausted and instead of going back to sleep, he got up and watched t.v. When I finally got the troops mobilized to put on their clothes, I found him putting lotion on his hands (not exactly what you want to find your child doing with church clothes on and in addition, we were running late!).

Elliot went to Sunday school class for the first time today. She is usually in the nursery on Sunday mornings, but I guess they have decided she is ready for class. I am really proud. Her teacher said she did so well. She told me it was like she had been in there the whole year. She behaved and did as she was told. She even cut out her own craft!

I have not been feeling well this weekend. The walnuts are being shaken right now, which puts so much junk in the air. I am certain I have a sinus infection and have resumed my nasal lavage procedures as well and my prescribed nasal sprays. I fear it is too late though. I don't know that I will get through this one without the use of antibiotics. The crazy thing is, I would really like to go to the doctor, but it seems like such a hassle now that my kids and I are in school. I have to drive to Visalia to go to school while they are at school. Then, it's back to Exeter to pick the kids up. If I were to go to the doctor, I would have to go back to Visalia after picking them up and I would have to wait for an appointment that was after lunch (which falls at nap time). Oh, it's a cruel, cruel world!

My new "column" in my blog is going to be the "I hate it when" section. So here I go!

I Hate It When...

I get something in my eye. I am a contact wearer and the tiniest piece of anything can feel like a rock in your eye!