Last night I had a few dollars laying on my bed when I fell asleep mid-task. With Lauren not feeling well she came into my bed at some point in the middle of the night. This morning I got up and started getting ready for the day and shortly after I got out of the shower we had this conversation....
Lauren: **GASP** MOMMY!!!!!!
Me: Yes, Lauren?
Lauren: Did you loose a tooth last night?!?!?!?
Me: Uhhhh....no. **giggle**
Lauren: Well, there's a dollar under your pillow!!!
Quick Update
Life has been a bit hectic around our house this fall and I need to apologize for my lack of postings. School is keeping me busy. Very busy. But my hard work has been paying off as I received A's in both of my classes first session. I'm already into week two of the second block and anxiously looking forward to my three week break over the holidays.
Dustin has some very exciting news.....he is officially scheduled to go for UPS driver training the week after Thanksgiving. After five and a half years his perseverance has paid off and the dream of a driver position is almost here. The hope is that upon returning from his training he will be placed into a permanent driving spot. Cross your fingers, say your prayers or whatever it is you do.....we are REALLY hoping that this is finally it!
Josh is doing very well in school. He is one of three children in his class that are in the advanced math group. He gets easily bored with his math homework so sometimes it's a challenge to keep him chugging along but at least his teacher is working with him by providing additional, more difficult, work in the classroom. He is also working on a reading program through the school that is supported through the State of Iowa. They have select books that children read and take tests on to encourage comprehension and vocabulary. He has completed four books and is working on his fifth. I had parent/teacher conferences about a month ago and his teacher had to tell me what a funny little man he is and what a dry sense of humor he has. She said that anytime she cracks a sarcastic joke with the class that he's the only one who laughs. Made me chuckle.
Lauren is doing great with school, too! She apparently is a completely different child at school than she is at home. ;-) Her teacher sang her praises and kept telling me what a caring, helpful, responsible little girl she is. After her conference I asked Lauren if she just saved all her fits and crying for home. She said, yes. At least she's honest. She's doing very well with her reading and LOVES reading books to her sister. Today she's home sick and was devastated that she couldn't go to school....so I'd say she's pretty happy.
Ella is growing like a weed right now. She had her first hair cut, since birth, this weekend and I will be sure to post pictures soon. She loves her classroom at daycare and we hear allll about Miss Terri and how she thinks Ella is so sweet. I see so many glimpses of Lauren in Ella. Makes me smile most days....others, I weep.
Dustin has some very exciting news.....he is officially scheduled to go for UPS driver training the week after Thanksgiving. After five and a half years his perseverance has paid off and the dream of a driver position is almost here. The hope is that upon returning from his training he will be placed into a permanent driving spot. Cross your fingers, say your prayers or whatever it is you do.....we are REALLY hoping that this is finally it!
Josh is doing very well in school. He is one of three children in his class that are in the advanced math group. He gets easily bored with his math homework so sometimes it's a challenge to keep him chugging along but at least his teacher is working with him by providing additional, more difficult, work in the classroom. He is also working on a reading program through the school that is supported through the State of Iowa. They have select books that children read and take tests on to encourage comprehension and vocabulary. He has completed four books and is working on his fifth. I had parent/teacher conferences about a month ago and his teacher had to tell me what a funny little man he is and what a dry sense of humor he has. She said that anytime she cracks a sarcastic joke with the class that he's the only one who laughs. Made me chuckle.
Lauren is doing great with school, too! She apparently is a completely different child at school than she is at home. ;-) Her teacher sang her praises and kept telling me what a caring, helpful, responsible little girl she is. After her conference I asked Lauren if she just saved all her fits and crying for home. She said, yes. At least she's honest. She's doing very well with her reading and LOVES reading books to her sister. Today she's home sick and was devastated that she couldn't go to school....so I'd say she's pretty happy.
Ella is growing like a weed right now. She had her first hair cut, since birth, this weekend and I will be sure to post pictures soon. She loves her classroom at daycare and we hear allll about Miss Terri and how she thinks Ella is so sweet. I see so many glimpses of Lauren in Ella. Makes me smile most days....others, I weep.
