Kid Update
This was a "Happy Kid Update" because I was going to begin that: As of Monday morning, Ben has his aide!!! I turns out to be Jane, the morning bus lady with whom I've been friendly all these weeks and whom Ben already knows and who seems to like Ben quite a bit. YAY!!!
Unfortunately...Husband just shared that, as of this morning, he does NOT have an aide because this morning someone came to the room, told Jane that the paperwork hadn't gone through and they couldn't pay her, so now I'm back to my "what the HELL is going on" stance tomorrow.
Ben's handwriting continues to improve with practice, as does his pencil grasp. He no longer grips writing utensils in a fist and when he was copying out "12" Elf looked over his shoulder and came over to marvel, "Mommy! Ben is writing so much better! He can write '12' as good as I can!" I suggested that she go and tell him how proud she was of him. She did and a couple of minutes later he looked up from his work and turned to me, beaming, to say, "Mommy! Awiffabeff is really proud of me. She said I can write '12' as good as she can!" I then explained to Elf how happy she'd made him, how MUCH he admires her and what a great moment that had been.
I'm just...thrilled and proud and...it's so good!
Now if only the schools could get their gorram asses in gear and FIX the whole school problem.
Elf is a WHIZ with her math (basic addition facts) and is doing quite well with her spelling and writing. She decided to keep a diary on Sunday and wrote lines about stuff that happened.
My Sarah Jane Audios arrived from Britain yesterday and so I was able to start listening to them. ::loves:: There's still an SJA ep I've not yet seen but that may well be obtained for me by tomorrow.
I know there were other cutenesses, but I don't remember what they were.
Unfortunately...Husband just shared that, as of this morning, he does NOT have an aide because this morning someone came to the room, told Jane that the paperwork hadn't gone through and they couldn't pay her, so now I'm back to my "what the HELL is going on" stance tomorrow.
Ben's handwriting continues to improve with practice, as does his pencil grasp. He no longer grips writing utensils in a fist and when he was copying out "12" Elf looked over his shoulder and came over to marvel, "Mommy! Ben is writing so much better! He can write '12' as good as I can!" I suggested that she go and tell him how proud she was of him. She did and a couple of minutes later he looked up from his work and turned to me, beaming, to say, "Mommy! Awiffabeff is really proud of me. She said I can write '12' as good as she can!" I then explained to Elf how happy she'd made him, how MUCH he admires her and what a great moment that had been.
I'm just...thrilled and proud and...it's so good!
Now if only the schools could get their gorram asses in gear and FIX the whole school problem.
Elf is a WHIZ with her math (basic addition facts) and is doing quite well with her spelling and writing. She decided to keep a diary on Sunday and wrote lines about stuff that happened.
My Sarah Jane Audios arrived from Britain yesterday and so I was able to start listening to them. ::loves:: There's still an SJA ep I've not yet seen but that may well be obtained for me by tomorrow.
I know there were other cutenesses, but I don't remember what they were.