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My Life Thus Far
2015-10-30 07:35:04 (UTC)

All of the Changes

The highlight of the day was going to the kids' conferences. That was the only thing I needed to do. I hadn't forgotten about them, but it felt like there was something else too. There wasn't. I spent the morning relaxing, because my back is really acting up. Worse than I can remember it being in a very long time.

Keenan's conference was first. He's doing well in math, he's polite, quiet, kind. All of the things we already know about him. He's doing so much better with is reading, and his penmanship is beautiful. The only thing he needs to work on is his spelling, and to continue working on fluency and reading for understanding. I'm so proud of the progress he's made. This time last year, we were wondering if he was going to need some sort of intervention or outside assistance with his reading. It's finally starting to sink in. I couldn't be more happy with the progress he's making!

Kiki has the best bond with her teacher. Ms. Murphy was her 4th grade teacher last year and worked very hard to get the same 4th graders back in her class as 5th graders (Kiki's in a 4th/5th split class). I was happy she succeeded, because Kiki thinks very highly of her. I'm so very grateful Kiki's got her right now. This past weekend Kiki's 3rd grade teacher, Mr. Ham died of esophageal cancer. I don't think Kiki has fully processed it, and Ms. Murphy is sensitive to that. She knows how close Kiki and Mr. Ham were. I don't think I've fully processed the loss myself. According to Ms. Murphy, Mr. Ham was all set to come back to school in August. The cancer overtook him so quickly. It's such a shame losing such an amazing teacher. And yet my mother lives...

I took Snookums to Homegoods tonight, and the piece of furniture I saw last night was still there. I thought it was a desk, but after looking at it again, I'm fairly certain it's a side bar. It's got tracks to hang glasses from, and there's a rack for wine bottles. As I suspected, Snookums loved it. We bought it. Since we were driving Fiona and it won't fit in her, they're going to hold it until we can come pick it up. I'm looking forward to having it in the house. I'm loving all of the changes we've made. It definitely feels like we're embracing our home again. Something we haven't done in awhile. It's about time, really.




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