This morning Brandy was having a rough morning and asked if Halliwell could walk to school with us. Of course I said yes. Halliwell informed us that her 6th birthday is this month and that she will have a party and Mimi and Erin are invited. She also said that there will be a talent show. So I suggested that Mimi could play the piano and Halli and Erin could dance. It was a big yes. We had a little time this morning and so the two girls wanted to practice a bit. So they did.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
CHASING BOYS
Let the catfights begin! As we all know how much of a tomboy Mimi is.....well the boys seemed to like it too. They really like to play with her because she plays and played like a boy. Back in the day, her other friends were very princessy and they did not like boys and the boys did not care to play with them either. I was told by one mom that her son prefered to play with Mimi because she was more fun.
It seems as though that now all of the kids are in first grade, the girls have decided that boys are not so yucky. Mimi tells me that "If Erin and Halliwell want to get to Ryan, there are going to have to go through me first!" I asked "Why is that?" To which the girl answers "Because I'm tough!" Needless to say we had a long, long discussion on playing well with others especially her girlfriends. I also think that maybe she is feeling a tinge of jealousy since her girlfriends are now starting to notice the boys.
It seems as though that now all of the kids are in first grade, the girls have decided that boys are not so yucky. Mimi tells me that "If Erin and Halliwell want to get to Ryan, there are going to have to go through me first!" I asked "Why is that?" To which the girl answers "Because I'm tough!" Needless to say we had a long, long discussion on playing well with others especially her girlfriends. I also think that maybe she is feeling a tinge of jealousy since her girlfriends are now starting to notice the boys.
BUSTED
informed me that Mimi is off probation and officially on the team
provided that we want her on the team and I fill out the necessary
forms.
Coach Allison then went on to explain the disciplinary actions that
will be taken should a team member misbehaves. I then asked how Mimi
was doing and Allison said that she was doing fine, only a couple of
times when she started to act like a baby
was she told that if she did not knock it off she would be put into
time out. Mimi who was in earshot gave us a dirty but embarassed look
says "I heard that!"
HALLOWEEN
very fortunate that Mimi does not like chocolate much except for s
little hot cocoa.
PAC ISLAND GRILL
and we really hit it off. Her name is Eileen and she lives with her
family on the other sideof the highway from us.
We made plans for lunch yesterday where she told me about a really
good Hawaiian place and it was. Mmm, mmm, mmm, yu-ummy. I really liked
the Hawaiian ice tea also.
Turns out that Eileen knows my other friend/neighbor Elizabeth who's
son Adam was in Mimi's gymnastic class this past year. I tell you,
small town.
Monday, November 2, 2009
ONLINE STORIES FOR KIDS
So sorry Allyn. With all that is going on these days I am doing good just to remember my name. I'll be happy to share with anyone and everyone. Please don't hesistate to ask.
Ms. Greenfield (Mimi's teacher) has her own website and here is what she suggests: http://www.storylineonline.net/ , http://www.raz-kids.com/ , http://www.seusville.com/ , http://starfall.com/
I think that she also put up a math website but will have to tell you about that one at a later date as someone by the name of NAOMI has taken over MY COMPUTER!!! She says that the computer is hers now. The little wretched thief.
Don't know about anyone else's school but at Mimi's school they have what is called "Zero Hour". It is where the child goes to school one hour before school or stays one hour after school for one day a week. The classes that applied to Mimi is art, math and reading. I signed her up for all three classes and she got into all three classes. Because so many kids want to get into these classes the lists of names is quite long and I understand that many kids are on a waiting list.
Up till now I have not told any of my friends about Mimi getting into all three classes as I am not sure who signed up or who made it into what class. This is one reason why I keep up our blog. Can't say too much on facebook as we live in a small town (14,000 people) where everybody knows everybody. As much as I love our town, there has been a couple of incidences where Mimi was invited to someone's house for a party or playdate and another one of her friends were not invited even though they knew the person who invited Mimi and then feelings get hurt.
Ms. Greenfield (Mimi's teacher) has her own website and here is what she suggests: http://www.storylineonline.net/ , http://www.raz-kids.com/ , http://www.seusville.com/ , http://starfall.com/
I think that she also put up a math website but will have to tell you about that one at a later date as someone by the name of NAOMI has taken over MY COMPUTER!!! She says that the computer is hers now. The little wretched thief.
Don't know about anyone else's school but at Mimi's school they have what is called "Zero Hour". It is where the child goes to school one hour before school or stays one hour after school for one day a week. The classes that applied to Mimi is art, math and reading. I signed her up for all three classes and she got into all three classes. Because so many kids want to get into these classes the lists of names is quite long and I understand that many kids are on a waiting list.
Up till now I have not told any of my friends about Mimi getting into all three classes as I am not sure who signed up or who made it into what class. This is one reason why I keep up our blog. Can't say too much on facebook as we live in a small town (14,000 people) where everybody knows everybody. As much as I love our town, there has been a couple of incidences where Mimi was invited to someone's house for a party or playdate and another one of her friends were not invited even though they knew the person who invited Mimi and then feelings get hurt.
SIGNS
Sign, sign everywhere is signs...... at least that is the way the song goes. Mimi has always loved books thank goodness and ever since she learned to write in pre-school she has been a writing everywhere. This year she discovered post-its. Now our house is full of them.
I think that it really pays to have a friends like Blake that loves to play the computer. Of course I am not biased but I do really think that Mimi is quite bright when it comes to doing stuff on the computer. I must say that it is quite sad when on Fridays and I go to volunteer in the computer lab and I am supposed to help the other students with Microsoft and I don't know what I am doing, I have to ask Mimi to show me. She is a whiz at it. Right now they are learning how to make the various shapes and sizes, making pictures and coloring them in and so on and so forth.
At night before going to bed she loves to get on the computer and do the kidzui, or storytelling online or starfall. These are the times when she tells dad that she does not want a bedtime story so instead they will read on the computer.
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