school is cool.

This morning, Nic had a class, and while he was there I talked with the supervising teacher, and got a progress report for him. He is still on track or above on everything. She actually said that he is one of the smartest kids in kindergarten. The only problem is, the people in his kindergarten class would never know that. In class, he is the one that is off doing his own thing, and distracts the class. When all the kids are sitting down doing work, he's off drawing on the board, or washing his hands. When I went to pick him up today, I could see the frustration in the teacher's eyes. But you know what, I don't care. I thought about not taking him there anymore, but how else is he going to learn how to behave in that type of setting. I decided to stick through it, and try everything I can to make him understand how he is supposed to act while he's there. I thought he would do good today. I peeked in at him a couple times, and once, the teacher was reading the kids a book. All the kids were sitting down listening, and he was standing up next to her....but he was listening to the story. The second time I peeked, everyone else was sitting down writing, and he was up playing with the pencil sharpener.
I asked him if he would rather go to school every day or stay at home and learn, and he said, "I want to stay home. I just can't think when I'm at school." So it's nice to know that we're doing the right thing for him.

Speaking of school, Devin FINALLY got approved for the other 1/2 of financial aid, and will be starting school on the 25th. I am so freaking happy. He will be done July 15th, and they will help place him somewhere after that. He's been trying to get in to this school since September, and it's finally happening!

Trippy.

Today was turn in day for Nic's school again. Nothing new. He's still ahead in math and right on track in everything else. My mom came with me today though, because last weekend, our old landlord called her to tell her the old house is finished, and gave her the code to the lockbox so we could go see it. It was WEIRD being back in that house. Everything is the same, but polished differently. They moved some walls, but mostly just changed the carpet to SHAG. Seriously. And downstairs, it's wood. Nothing matches, and it might look good in pics, but when you're there, you can tell everything is the cheapest of the cheap. They are actually asking $2850 a month, plus all utilities! You can make a mortgage payment for waaaay less that that.

Anyway, here are pics. (because when do I go anywhere without my camera?? ha ) And also, these are mostly for Michelle.

Our plant, that they have taken such good care of.


Color blind much?


The 70's are making a comeback.


My room! (I think Michelle would be the only one to notice the difference.)



Kitchen (That's the cheapest dishwasher they make, I know because I bought it. )


The huge window is gone!


The front.

Blast from the past

While I was uploading videos, I saw these, and it's a trip watching them. Jesus kids grow fast.

This is Nic, 2, when we lived in Salt Lake. Counting the stairs in our building.


And here's Norah, just shy of 2, when we were living at my parents house.


And since I just posted a video of him pacing, here is Nic pacing back when I was still pregnant with Norah, so he's 1. He's an oldschool pacer. (our camera was a POS back then, so it skips and is like 2 seconds long.)

Thanksgiving

This year, my grandma's boyfriend was invited to dinner. He is someone that she went to school with, and recently found again through facebook. Yes even my grandma has a facebook. Back in the 30's he built race cars, so that's his claim to fame, and also pretty much all he talks about. Anyway, as soon as he sat down to eat, my dad spilled a whole glass of cranberry juice in his lap. As the meal went on, topics of conversation included "what is that sound?" (which went on for a good 20 minutes before we realised that it was a hearing aid), race cars, and of course Norah's contribution, "do you remember when I learned to poop in the toilet?" Oh yes, Thanksgiving was great.

dessert


Nolan


Norah


and Nic, running.


*these videos are widescreen for some reason, and blogger cuts off the right 1/2 of them. Boo.

Nic

Yesterday was another turn in day for Nic's school. While he was with the rest of the kids doing Thanksgiving-y stuff, I talked to our supervising teacher. Apparently, last time we were there, the teachers were asking her if Nic was ADHD, because he is constantly moving, and kind of in his own world. I have always thought that's what it is, but he was diagnosed with autism - high functioning. I guess it fit at the time, but as he's grown, I just don't think that's what it is anymore.
Anyway, I spent a good hour and a 1/2 talking to the teacher and the special needs liaison about how to go about getting him re-evaluated by the school district. Since we are homeschooling, I didn't think we could do that. I guess he can still be evaluated, but not treated unless he is enrolled in school. I have to fill out a bunch of papers, and write a letter to the school board, but he will get re-evaluated. Then in January, the health network for our insurance changes, so I can take him to a not ghetto doctor, and have him re-evaluated again through them too. I am predicting that the diagnosis will be different than it was when he was 3.

A Month Already??!

Nolan is a month old today! This month went by so fast. I guess that tends to happen when you are super busy. And the waking up every few hours to nurse sort of makes the month feel like one giant day. But he is the sweetest baby in the world. Maybe it's because he's my 3rd, but he has been my easiest baby so far.
I had my PP appointment yesterday and got on their scale, and I am 2 lbs under where I started! I guess having babies is the new diet. ha But, I have to go back in 2 weeks because apparently I am still anemic. Boo.

After I got through with that, we all went to Knott's because it's veteran's month, which means cheap admission. There was practically no one there, so there were no lines. We were only there for 4 hours, and we went on everything. And we even spent about an hour at the photo studio, getting the kid's cowboy pictures done.

Devin's liquids, pops' digital

Someone took a video!


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