T-Ball

Apparently my little guy is quite the sports nut. I knew he loved things that rolled and balls of all kinds, but I had no clue he might also be good at them, say better than the average 3 year old. (I may be biased though) I'm not excited about becoming a sports mom, we have avoided at Little League after it flopped with the girls, and three seemed young to start sports teams with Josh. I'm willing to reconsider if he loves it that much! But still, baseball bores me to tears.

Here is Josh playing ball in the backyard and doing a good job too, he was with a friend this afternoon while I got my shot for my back and she took him out to play t-ball. She was impressed he could hit balls thrown to him not just on the tee. I got out Sydneys old t-ball gear, yes it's pink, and we have had fun lining up potential objects to smash. It also gives him a chance to practice counting.

Oh and we are pretty sure he is a lefty.

Karls job search

Karl has been trying to figure out what he wants to be when he grows up for the last few years. Today he mentioned he might like to be a vet. After I stopped laughing I mentioned normally vets love being with animals and don't have allergies. But he gamely attempted to convince me it could still work- he could wear long sleeves and avoid getting hives from exposure to dog fur.

Tonight - maybe 2 hours later- when our sweet and ancient cat mowed annoyingly and repeatedly about her dinner, he discovered that no, in fact, veterinary medicine was just not the career for him. Perhaps when she stops licking the cat food off her nose, he claims to just be helping her find the dinner he served her sixty minutes previously in her presence, she can give a cat shout out to cats everywhere and let them know they are safe. I think maybe she has kitty Alzheimer's.

Only 1 million more jobs to try out.

Back update

So, for those of you who don't know, I have a herniated disc in my back. It has caused numbness and pain down the left leg. It has caused some problems for me over the last few weeks. I went to the doctor yesterday and I have a epidural steroid injection scheduled for next Wednesday. They also only do shots wednesdays. I wish it was today, but I apparently can't take alleve for 5 days before the shot. Apparently it thins the blood and can cause problems. I wish they told me that fact 5 days ago!!

Happy Harvest!!

I taught a preschool lesson on harvesting today and happily that meant I could use my 3 little students to help me dig in the dirt for some sweet potatoes.

First let me say, I am not an avid gardener. I do it badly and only because I feel I "should" garden.
Happily the sweet potatoes were one of the few things I did not kill. They have been growing for months and I was able to pull up about 2 dozen of various shapes and sizes.

We brought a few inside and cooked up 1 for snack time. The 2 other boys happily ate theirs but Josh ran away and would not eat anything. So typical!!

Preschool

I have been doing a cooperative preschool with friends this year for Josh and November has been my Month to teach. Luckily there are only 3 little boys who get along fairly well! We usually end each preschool day with a romp in the backyard. It has really been fun watching josh and his friends learn letters and numbers!




Today we were going to make a handprint turkey, but that evolved into full on finger painting!



I think the plate was as fun to cover as the paper!



And then the usually digging for treasure!

School is Back

The girls went off to school this morning!! The house is so quiet without them. Josh may even take a nap on occasion now, who knows!



I didn't take any pictures but this one on my phone so I'll need to get them from my camera. They were nervous and excited. Their backpacks were so heavy though!

I'm glad we went to orientation on Friday. I have heard mixed things about Emily's teacher from other parents and I was apprehensive. Meeting her in person and sharing my concerns for Emily helped allay my fears. I hope that this year will go smoothly for her. She will be in Talented Music and Art this yet which should be a wonderful opportunity.

Sydney will be in the gifted program this year. So proud of her:). She did not get to meet her teacher Friday. She was out sick. That was very disappointing. We found the room and met the teachers aide, who let us know there would be a make up meet the teacher day for us. But Sydney was disappointed. Her teacher is rumored to be great though.

Here's to a wonderful new year!

More organizing mania

In a final get ready for school push my good friend and I tackled Josh's room. I will be doing preschool with 2 friends and needed the room to have a little more space to play if we use his room during preschool. I also needed to get the baby toys he doesn't use out if his bins, and get the too small clothes out of the closet.

We said goodbye to our pink dollhouse as well which was harder than I thought it would be. Josh had it since he liked to play with it when it was in the room with Emily and Sydney, but he didn't play with it in his room. His kitchen however gets tons of playtime!

I was thrilled to find he pulling out books to read now that the bookcase is more accessible and more willing to out his toys away in the bins. Now we just


need to maintain the order!

We also removed the changing table. He isn't potty trained, but he is so big it is not often used for diaper changes. So the floor will work for us from now on!

And most importantly to Josh, there is room for his train track!