Kate's Fall Day

I've become quite the shutterbug...for the morning anyways. Enjoy.

Dumb and Dumber

Which do you think is dumber? Not being able to remember where your husband works or using shampoo as body wash? I was guilty of both.

Trick or treating went well. Kids came away with a lot of candy. I have to say Ellie's very good at limiting the amount of candy she eats in one sitting. Kate on the other hand likes to dabble here and there. But you can't blame her, she's just overwhelmed with the variety of candy that's out there. Perhaps she feels I've been holding out.

There's this one house we went to where the couple was dressed in quite scary costumes...even the adults were reluctant to go up to them...I got shivers...but it didn't bother Kate at all. Kate had no idea that she was "supposed" to be afraid of those images and we didn't let on. In fact, the only time Kate actually says, "Mommy, I'm scared." is whenever she sees Obama on tv. Just kidding. But kids got ancier about loud dogs than scary costumes. Hmmm...

The Return of Poopy

Potty training round 2 has begun and it's started out just as I feared. Kate decided to leave a couple of surprises for me on the rug...NEXT TO her diaper. This girl is good.

An update about myself and not the girls...amazing...yes, but I went to see my neurologist and complained to him about some memory loss I've been experiencing...long and short term...how it's been getting progressively noticable. He suggested taking some vitamins...apparantly the meds. I'm on tend to lower levels of B12 and folic acid which affects cognition. I'm hoping the vitamins will help...I'm sure getting plenty of rest would do the trick as well.

They're Out!

Hooray! I can't tell you how glad I am that Boston has been defeated by a team thought to rank last in their league. It's harmonious...it's poetic justice.

Pumpkin Patch Kids

more to come...

Book Club

Ellie's favorite book this week...The Best Nest by P.D. Eastman. She likes to follow this book with Are You My Mother from the same author. It's sort of like a sequel because it has the same bird in it. Cute.

I'm beginning to stay up past midnight. I need to stop this..

Wish I had more time to watch the debates. I want to, but I just can't trust Obama in the White House...especially during these times. If he is elected into presidency, he's still gonna have to prove himself.

Kate's Radio Flyer

"Hmm..Whatever."

If you haven't gotten it yet, Ellie's a reading Phenom! I bought $100 worth of books for her at the bookstore. Why? Because she's a reading Phenom and I felt guilty.

I was supposed to pick her up from school, but I had Jae do it (he was working from home so I can take Ellie to the dentist without Kate the Great) since I had to get ready to run errands. She was very upset and refused to forgive me. I gave her a few minutes to chill out and again, I begged at her knees to forgive me and she says, "Hmm..Whatever." Ouch. "I'm still upset with you." I can understand...a promise is a promise and I promised I would never break a promise. The turmoil between mother and daughter begins!

Well, she did great at the dentist again then we headed to the bookstore where I bought her love back. Ha ha ha.

Then we go to Toys R Us (guilt still looming) and she asked us to buy her a scooter. Jae said something to the fact that Ellie expressed if she wanted something, we were suppose to get it for her. Oh no, she didn't! I told her she needed to work for it, that if she completes her reading log for the month, we would gladly get it for her. 360 minutes of reading a month? Actually, she reads at least 30 min. every day so it's a breeze for her, but she just doesn't know it. It's the waiting that kills her. But she'll cherish that scooter even more when she earns it, right? =) I'm still not sure if I've got this parenting thing down...or ever will.

Role Reversal

I usually read books to Ellie as part of her bedtime routine. For the last couple of days, Ellie's insisted that she read to me. I helped her with a few words, but otherwise, she did great...she even wanted to wear her glasses. Success! I soon fell asleep in her room. Then she woke me up in the morning, changed my clothes, brushed my teeth and hair, made me breakfast and walked me to Kindergarten. =)

Did You See?

Did you see my husband's blog? He posted the most beautiful artwork Ellie made at school. Her teacher thought it was worthy enough to hang in the main hallway of her school for everyone to see on "The Road to Success" bulletin board. Having Ellie start school in a private school really paid off. You know, alot of people say not to think too hard about where you place your child in preschool, but I should have known from teaching preschool for many years that it does matter. You're laying a strong foundation for your children to keeep building upon. So far, Ellie's ahead of the game and because of that, her confidence has boosted and her attitude changed. Her teacher's one comment to me, "She's reading already! She's doing great!" I'm glad she's got Jae's brains. The pros and cons of public and private school are becoming evident to me. Each has their strengths. If you're thinking preschool is not a big deal, you're wrong. It is a very very very big deal.

One thing I didnt' see today were those darn springtails. The exterminator came yesterday and sprayed the house. I'm so relieved. I wasn't able to eat or sleep well knowing those bugs were crawling around. I'm so glad we had our house treated. I hate bugs!!!