500th post!

WOw ...
500th post
Man, either I have a ton to say-- or I like to think I do? LOL!
thanks for reading !
Not much going on here, although it has been raining and raining which = mud and that annoys me.... The kids went with Jerry fishing for a short time this weekend, and I "let" them take my KIA, they brought it back muddy... the inside, the outside everywhere muddy--- grrrrr(I won't tell you how muddy the kids were..I bet you can just imagine!)
I was lucky enough to find all the mud on....Sunday morning when it was time to hop in the KIA to go to church! Oh, Joy!
Those scally wags, I'll have to make them swab the thing clean! (heck, if I had a garage I would park the KIA in it and clean it out myself... I don't mind some dirt but... mud, ewww YUCK! )
I changed my FB page to pirate English,..and I now seem to be lapsing into pirate every so often... arrrgggg!
Our street will be getting some new changes next summer, so the survey people have been out and about-- they have put sticks in our yard with ribbons, and unearthed the metal/iron ? stake that marks the property line. I am so glad that we have chosen to do nearly nothing... with our front yard-- I am a bit nervous although, to see how much of our yard we will loose.
Tomorrow the kids have off because of Veteran's Day... I hope that I can impress upon the kids why we celebrate our Veteran's...
I am still in a happy glow, because both of my kids are doing well in school !
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Is there a good answer to the parent that calls, and wants to compare their child to yours?
What do you say to the parent who shares about their life, but it is SO dysfunctional that it hurts your heart to hear?
Just this past Sunday, our Pastor Dave, spoke about
Luke 6:32-35 NJV
32 If you love those who love you,what credit is that to you?Even "sinners" love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who are good to you,what credit is that to you?Even "sinners" do that. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment,what credit is that to you? Even "sinners" lend to "sinners", expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies,do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back.Then your reward will be great,and you will be sons of the Most High,because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

Talk about getting a message from God, just when I needed it!

Parent Teacher conferences

I just want to take this post to brag about my kids,

Shane

• his reading fluency is at 98%
• his oral reading fluency is at 99%
• his math skills are in the 66th%

The teacher and the school counselor both were very pleased with all of Shane's progress-- They were both happy to report that although Shane still has his twitchy & twirly moments, he is getting better at being polite and asking for a break, or at least taking a break when suggested!

The teacher made sure to comment that since his reading scores are SO high that all we need to do is use his great reading skills to improve some of his other skills that are a bit behind.Writing is not something he enjoys, but that seems to be coming along.

Jessica~

• her reading scores exceed the standard 150 words per minute! (93%)
• her vocabulary is at 72%
• her comprehension 52%
• her spelling-- better than her Daddy...:) 13/14 !
• math needs a bit of help from Daddy-- cause mom doesn't do well with math!

Once again the teacher was happy to report that Jessica is a sweet, well mannered child and that her reading will help her with the few things that are a bit behind.

I feel SO BLESSED, I could not be prouder of my kids, and the school -- this year is going great and the staff is really focused on getting the kids to be well-rounded in their skills.

Aw, simple Joy!

I kept giving complements to the teachers and staff about how nice it was to go and hear GREAT things about my kids... even the few things that the kids are a bit behind were not talked about in a negative way, they were talked about as something to work on but, very achievable! Gosh, I love hearing about things in a positive way!

I still feel a bit sick, but between the Theraflu caplets and the large quantities of tea,and fruits-- I seem to be somewhat normal!

nothin' much

These were our pumpkins... (yes I have paper snowflakes on my windows, it hides the dirt)

Jessica put her headband on backwards--and then requested I take her picture!

Silly Cute Child...

I'm getting sick... I'll spare you the details--but

I have a feeling I won't be blogging for a few days,

I think rest and liquids are going to be my focus!
Now, if I could just find the person who gave me this sickness.... grrrrr

Thursday are the kids' parent teacher confrences... they are both really excited to share how well they are doing in school! Ah, Joy!

Talk at all of you when I am feeling more "mormal"

Pumpkin Teeth

My funny family...