Updates from the week

What a week. Kali was out of school for 3 days with a strep throat infection. She missed two games and one practice for volleyball. She went to the eye doctor this week because she was having problems seeing and voila she needed a new prescription there as well. She came home in a trial pair of contacts. She is very proud of herself. She pointed out "Do you know how much this has raised my self esteem?!" I replied "Over the top?" ha ha ha She is very happy.

Kole has regressed some the past couple weeks. He won't speak up with any volume for the teachers to hear him. Then if he does speak up, he blurts it out instead of waiting for his turn. Guess it is all in the learning process. He doesn't seem to remember anything he has done in school. When asked about what letter did you learn today (I know he did since they since the alpha bag home), his answer is I don't know. What words did your teacher teach you that start with a specific sound (make the sound), I don't know. There are a few hygiene things he has reverted back to as well. He is removed from video games and TV until he can start listening in school and taking care of certain hygiene things better. Today he has an awful cough from drainage and a sore throat. probably strep there too.

Kaci is still going strong. She loves being back in piano lessons and playing basketball. She has been well and I think is spending the night with her friend tonight and then I pick her up at church tomorrow. Her friend has to behave until they pick up Kaci, otherwise Kaci can not spend the night. The two of them are two peas in a pod. They have a lot of the same behaviors.

Vivian is doing very good. She has been kept busy with school activities and school work. She is such a big help around here too. We are enjoying having her with us so much. We really enjoyed having Sabrina with us last weekend too. I am really loving having a houseful.

Our dishwasher went out on us, so Boyd wants to go shopping for a new one. Of course to fix the old one, it will cost 2/3 of what it cost new and it is not even 2 years old. We were kind of perturbed since the place we bought it from advertises all these warranties etc. and now supposedly ours is not under warranty. So now it is do we spend $200 to fix it or spend $400 to buy a new one. Hard choice.

Next school year we are hosting a boy from Brazil. As soon as the school gets the school approval to the agency he can be notified that he has a placement. This should be a lot of fun. Boyd is not looking forward to having a high school boy in the house with his girls, but Vivian and I agree, High school boys could care less about 12 year old girls. They see them as more of a pest than anything else. I think it will work fine. He sounds and looks like a good kid and his parents are very fond of him and say very good things about him being respectful. That is a good thing.

That is all for now!