Ack, Too Much Hair!!!

Ok, as most of you who know me know, I have short hair, Carl has short hair, Cole has short hair, and Kaleigh used to have relatively short hair. I don't like long hair, on anyone in my house. It is yucky, because Kaleigh sheds sometimes and I feel it on my bare feet, it is all over the counter in the bathroom and in her room as well. Since she grew it this long, however, she really wants to wait until she has enough to give to locks of love. Unfortunately, that will most likely be in December! I don't know if I can hold out that long! It wouldn't be so bad if she didn't have a sensitive scalp. I have to brush her hair out since she is not used to doing it and never gets it all untangled. We do use the detangling spray but it is underneath that gets the tangles the worst. All I hear for 10 minutes is "ow, ow, OW!" So you can see why I can't wait to have her hair shorter again. She likes doing ponies and piggies but the rest is a pain. Sigh...

Cole in 4-5 years?

Ok, so maybe he doesn't look exactly like Cole but this Fantastic Sams Ad had this boy on it and it struck me that he looked a lot like what Cole would look like in maybe a few years!

Cole says, "he looks kind of like Connor", so hey, maybe there is a resemblence between Tina and my kids after all! Anyway, so Tina what do you think? Do they look like they could be brothers at least? I think so!

Anyone can comment of course but it kind of freaked me out a little when I first saw this ad in the mail!

Citizen of the Month

Well, here it is the first month of school and just like Kaleigh (though I am not comparing) Cole will be awarded the Citizen of the Month in his class! Way to go Cole! They get to go onstage and receive their award and of course I will be there with camera in hand to document this momentous occasion! Well, it is pretty cool! Kaleigh is doing awesome in her class, much better I guess than she would have done in one of the other classes (apparently the teacher in one of the other classes is very strict and doesn't really make the work fun). Her teacher is wonderful! Very laid back in an organized way, and just really nice and fun. Kaleigh hasn't had any anxiety over tests or anything (yet). We are hoping she will get everything absorbed without stressing about it. Afterall, these days 3rd grade is like our 6th grade used to be! Whew! The other night they brought home their social studies book, had to study 35 pages for a test the next day! However, they did go over stuff in class that week so....
Anyway, Cole has brought home a smiley face everyday which means it goes on his behavior chart at school. He lets us know every week that he stayed at "green" all week, which is their way of saying that he didn't do anything to have a card pulled. All you parents out there probably have seen or heard of similar systems in your schools. Anyway, he and Kaleigh are both doing great and my class of 4 year olds are doing fine too!

A New Crop of Kids

Well, here is the new crop of kids for this school year! I do have two from last year (fourth from the left and the far right, they are twins that only go to school on Tuesdays at our school) I had them in my 3yr old class and now they are in my 4's class. So far it has started out well. I have a couple that could listen better and one that may actually have a bit of a learning disorder, possibly ADD or something similar, I am not an expert but when I read a story, I have everyone's undivided attention except the one child. For those who know me well, my storytime is fun and very entertaining, so it is weird to have someone not be at all interested and just lays around or starts talking to themselves. This child also will hide her crayons under the table instead of doing their work etc. It makes teaching this child difficult to say the least. I also have to say that 8 out of the 10 kids have never been to school, so it is almost as if I am doing the same as what I did last year! They are all learning to function in a structured school atmosphere. Not something I want to continue to do. I was looking forward to doing more teaching and less training...ah well, we don't always get what we want. But they are good kids and there are a couple of real gems in my class too! I already get "I love you Mrs. Wyckhouse" from at least 2 of the kids! They are sweet and about 1/2 are up to snuff academically. I will work hard to catch the other ones up! Whew, it will be an interesting year! But hey it is only twice a week, so I have a lot of time for myself! Cole and Kaleigh are both in school till 3pm and so it goes.... more on them later.

My Friend Kristy

This is my friend Kristy. We have known each other for about 20 years now. We met at Disneyland while we were both working there and became fast friends. We hung out together, talked about guys and boyfriends together, went dancing together, and even roomed together for a bit, until my car blew up.... But that is a different story. Anyway, I got married, then she got married and we kept in touch. I had her in my wedding and she had me in hers. Now when I got pregnant the first time Kristy and another friend threw me a baby shower. It was wonderful! Very fun and lots of neat things came my way. Then when Cole came along she threw me another one! Wow, talk about a great friend. She knows that I don't have my family here anymore and she always is willing to fit in as a pseudo-sis! She has been trying for a while now to get pregnant and was a little worried (she is in her late 30's) that it wouldn't happen. But as you can see by the photo, she is happily 8 months along and I was honored to throw her a shower! We had fun, she got a lot of nice things and everyone enjoyed themselves! It was hot, but I cranked up the air so that she wouldn't be too hot! So, Kristy, Congrats and I am so happy that I could finally throw you a shower! Lot's of love to Baby Girl!