Tuesday, May 25, 2004
Another Day
Well, here we are on the next to last day of school. The kids are excitedly awaiting their summer vacation. Little do they know they are going to be put to work packing and getting ready to move. We'll probably let them have some fun at Crab Fest this weekend, but then we are ALL going to have to buckle down and get some serious packing done. Brian wants to have a garage sale, which I think we will probably do to get rid of some of the excess stuff we don't need to take with us. I think we are going to try to sell the snowblower and the lawn mower and edger, then will buy new ones on the other end. The snowblower is good for Kodiak, but not big enough to handle the Valdez snows anyway.
We have ferry reservations to leave here the night of August 2, and get into Homer on the 3rd. Then we will drive up to Anchorage where we will probably take a break until around the 14th. Brian has to check into work in Valdez on the 16th, and the kids start school over there on the 23rd. As it gets closer, we'll have more information on when our house will be ready for us over there and all too.
Meanwhile, Brian is still working, and trying to sell some bus seats, tires, and other misc. stuff from the shed. I have been packing, and am frantically trying to get the sewing room packed up so I can have room to stack boxes. Right now the living room has become quite the obstacle course/maze with boxes everywhere. Hopefully I will be able to finish the sewing room today so we can start moving boxes into there. We have also decided that we need to find someplace that sells hand-trucks so we don't end up with hernias and back troubles from lifting all these boxes!
Kasi had a really nice program at the school the other night. It was DARE graduation (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) I thought the DARE program was just a matter of having a police officer come into their class and talk to them about staying away from drugs, but apparently it was a really big program that they studied for an entire trimester. They wrote essays, learned about the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, talked about ways to solve problems without violence, and really did quite an extensive program. Then they had graduation from the program. They had speakers from the Coast Guard, and the City Mayor come and talk to them about making right choices. The governor sent them each a nice letter. They all made a committment at the end of their essay to stay drug free. I was rather impressed. They each received a certificate for completing the course, as well as a medal from the DARE officer, and a pin from the mayor, and a letter from the governor. Kasi said she really learned a lot about making choices and what the affects of drugs and alcohol can be.
Kenny went back to the orthodontist on Saturday. They were able to fix his broken retainer, thankfully, and didn't charge for it. The doctor said he could tell that Kenny hadn't abused it, and that it was simply a matter of the plastic having a weak spot in it. Luckily he was able to fix it, so it didn't come to having a whole new one made. He also showed me that he had built the plastic up around it more to prevent it from breaking again. I am noticing changes in his upper teeth anyway. Looks like they are starting to line up where they are supposed to.
I also did a search of his bedroom yesterday and located his missing library books for him to return to school so we can avoid paying replacement costs for them. He had searched his room "a million times" and "they just aren't there!" but I managed to find them in a matter of a few minutes. He had a laundry basket that had them in the bottom and stuffed animals on top of them. At least I didn't have to go search Kasi's room! I could have been lost for days!!
Chip is doing really well, and growing like crazy. Yesterday Kenny was playing with him and he started laughing. He probably laughed for a good 5 minutes. It's the most laughing I've ever heard him do! He's a very happy baby most of the time, and squeals and giggles a lot, but yesterday was the first time he's ever really laughed more than a few little chuckles. It was really cute! But he seems to have quite a connection to his big brother. Every time Kenny walks into the room Chip lights up and starts grinning and giggling. It makes his whole day when Kenny comes over and talks to him or better yet, plays with him! He gets excited with Kasi too, but seems to be much more so with Kenny. I think he's going to have a good relationship with his big brother.
Well, not much else going on here. I guess I need to go light a fire under Kenny to send him off to school. Kasi has already left so she wouldn't be late. Then it's time to make the bottle so it will be ready for His Highness whenever he decides that he will grace me with his royal presence....
Take care, all, and we'll try to keep you all updated.
- posted by Rosanna @ 7:34 AM
We have ferry reservations to leave here the night of August 2, and get into Homer on the 3rd. Then we will drive up to Anchorage where we will probably take a break until around the 14th. Brian has to check into work in Valdez on the 16th, and the kids start school over there on the 23rd. As it gets closer, we'll have more information on when our house will be ready for us over there and all too.
Meanwhile, Brian is still working, and trying to sell some bus seats, tires, and other misc. stuff from the shed. I have been packing, and am frantically trying to get the sewing room packed up so I can have room to stack boxes. Right now the living room has become quite the obstacle course/maze with boxes everywhere. Hopefully I will be able to finish the sewing room today so we can start moving boxes into there. We have also decided that we need to find someplace that sells hand-trucks so we don't end up with hernias and back troubles from lifting all these boxes!
Kasi had a really nice program at the school the other night. It was DARE graduation (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) I thought the DARE program was just a matter of having a police officer come into their class and talk to them about staying away from drugs, but apparently it was a really big program that they studied for an entire trimester. They wrote essays, learned about the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, talked about ways to solve problems without violence, and really did quite an extensive program. Then they had graduation from the program. They had speakers from the Coast Guard, and the City Mayor come and talk to them about making right choices. The governor sent them each a nice letter. They all made a committment at the end of their essay to stay drug free. I was rather impressed. They each received a certificate for completing the course, as well as a medal from the DARE officer, and a pin from the mayor, and a letter from the governor. Kasi said she really learned a lot about making choices and what the affects of drugs and alcohol can be.
Kenny went back to the orthodontist on Saturday. They were able to fix his broken retainer, thankfully, and didn't charge for it. The doctor said he could tell that Kenny hadn't abused it, and that it was simply a matter of the plastic having a weak spot in it. Luckily he was able to fix it, so it didn't come to having a whole new one made. He also showed me that he had built the plastic up around it more to prevent it from breaking again. I am noticing changes in his upper teeth anyway. Looks like they are starting to line up where they are supposed to.
I also did a search of his bedroom yesterday and located his missing library books for him to return to school so we can avoid paying replacement costs for them. He had searched his room "a million times" and "they just aren't there!" but I managed to find them in a matter of a few minutes. He had a laundry basket that had them in the bottom and stuffed animals on top of them. At least I didn't have to go search Kasi's room! I could have been lost for days!!
Chip is doing really well, and growing like crazy. Yesterday Kenny was playing with him and he started laughing. He probably laughed for a good 5 minutes. It's the most laughing I've ever heard him do! He's a very happy baby most of the time, and squeals and giggles a lot, but yesterday was the first time he's ever really laughed more than a few little chuckles. It was really cute! But he seems to have quite a connection to his big brother. Every time Kenny walks into the room Chip lights up and starts grinning and giggling. It makes his whole day when Kenny comes over and talks to him or better yet, plays with him! He gets excited with Kasi too, but seems to be much more so with Kenny. I think he's going to have a good relationship with his big brother.
Well, not much else going on here. I guess I need to go light a fire under Kenny to send him off to school. Kasi has already left so she wouldn't be late. Then it's time to make the bottle so it will be ready for His Highness whenever he decides that he will grace me with his royal presence....
Take care, all, and we'll try to keep you all updated.
- posted by Rosanna @ 7:34 AM
