Books

Over the weekend Koty read Here Comes the Strikeout...leveled at 2.0 but longer. Today was Jamaica and Brianna...2.3.

On another note - we went to the movies this weekend, Mike's last hurrah before he moves in at work. Dakota and I saw Monsters vs. Aliens. It was pretty funny. Daddy and Lanni went to see Hannah. During our previews we saw that they are making an animated version of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and a live action version of Where the Wild Things Are. Both FABULOUS books. I checked them out of the library today so I can read them to Koty. He thinks he's heard the first but doesn't remember the 2nd at all. I'm very excited to see them both.

The countdown to the end of the year begins. Only 17 more days left of school for us. I can't believe it's so close and I can't believe how much I have to do before then! Most of it can't even be done ahead of time, that's the bad part. Oh well, I'll do what I can and that last full week will be review worksheets and free reading time for the kids!! HEHEHEHE SUMMER IS ALMOST HERE!

Special Olympics pics

Nana, Daddy, MeMe, and Lanni


Wheelchair Race - She won the Gold!!


Softball Throw - Bronze

Some pics

Nifty pressies from Grandpa!


Wooden dinosaur puzzle Nana got for Koty for his bday.

New Book

Tonight's book is Zack's Alligator. He should fly through this one compared to his last one. It's only a 2.3.

K-2 starts Terra Nova testing tomorrow. Hope he concentrates and does well. We are going to bed early this week in preparation.

Ok a lil skeptical

I've been looking on the AR site to get the reading level of the books that Koty has been reading. I do this simply because it's a easy way to see and I know that's how the books in our library are leveled. The book he had this weekend is called "Too Many Babas". According to renlearn (the AR site) it's a 4.0 book!! It's marked as low grade level for interest but the reading of it is 4th grade. WTH?!?!? This is in the Kindergarten curriculum. NUTS!!! It is in the extending part but still, isn't that a bit much? Koty did read it but stumbled a lot more than normal. We had words like delicious, measured, spicy, character, and not to mention the names: Baba Edis, Basha, Yetta, Molka.

On another note...I think he's growing. He's about to eat me out of house and home. He's eaten 4 bowls of Reece's Puff, 2 bags of popcorn and 2 pancakes so far today.

Special Olympics

was today. Lanni took Bronze in the softball throw and Gold in the wheelchair race. Hoping that she brings them down next weekend so I can get some pics with them to post :)

More Surprises!

Krispy just called this afternoon to tell me that they are getting re-assigned in July and will be moving closer!! I'm so excited! It will still be about an 8-9 hr trip but that's TONS better than 20 hrs. They will also only be about 6 hrs from my mom, who is only 4 hrs from me, so when they go there to visit we can hop down and visit too!!

Koty is doing really well on his 2.9 book. I think there have maybe been 5 words so far that I've had to either help him with or make him stop and go back to look at it. He's doing so well and I just can't say enough about it. I'm an avid reader and hope that his early success in reading will instill that same feeling in him. I am PRAYING though that AR reading in school doesn't discourage him. Nothing like taking all the joy out of reading knowing that you have to take a test over every book you read.

And the results are in!

Dakota took the STAR test today and he tested at 1.7. So he's about a grade level ahead of where he should be. His range for reading tho is 1.7 to 2.7 which covers the range of books he's been reading.

His new book today is Frog and Toad Together which is a 2.9 book. We'll see how he does.

Well well well....

I've always loved kids. That's one reason I became a teacher. I have 3 younger siblings. Two of which I had quite the hand in raising. (I've also been blessed w/ 2 sisters in law.) I've always wanted to be a mother and so I am. I have a stepdaughter and a son who are most of my world. I also have always wanted to be an aunt. The kind of aunt that picks up her nieces and nephews and keeps them for sleepovers and takes them places. I have also been blessed in that area. I wanted nieces and nephews and now I have them. Seven of them to be exact and I found out TODAY that I have another on the way!! Unfortunately 3 of them (and the new one) live quite a ways away from me and I don't get to see them as often as I'd like. And whenever my brother decides to add to the mix, he is also a ways away. But still, I have them. I grew up with lots of cousins and am so fortunate that my children will be able to experience that as well. Lanni rolls her eyes every time I mention another one coming into the family but I know that some day she'll look back and be appreciative of the family and support she has.

I would personally love another child but I'm not sure that's in the stars for me. So to my siblings and siblings in law, I say, "Keep them coming! If I can't have them myself I'll live vicariously and just spoil yours!!!"

Sometimes...

I wonder if anyone is even reading this. I have 2 followers and I know there are others who are not signed up through blogger/gmail that might read but I really wonder if I'm just posting this out in cyberspace for no reason. Leave me some love if you're reading and want me to keep it up.

Koty's books

I haven't kept up w/ the list of Koty's books very well.
3-27-09 Dogs At Work 2.7
3-30-09 Addie's Bad Day 1.8
3-31-09 The Grandma Mix-up 2.7
4-6-09 Frog and Toad All Year 2.6

I need to check with his teacher again about STAR testing. I don't think she's done it yet. (mental note to self!)

Not much happening

We have one week down of MAP testing. I'm sick again. Didn't find much at the garage sales this weekend that I was so excited about. Life is just kinda blah. Here it is the first of April and feels colder than it did in February. I want to get out and play in the garden spot and practice T-ball and all those things but I just can't get well with the weather changing back and forth all the time! Pick a season and stay there already. Looking forward to warm (not hot) less windy days!