We are still alive and kicking - just very busy lately! I think of updating and then not quite sure what happens - I'm going to try to be better here!
I've started a tax class through H&R Block and have been going on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. I am hoping to get a part-time job with them come the Spring and tax time. I love doing taxes, so should be good and hopefully help us to get some extra money. I have sure been learning some interesting things and it's been quite exciting.
The kids are doing well in school and everyone is staying healthy - so that is good. I attended a meeting at school today to renew Peyton's IEP for his speech therapy and they reported remarkable improvements in his speech from when he began last year - which we already knew and we are so proud of him. The meeting was with his speech teacher, his Kindergarten teacher and the principal. Mrs. Butler, the principal, said that she gets such a kick out of Peyton when she sees him. She said there are a couple little guys that sit with him at lunch and Peyton has them laughing all the time. He will say something totally silly and these boys will just laugh and laugh. Mrs. Butler said it's the craziest thing - but that Peyton knows how to make others laugh and as I always say - will enjoy life to the fullest!
I stopped by Hunter's class to say hello to his teacher after the meeting and we visited for a short bit. She said she was just getting ready to send me an e-mail about Hunter and something he recently did in class. There is a little boy, Peyton, who was also in his kindergarten class, who has a lot of difficulty in class. I think his permanent seat is by himself at the front of the room and Ms. Ash said that he barely has any friends because he acts up so much and the other kids. Hunter came to Ms. Ash the other day and asked her if it would be okay if he talked to Peyton and worked on a plan to improve his behavior - she told him to go for it! My little Hunter, he is quite the mature little one. Well, he talked to Peyton and I guess he completed his first assignment in two weeks and turned it in after Hunter helped him. I couldn't be more proud of Hunter. I asked him about it when I got home and he said, I just want to help him mom. Go Hunter!
Speaking of Hunter, he received Student of the Month for Integrity. They are having an awards ceremony on Friday. He told me that another little boy in his class was upset because Hunter received this award and that Hunter received one last year too - last year was responsibility. I guess Kyle felt like it wasn't fair to have received another award - I couldn't be more proud of Hunter!
Aubrey and Tanner are both doing good - keeping their dad company during the day while the rest of us are at school or work. Aubrey has been going to dance on Monday evenings and truly loves it. I asked her the other day if she wanted to take a little break from it and she said - no way! We may have a little ballerina on our hands.
I think that's about all for now...I will try to keep up a little more often!
Dawn
