A Bit of Cyn

So it’s the last day of NaBloPoMo. But, I think I like at least TRYING to write something every day. It’s nice to be able to look back on it. The content may some times be fluff, but I’ll try to get a substantial post in once in a while.

If you’ve started reading, please don’t leave!

I’ve had a pretty awful day, so I’m not really in the mood to post. When things improve, I’ll come back and post something that might be worth reading.

Can’t write right now. Will write later. Gotta get a post in today! BBL (be back later).

I cannot wait to be done with my Christmas shopping. I am so close. I thought I was just about done, but Dale went and bought what we bought him for his gift. So, we’ll have to return it and start shopping for something else. (What a loser! )

But, I’m off to the outlet stores tomorrow for a little shopping. A friend of mine are dropping the kids at daycare then heading out for a little shopping. I am so excited! I’m hoping to find some great deals for the kids and some for myself as well. It would be great to find those last few gift as well. I just want to be done already.

Wish me luck on the shopping trip!

For those of you (all one of you) who may have read my earlier post regarding my family, this will make more sense to you. Everyone else may be a bit lost.

We went to my parents this evening to celebrate Thanksgiving (late) and my nephew and dad’s bdays. It was an interesting evening. Both SILs talked most of the time, only to each other. They both acted quite tense with my parents, and with half of the siblings.

I had to chase my kids around to make sure they didn’t “do anything” to my nephew. (He turned one earlier this month, so he’s about 6 months younger than Drew. Yet, I’m a “bad” parent if I don’t chase him around to be sure he doesn’t touch nephew’s face, hug him to hard, sit on him, or take his toy. We all know kids do these things; it doesn’t make the kid bad, or the parent bad. It just IS.)

Sophia made a comment about nephew looking like a girl because his hair is long. She told SIL that boys have short hair and girl have long hair. SIL just went silent and turned away from Sophia. Um, do you remember that she’s THREE? She’s trying to categorize things and make some sense of the world. She’s not saying it to offend you or nephew. She’s just stating what her observations are of the world. Give me a break, woman!

Oh, and, SIL and brother didn’t even thank us for the gift we gave nephew. We’ll see if they send a thank you card, but I highly doubt it. (I’m such a pessimist.)

Ron and I were both ready to leave. Things were just too tense and strange. I don’t even like getting together with my family any more. Why does everyone have to be so judgemental?! *sigh*

Now to just get through Christmas…

Well, not exactly. But I did paint today! We now have one room (out of 11) that is a color other than cream. And it feels great. I started with Sophia’s room. It went from cream to lavendar. It’s very vibrant! I’m not a huge fan of purple, but she is and it matched her wall hangings we had. I’m really happy with how well it turned out. I could sit in her room for hours feeling happy. (The color is that vibrant. It just makes me feel happy.)

I’m now waiting for a week when I don’t have any work to do. Then I’ll tackle Drew’s. I think we’re going to do a green of some sort in his room. I have to pick the color still. But after seeing Phia’s room, I want something bright and happy. The kids bathroom will be after Drew’s, and it’ll be a sunny yellow. It feels so good to do this. It makes the house feel more like our house. We’ve lived here for over 2 years and have lived with this cream the whole time. Now we get to pick colors we like and make it feel like home.

The best news? Phia LOVES her pink and purple room! (Her curtains are pink. And they look fantastic against the lavendar walls!)

ETA: This was actually written, and posted, on Nov. 25. For some reason I cannot figure out how to change the date. I’ve tried doing it in the admin section, but it just won’t work. Anyone have suggestions?!

I missed a day. How did it happen?

I went to Sophia’s conference at daycare yesterday. (Yes, it still makes me laugh that they have conferences this young. But honestly, I like it. I get some good information.) All went very well, which is what I expected since I talk with the teachers on a daily basis. But here are some things I learned:

— She’s ready to start reading! (Holy cow!) They said she is very visual and can recognize everyone in the classrooms name. I asked how to start the reading process, and they told me to have a card with a word on it (like “cow”) then put a cow on the card and tell her “cow.” They told me not to do it phoenetically because she is so visual it’ll just screw her up.

— She holds a pencil correctly! Again, I’m surprised. I knew she held it close to correct, but she does it all the way. They suggested I get a little tray and put colored sand in it. I should write a letter in the sand with my finger, and have her trace it. It’ll expose her to writing her letters, and give her the experience with texture.

— She is very compassionate. They have a girl in her room with a genetic defect that causes tubes in grow in her heart and lungs. She’s had many surgeries, and her development is that of an 18 month old. Apparently Sophia is great with her. She helps her in the activities, and knows enough to move away if the girl starts hitting her. (Instead of running to the teacher to tell on her.) She actively plays with her and helps her. I’m so proud!

— She is a great helper in the classroom. She’ll help clean up even before asked. (Now, why doesn’t she do this at home?)

— She’s the comedian in the classroom. She comes up with random statements that crack them up. (I know this, but wasn’t sure if others felt the same way. After all, I’m a bit biased as she IS my daughter!)

All in all, they said she’s a joy to have in their classroom and will miss her next year when she moves to pre-school. I’m so glad and so proud of who she is. I hope she continues with all of the above.

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Dale and I went to see Bo*rat tonight. Ron wasn’t interested so he volunteered to watch the kids. I wasn’t sure what I’d think of the movie based on different reviews I’d heard. Now that I’ve seen it, I have to say it was pretty funny.

I know some people have said that he was being mean-spirited, and he does break some social conventions. However, after seeing the movie, most of it had to have been set up. Seriously. They act pretty well that it is difficult to tell, but there are some scenes that would have had to have been set up for safety. Maybe some weren’t, like when he’s just talking with people, but others are definitely (like the scene with Pam*ela Ander*son).

Still, I walked out of there laughing. And still laughing when I think about it. I hope people aren’t seriously offended by the movie. I do believe it was done in humor. I would never do/say some of the things he did, but that’s true in most of the movies I see. So all in all, it was pretty funny and I do recommended it.