Navy is my favorite thing lately.
How cute is this story….
I was in Michaels, adn saw a really pretty piece of shiny silver paper on the sale table. I knew my little arts and crafts girl would love it, so I got it for her. When I gave it to her, she gasped because she thought it was so pretty. I figured she would puffy paint on it, or cut some hearts out of it. But I was wrong. Instead, she tore that piece of paper into about 60 pieces, and gave a piece out to anyone else she thought might like some.
She said she was just trying to let everyone have a piece of the pretty paper, so everyone could be happy.
By the end, the pieces were pretty tiny, but she said she had so many friends at school, that she had to make enough.
Then I wanted to go back and buy her 100 more sheets of that pretty paper.
Today is the day that Dash finally comes home.
Our family wasn’t complete without him, and the kids missed him like crazy.
So I went really late to the airport to get him.
He was so excited when he saw our car that he started clapping.
Navy begged to go to the airport, but I made her go to bed. But then surprised her and took her on a special date. Too bad that by the time we got Dash, she was in la la land, and we couldn’t get her to wake up.
When we got home, Scout groggily woke up to give his brother a hug.
And in the morning, I was dying over the three kids cuddling on the couch together.
You’ve got to love sibling love.
I know I do….and nothing makes me happier as a mom, than seeing it in full force.
As I watch Pippi follow Dash around like he is King Tut, I can’t wait to see their best friendship blossom.
But then I remember Navy following Scout around the same way.
And those best friends have blossomed all right.
Some days into magnificently bright sunflowers, and other days thorny weeds.
Navy was so excited to bring Abigail to this Thursday’s play date.
First stop…Yogurtland.
The big girls got their own table.
While the Pips was with me.
Unfortunately, she isn’t clean enough to get a yogurt, but really loves her sample cup of mini M&M’s.
Then we were off to Whole Foods, where I think every organic/yoga mother looked at me, like the white trash from the other side of the tracks.
And admittedly, I kinda am.
Scout truly thinks that Nate is his friend…way before Ka’s friend.
Proof?
Just today, Scout said, “Nate you are like a giant. And Ka is like a little ant. So smash her next time you see her, and then get normal size and come play with me.”
See what I mean!
Scout was so stoked on his bed-making skills, he wanted me to take a picture.
I was rather impressed how he incorporated every stuffed animal he could find.
But I am not totally sure if this made the room look nicer or a bit crazy.
Navy was in the car, and randomly asked us what phlegm was.
Scout said, “Navy, it tastes really bad, but feels really good in the back of your throat.”
Interesting stuff that boy comes up with.
Scout’s Teacher sent an Email to everyone that said, “You will only need to attend a parent/teacher conference if I am concerned about your child.”
I was surprised and horrified that I got the “I am concerned” Email two days later.
So I set the appointment and went in.
She had nothing but great things to say about him. I really was wondering when the “but” would come. Ten minutes into the conference, I was still hearing rave reviews.
And then…
“The state provides testing to see where each student is in terms of progress. Scout took the test in November, and was right at the 2nd grade level, exactly where he should be — especially considering that these tests are all in English, and he gets 80% less English than a standard student in California. That being said, he recently retook the test, and I am very, very worried. He has regressed.”
***I’ll put the thoughts I was having in my head in parenthesis.***
(Stinking lazy Scout…this meeting is a waste of my time.)
“The green is where the kids are just fine. And then there is the blue…which means I need to keep my eyes on that student. The yellow has me really worried as a teacher. And then there is the red!!!”
(I’m going to kill that kid! How far into the red is he?)
“I hate to tell you this….”
(He’s in the red.)
“He is in the red.”
(What a joker.)
Then I asked about the test, and how it is taken, how long it is, how it is monitored, and where and when.
Once I heard it was a 30 minute test in the computer lab, with the teacher peaking in every once in a while, I knew.
I asked to see the printout.
She first showed me November’s test scores.
And then the recent test score.
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Without hesitation, I scanned the printout for what I was looking for.
And I found it!
I guess 4 minutes and 14 seconds doesn’t get you in the green.
(This kid has it coming to him.)
She was embarrassed that she didn’t catch on to this sooner, and asked if I would be ok with him retaking it.
(Yes please!)
But I told her, “Yes, but not until I give him the lecture of his lifetime first.”
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Update: You’ll never guess who got well into the green on his test a week later!
Can I just say…I really dislike St. Pattys Day.
I feel like it is a newly made-up holiday. I never celebrated it as a kid, and to me….it seems like “mess day”.
But nonetheless, my kids love it.
THANK GOODNESS Micah does the leprechaun traps with them.
This year was a doozie.
All I know is that there was a lot of gold, and a rainbow.
They thought it was a slam dunk.
And at first…it seemed that way.
But Scout quickly realized that it was just a fake chocolate leprechaun.
He left behind a cute note to Navy’s artwork…”This is beautiful. -O’Connel the Leprechaun.”
And a ton of gold and silver.
And the kids cleaned up all of the loot.
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All while I cleaned up all of the stinking mess — that I personally made just a few hours before.
My mo took Dash to Utah to see Bella.
For the record — I do not approve of my kids being away from me. But with infertility stuff going on, I knew a surprise trip by Dash would be very exciting to Bella.
And, very exciting to Dash.
Because really….this has been a “how can we all spoil Dash” trip.
They spoil him by shopping trips and seeing NayNay.
They spoil him by huge egg breakfasts while watching cartoons.
They spoil him by letting him sleep with Bella, while Jon get the boot.
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But let’s be honest….look at the sneaking eye in the background. This is more like a spoil Bella trip. She loves every single second with her sidekick Sumo.
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