Our school has "Right to Read Week" coming up and the theme this year is the Circus. The Librarian asked me a simple question, "Do you have or know how to ride a unicycle?"
Unfortunately I do not own my own unicycle, but through some question asking I know have two borrowed unicycles and a week to learn to ride. One friend questioned my intentions that this was for school, but this is indeed for school.
I am excited at learning how to ride a unicycle, as it is one of those things I can put on the resume. I am sure there will be pictures and I will update how it all goes down (hopefully not me on the pavement) later next week. Plus I have added guy incentive, one of the unicycle owners said, "I don't think he will be able to do it." I am just thinking that the person was being a motivator because anytime you tell a guy he can't, won't, unable to do something it only means "Yes I CAN!"
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Growing Overnight
The kids spent the night at the grandparents house recently. It had barely been 24 hours from when I dropped them off to picking them up. I walk in and see the Boy and the only thing I could think of is, "Did you get taller?"
When my AGW got home from work she said the same thing. So I had him stand against the wall, marked his height, and got the tape measure to see how tall he was. Not quite 7 1/2 years old and the kid is a little over 4' 4" tall.
Granted all his school pants look like capris at this point, but i figured part of that was them shrinking in the wash until I had put the new pair on him. The new pair (which was bought as a backup for when the holes in the knees started) was still too short, not as short as the older worn pants but above the ankle. So now I need to find pants that have a size 6 waist with a size 8 leg length. I realize there is adjustable waist but you can only pull that elastic so far until it breaks.
When my AGW got home from work she said the same thing. So I had him stand against the wall, marked his height, and got the tape measure to see how tall he was. Not quite 7 1/2 years old and the kid is a little over 4' 4" tall.
Granted all his school pants look like capris at this point, but i figured part of that was them shrinking in the wash until I had put the new pair on him. The new pair (which was bought as a backup for when the holes in the knees started) was still too short, not as short as the older worn pants but above the ankle. So now I need to find pants that have a size 6 waist with a size 8 leg length. I realize there is adjustable waist but you can only pull that elastic so far until it breaks.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
It is 6:20am on a Sunday!
It is 6:20am on a Sunday and both kids are awake. Why? I wish I knew.
Any day during the school week it can be difficult at best to get the kids up and ready for school. So far this morning I have been asked to play several times, refereed one dispute and watched one not to exciting episode of Jake and the Neverland Pirates. I can almost guarantee that Monday morning the Boy will say he is tired and the Girl will need to be pulled out of bed doing the clingy whine and grab the entire morning.
Well as I type this, it is time to settle another dispute.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Opposites
The kids are playing opposites quite often these days. Saturday was Movie Night at home and the kids could not agree on any movie - the Boy would say yes to a movie and that would immediately elicit a "NO" response from the Girl and vice-versa.
Finally after a back and forth we were going to each pick a movie put it into a hat and draw one, although I think the process would have been lost on the Girl but it was something. I then picked Despicable Me and suddenly there was agreement. Granted I think that option was given with a positive and negative reaction which leads to me to the theory that the kids were either trying to make our heads explode or remind us why our two wonderful children were enough.
In other news around the house, the Boy is playing basketball. He is having fun and plays good defense but doesn't realize he needs to get closer to the basket as he doesn't quite have the strength for the three pointers yet. The Girl is very much into playing Mom or Teacher these days, I think it is mostly as she wants to be in charge - ahh, who am I kidding she is in charge. My AGW and I are trying to paint and redecorate our bedroom which will be great, it is just the fact that I know doubly hate wall paper, both putting it up and taking it down. There is a border that I put up and being like my Father I was going to be sure it stayed up there and now I am cussing it out trying to get it down.
Finally after a back and forth we were going to each pick a movie put it into a hat and draw one, although I think the process would have been lost on the Girl but it was something. I then picked Despicable Me and suddenly there was agreement. Granted I think that option was given with a positive and negative reaction which leads to me to the theory that the kids were either trying to make our heads explode or remind us why our two wonderful children were enough.
In other news around the house, the Boy is playing basketball. He is having fun and plays good defense but doesn't realize he needs to get closer to the basket as he doesn't quite have the strength for the three pointers yet. The Girl is very much into playing Mom or Teacher these days, I think it is mostly as she wants to be in charge - ahh, who am I kidding she is in charge. My AGW and I are trying to paint and redecorate our bedroom which will be great, it is just the fact that I know doubly hate wall paper, both putting it up and taking it down. There is a border that I put up and being like my Father I was going to be sure it stayed up there and now I am cussing it out trying to get it down.
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