fun week...

Jewel refused to wear tights this week. She cried and said, "don't want the big slippery socks, get the little socks!" Later she informed me that she has a baby in her tummy! Too funny! Trevor said he learned to "dial 611 in case of an demergency" and that "Kenny the Shark" (a show on discovery kids) is 'the bomb'", exact words! ha ha. The best/worst thing we heard this week was when Jewel told me, "I not a baby, mama, I big." We also went on a field trip with Taylor and the homeschool group to Petco. Now, we are trying to convince Taylor that he doesn't need a pet tarantula and trying to convince Dad that we really want a rat or two. We also played three days of our new game. We are still working on the manual, but the game is really sorting itself out nicely. Taylor loves it, but he keeps trying to make it super complex, and I have to keep requesting that we keep somewhat simple. He has really great ideas though, and never fails to amaze me. We still have to finish the new board, so we just started playing on the old one. The "battles" and "skirmishes" are going well, but I want to tweak the scoring system. Saturday was "make a mess" day, while I tried to focus on homework, now I still have homework to finish and I have to clean the house. And then, there's this (in reverse order)...

just time for a tidbit...

so, taylor was evaluated and we've been told he is working at a ninth grade level overall. he is higher in math and lower in writing, but... of course, that is great, but i wonder what it really means. it is irrelevant really, will he be ready for college one day? yes, does college in any way represent "learning"? hmmm. i wonder, but regardless, college is what it is and he will have to be ready and able to handle it, because it isn't going to change. i am confident he will be ready and able in time to go when he is ready. oooh, look, a twisty sentence. ha ha also worth noting for posterity, there is a fridge full of healthy meal options for the week, and all of my "due" homework (and midterm) are finished. so, i am studying and cleaning, and glad that the babies are safe and happy at mimi and big daddy's. i hope i can get all the important cleaning finished, because the week runs more smoothly that way. (this is pretty much the continuous mindset anymore, keep the machine well-oiled) i have also registered for next semester, and i am so proud of my restraint. i have two science and two math classes that i really must take to stay on track, but i wanted to take spanish 2, also. it will be fresh in my head and i just hate to wait, but i have decided to study the online exercises on my own until next fall and take it then, because i know trent will be so busy at work this semester. i only have three classes planned then anyway. it also allows taylor to study with me longer before i have to focus on passing the class, too. i will have to pay to have the online account extended, but i won't need a new book, and i can work on the current account for one year with or without a professor. hopefully this will allow next semester to be manageable as far as homework is concerned. it is really hard not to just cram the class in and get it over with, but i'll force myself to make this sacrifice for the sake of my family. at least i am still in "heaven" with two math classes and i finally get to take biology with dr. brannan, i have been looking forward to this. ok, enough nerd talk (trent has been singing "she's a super geek, super geek,she's super geeky, owww" at me for days) and on to cleaning, oh and The Game (taylor would wait no more, understandably). i'll blog about it soon.