I went to Huntingdon today and put my tent up in my classroom. I am feeling a little more at home the more of my stuff I put up. I still have so much to do. I am taking it little by little and eventually it will be the feeling I want for 4th graders to be excited! I need an inviting environment for myself too...I am more like these kids than I may need to admit. haha
BIG GIRL BED...
I cannot believe Chloe Jo is old enough to be in a big girl bed. Where has the time gone???? I finally convinced David last week that she was big enough to take the rail off of her baby bed and convert it into a toddler day bed. She loves to hang out in it. As it turns out she really likes to sleep in it too:) Now if we can just master the potty...whew.
Little girls are dramatic...our little girl can be overly dramatic. I have no idea where she gets this???!! She has always loved taking a bath. She has bath colors and things that she plays when she goes "swimming". David usually bathes her.
We knew something had spooked her at Granny and Papa's house in the tub the night before but had no idea how crazy her imagination had gone with it. Drain gurgling=new phobia
All I could hear was crazy crying and David yelling in his patient and calm voice to stop that. When I entered the bathroom, Chloe Jo was hanging on the side of the tub with her feet in the air SCREAMING..."Don't let me go down the draim, mama!"
David was visibly stressed. Sweat was pouring off of him and he was breathing really hard. His way of dealing with her new fear was to let her face it head-on. (kinda like my dad's approach to teach me to swim...just throw me in the water...which is a whole other issue to blog about) Anyway...so, he just pulls the drain and tries to talk to her about the water being the only thing going down.
On to Plan B. We agreed that maybe the best way to deal with this issue was to NOT pull the drain while she was standing in the tub the next night. He would stand her by the tub and together they would pull the drain and watch the water go out as he talked to her calmly and comforted her.
Plan C. I am pretty sure Chloe Jo has no future plans of bathing. Tonight should be interesting. She did not feel comfort. This is going to get ugly I am afraid. I'm thinking David will just throw her in tonight! ha
RIDICULOUS...
My husband sent this photo to me from his break today. Jenna has started calling him "Nemo" since his latest H2O kick. Very funny...
MY NEW BULLETIN BOARD IDEA...
Innovative way to use sight words...ha ONLY KIDDING about this:)
JAPANESE BEETLES...
These things are literally feasting on all of my flowers! They eat more than three meals a day, too. I am trying to keep everything sprayed. I managed to make a few photos before they cleaned their plates yesterday. You know, if it isn't weeds its beetles... or bermuda grass! UGH! Something is always trying to get in my Kool-Aid around here. Gotta go out and inspect the situation...enjoy this sunshine, friends.
I had posted these last 2 before and they have really gotten pretty! Can you tell I love pink???
Gosh...this could be my most random post yet. Happy Thursday everyone!
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