With the Holiday Season fast approaching it seems a cruel joke to me that the last two months for my family and friends has been completely marred by loss... The first was the Beggining of October with the loss of my husbands great Aunt Rose, followed about 20 days later by my Great Aunt Edna.. a few Days after that my husbands Great Aunt Isabelle Passed away. I hoped desperatly that that would be the end. These women where all well on in years and lived long and filled lives, each touching the lives of their families in so many ways.
Unfortunatly the morning after the Last funeral we read in the paper that a friend from High School had succumbed after 25 long and incredible years of life to the Cystic Fibrosis that had always been a part of her life. The loss was huge as Jill touched every life she came in contact with, she was a true Earth Bound Angel and will continue to be an Angel in Heaven as well. A few days after that a friend told me that a far to young to go young women we went to School with when I lived in Ohio had been brutally murdered. I ask you .. is it over yet??? No, my mother called me to tell me that My Wonderful Uncle Doug has passed away from the Cancer he had been fighting for sometime.. My Uncle Doug was an Incredible man. He could make you laugh in just a few minutes time and convince even the biggest skeptic to just give it a try.. ( Hence the reason he once convinced me to try an Olive with an M&M inside it.. BTW>. DONTDO IT! ) but he was a loving Caring, Father, Husband, Brother, Uncle and Marine that the world will be missing for many years to come. The good news is he did something not everyone manages to do.. He made a mark. He touched lives and will be remembered forever for the lives he changed. I Hope someday when I get to the end of my road people can say the same about me. Here is an Article that was posted in the paper my Uncle was the Publisher of.. Please Check it out.. Read about the great man that is now a Great Angel.. Publisher Doug Fetzer loses fight with cancer
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Same as it once was!
About 15 months ago A's cousin was living in town and she would spend weekends with us very often. Lots of time she would stay with us Saturday night and then Sunday she would wake up and go to church with my MIL and then back to her own home.. Well she moved away in July of 2005 and we hadn't seen her since then. This past friday she came home for a visit.. She came back very grown up from the 12 year old who moved.. she is now 13 and even more beautiful than she was when she left and has grown at least 6 inches... It was nice having her here.. and definatly brought back memories of how life was for a while when at 7:45 this morning I was awoken by the phone ringing with my MIL Calling to say she was on her way to get J and cousin since J worked at 8 and cousin was going to church with MIL like old times.. Of course this meant rush rush with Jason and Cousin both heading off out the door in a somewhat unreadied state.. but still getting out which was the main goal.. Yep.. our house was a big flasback to what came once before.. it was nice.. despite the hurried frenzy and the bedheads that went off to their daytime rountines.. it was a pleasent weekend visit with a much missed cousin!~
Saturday, September 23, 2006
You Do Realize You Are Getting Paid Right???
This week the bane of my life is people who seem to not understand that they are getting paid for work.. If you have a job.. why not work your hours so you get paid.. Do you just want to be able to say I am scheduled to work such and such hours this week??? J is always being called in early or kept late at work cause someone else wants to leave early or not come in at all.. Do they not realize that the point of having a job is to make money???? If you are scheduled 10 hours and you only work 2.. what the heck is the point of having a job..Do you just like to say>. Hey.. I work at such and such place??? Its nuts... I am continually amazed.. Then.. when J does work the extra hours.. people are like.. why are you working so much.. Don't you hate being at work.. Yes.. I am not really fond of being at work he replies.. but you do realize you GET PAID?? to work right.. Sure the other employees poor work ethic sure helps money on our end.. ( like the week J had 53 hours.. ) .. but whats the point really.. why have a job if you are going to do everything you can not to go and get paid..
Its not even just the little teengagers my hubby works with Either.. A's new TSS seems to subscribe to this theory of work as well.. Thursday night she was supposed to see A from 3:30-8:00 well we cut it down to 6-8 because thsi was her second week with him and the first week was something less than great so I wanted to get a chance to see how she worked with him before sending them off alone.. and I wanted to get to know her before I let her drive A around.. Anyway.. I told her til 8 because our scout meeting runs til 7:30.. but it takes til 8 to get cleaned up and out of there and that period of time between 7:30 and 8 is often a time where a meltown happpens.. this week she took off at about 7:40 without really so much as a goodbye or a hey.. I am no longer going to be here to supervise your childs interactions.. and OF COURSE>. we where out of there about 10 minutes after she headed out the door and had a meltdown on the way to the car. .. Had she been there she could have seen what happens and how we can better deal with them and keep them from happening.. but nope.. SHE WAS GONE! SO Again I ask. You People Do Realize You Get Paid For Work RIGHT????
Its not even just the little teengagers my hubby works with Either.. A's new TSS seems to subscribe to this theory of work as well.. Thursday night she was supposed to see A from 3:30-8:00 well we cut it down to 6-8 because thsi was her second week with him and the first week was something less than great so I wanted to get a chance to see how she worked with him before sending them off alone.. and I wanted to get to know her before I let her drive A around.. Anyway.. I told her til 8 because our scout meeting runs til 7:30.. but it takes til 8 to get cleaned up and out of there and that period of time between 7:30 and 8 is often a time where a meltown happpens.. this week she took off at about 7:40 without really so much as a goodbye or a hey.. I am no longer going to be here to supervise your childs interactions.. and OF COURSE>. we where out of there about 10 minutes after she headed out the door and had a meltdown on the way to the car. .. Had she been there she could have seen what happens and how we can better deal with them and keep them from happening.. but nope.. SHE WAS GONE! SO Again I ask. You People Do Realize You Get Paid For Work RIGHT????
Friday, September 08, 2006
Yay! We are making it!
Today marks the 8th Day of School and so Far things are going great, A loves his teacher and that helps A TON she really seems to understand him. She has put him near people who he recognizes to make him more comfortable.. He is on an end desk so that he doesn't feel trapped in the middle.. All Is great in school land.. I had meet the teacher this week for him and I went in and listened to what the teacher had to say.. She sounds like she is really as excited for this year as the kids are which is wonderful. As I said this is her first full year with her own classroom and she is really striving to make it great.. I think she can do it..She is really helpful with all the kids and seems to really have a grasp of A's Asperger' s Related weaknesses. So far she has walked A down the bridge when School is out to make sure he can find me which is great since he gets lost and confused in the mix of 3 grades and all their parents that release from his door this year..
In other news I found out yesterday that A's therapy agency has finally secured another TSS for him.. I am sad to see the old one go as she was wonderful beyond words.. but we are looking forward to the new one.. She will meet with us Next Wednesday so that we can meet her before our years first Scouting Meeting and then Thursday night its into the Fire for her.. lol.. and I don't even mean that figuratively .. Last year at our Fall Roundup ( our first Cub Scout Meeting of the year) I heard the screaming of FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT coming from down the hall way.. Low and behold when I get down there.. there is my tiny, smaller than normal size 6 year old attempting to beat the snot out of some giant 11 year old.. Thank the Gods the other kids had parents who taught him not to punch the crap out of the crazy little kids... I don't know what posesses my child sometimes..Ok.. well.. maybe I do.. but I wonder somedays if he doesn't think he is untouchable.. He said that time that the problem was the kid didnt follow the rules of the Yu Gi Oh game the other kids where playing.. DANG.. you resort to fists over something like that.. We have a LOOONG way to go kid.. Thankfully the year did get a bit better.. I think 5 meltdowns out of the 30 or so total meetings which isn't great.. but its better than every meeting...
And Finally, I am finishing up by saying I am heading out this weekend to run a booth for the Scouts at a Local Festival.. we will be gone most of the day Friday, Saturday and Sunday.. Friday it will just be Me and A going from our Household as J has to work.. but the other twos days it will be all Three of us as J has requested those days off and Thankfully got them.. So, To anyone out there. Have a good weekend...Enjoy the last little bits of summer that are hanging on by a thread!
In other news I found out yesterday that A's therapy agency has finally secured another TSS for him.. I am sad to see the old one go as she was wonderful beyond words.. but we are looking forward to the new one.. She will meet with us Next Wednesday so that we can meet her before our years first Scouting Meeting and then Thursday night its into the Fire for her.. lol.. and I don't even mean that figuratively .. Last year at our Fall Roundup ( our first Cub Scout Meeting of the year) I heard the screaming of FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT coming from down the hall way.. Low and behold when I get down there.. there is my tiny, smaller than normal size 6 year old attempting to beat the snot out of some giant 11 year old.. Thank the Gods the other kids had parents who taught him not to punch the crap out of the crazy little kids... I don't know what posesses my child sometimes..Ok.. well.. maybe I do.. but I wonder somedays if he doesn't think he is untouchable.. He said that time that the problem was the kid didnt follow the rules of the Yu Gi Oh game the other kids where playing.. DANG.. you resort to fists over something like that.. We have a LOOONG way to go kid.. Thankfully the year did get a bit better.. I think 5 meltdowns out of the 30 or so total meetings which isn't great.. but its better than every meeting...
And Finally, I am finishing up by saying I am heading out this weekend to run a booth for the Scouts at a Local Festival.. we will be gone most of the day Friday, Saturday and Sunday.. Friday it will just be Me and A going from our Household as J has to work.. but the other twos days it will be all Three of us as J has requested those days off and Thankfully got them.. So, To anyone out there. Have a good weekend...Enjoy the last little bits of summer that are hanging on by a thread!
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
The Bookbag is Packed
A's clothes are ready for tomorrow.. His bookbag is packed with his pencils and erasers and money for lunch, all thats left to do is get up in the morning and go.. Today was a long day but not a too bad one.. We had therapy this afternoon and had planned to go out to eat this evening with my in laws.. well.. about a half hour before therapy A says my finger hurts.. I walk over and dang it if his finger doesnt have a huge bump on it swollen to the size of his finger and yellow tinged.. So off we go straight to the drs.. turns out he pulled on a piece of loose skin and it got infected.. so Antibiotics for that.. Then off to Therapy.. we where 15 minutes late but it was ok.. after that Inlaws decided th ey didnt want to go to dinner.. thats fine.. I called my parents :) they wanted to go.. It was agreat meal.. and a nice change of pace from the usual.. we never get to go out with them and it was a fun meal and a good end to the summer vacation.. Will post again tomorrow if I get a chance with back to school pictures and a update of the day!
Monday, August 28, 2006
2nd Grade here we come..
Today is August 28th, Summer is ending for the school kids and we are only 2 days away from our first day of second grade. This year is being entered into with a mixed feeling of excitement and nervousness. Our teacher for this school year is brand new to having her own classroom. But she is a very well liked and respected teacher both by the students ( she subbed at the school last year for the last part of the year ) and by the parents and teachers. She was recommended as the best choice for my son by his teacher last year who has a very wonderful grasp on what he needs out of the world. I am looking foward to next year. I have been told that a teacher always remembers her first class no matter how many years she has been teaching.. I Hope my son can help make her first year great and I hope she can help continue his growth as a student and a person. We have some IEP issues I think that will need to be addressed in the year to come. Speech Therapy being a main one as he will no longer be recieving it at Easter Seals because his health insurance has decidecd that they feel he is no longer in need of the services they evaluate for . His speech issues are mainly Pragmatic and they don't really evaluate for that.
Some other things going on, We have recently finanalized all our plans for our coming scouting year and are looking forward to lots of fun plans.. I will try hard to post pics and details along the way.. So that you can share our fun with us.. . Also in the final stage of planning is A's therapy schedule for the fall.. it is in no where near as hectic as last year.. but will still involve 5 therapies.. Physical Therapy, OT in the water, OT on the land, Behavioral Therapy and TSS Therapies..
Some other things going on, We have recently finanalized all our plans for our coming scouting year and are looking forward to lots of fun plans.. I will try hard to post pics and details along the way.. So that you can share our fun with us.. . Also in the final stage of planning is A's therapy schedule for the fall.. it is in no where near as hectic as last year.. but will still involve 5 therapies.. Physical Therapy, OT in the water, OT on the land, Behavioral Therapy and TSS Therapies..
Hello, and Welcome
Hi, For those of you that are here for the first time and don't know me I am V... I am going to try to stick with intials for the safety of myself and my family. To those who know me it won't matter.. to those who don't sorry .. its not that I don't trust you.. but well.. Safety is always a plus.
I am a 27 year old mother of one child, here named A. He has an wonderful personality. Is handsome as they come, is heading into second grade is a wolf cub in Cub Scouts and has a Autism Spectrum Disorder called Asperger's .. I put them in that order because none of them are more of less important than the others.. but none of them are stand alone definitions of him..
I am a stay at home mother .. partly because of necessity. partly because its just how it has to be for now.. My Husband .. Here named J is a restaurant Manager and good at his job even if he doesnt always belive he is.. He is also involved in Scouting and has Earned the Rank of Eagle Scout. He is my sons packs Cubmaster and really enjoys being involved in this wonderful program..
I am a 27 year old mother of one child, here named A. He has an wonderful personality. Is handsome as they come, is heading into second grade is a wolf cub in Cub Scouts and has a Autism Spectrum Disorder called Asperger's .. I put them in that order because none of them are more of less important than the others.. but none of them are stand alone definitions of him..
I am a stay at home mother .. partly because of necessity. partly because its just how it has to be for now.. My Husband .. Here named J is a restaurant Manager and good at his job even if he doesnt always belive he is.. He is also involved in Scouting and has Earned the Rank of Eagle Scout. He is my sons packs Cubmaster and really enjoys being involved in this wonderful program..
Friday, January 06, 2006
Copied Over Journals From 2006
January 1st 2006
Somedays it seems like its such a hassle to get these pages updated and posted. I enjoy sharing pictures so I keep doing this site in order to that. But man pulling the files up and editing them etc. Anyway, The New Year is starting off already and we are getting ready for Alex's birthday and his birthday party. Christmas was nice as was my birthday. We enjoyed getting to see all our family members especially the ones who live so far away now
January 15th 2006
This year has been going great so far. Alex went back to school the first week of the month and despite being sick halfway through the week he made a full recovery by Friday the 6th so that he was able to fully enjoy his birthday. The next day he had his birthday party which went off wonderfully and he had a great time with his friends. They where he for three hours and watched movies ate pizza and played with the toys. I think it was a good party.
January 15th 2006
Nothing much going on here, Birthday parties are over for the time being. Back to school everyday. Though we do have a long weekend this weekend for Martin Luther King Day. Alex gets school pictures next week and then the book fair is the week after that.. and the yearbook orders are due as well ... I forgot that at his school its the months after Christmas where all they want is money money money.. lol..
February 20th 2006
Not much to say today but I have a great website to pass along. Its run by a wonderful father who is helping spread the word about Autism Awareness please.. check it out.. buy a pin help spread the message so that someday there may be a cure.. http://www.buttonsandmore.com
February 20th 2006
Loads going on here right now, School was out for a 4 day weekend so We are just enjoying ourselfs.. Alex wanted to See Curious George so we went saturday and REALLY enjoyed it .. Yesterday was his cousins birthday and he had lots of fun there.. She is 4 now, so hard to believe. Alex is doing good in school. He loves Math especially but is doing good in other areas as well and enjoys getting to be with his friends at school.
Somedays it seems like its such a hassle to get these pages updated and posted. I enjoy sharing pictures so I keep doing this site in order to that. But man pulling the files up and editing them etc. Anyway, The New Year is starting off already and we are getting ready for Alex's birthday and his birthday party. Christmas was nice as was my birthday. We enjoyed getting to see all our family members especially the ones who live so far away now
January 15th 2006
This year has been going great so far. Alex went back to school the first week of the month and despite being sick halfway through the week he made a full recovery by Friday the 6th so that he was able to fully enjoy his birthday. The next day he had his birthday party which went off wonderfully and he had a great time with his friends. They where he for three hours and watched movies ate pizza and played with the toys. I think it was a good party.
January 15th 2006
Nothing much going on here, Birthday parties are over for the time being. Back to school everyday. Though we do have a long weekend this weekend for Martin Luther King Day. Alex gets school pictures next week and then the book fair is the week after that.. and the yearbook orders are due as well ... I forgot that at his school its the months after Christmas where all they want is money money money.. lol..
February 20th 2006
Not much to say today but I have a great website to pass along. Its run by a wonderful father who is helping spread the word about Autism Awareness please.. check it out.. buy a pin help spread the message so that someday there may be a cure.. http://www.buttonsandmore.com
February 20th 2006
Loads going on here right now, School was out for a 4 day weekend so We are just enjoying ourselfs.. Alex wanted to See Curious George so we went saturday and REALLY enjoyed it .. Yesterday was his cousins birthday and he had lots of fun there.. She is 4 now, so hard to believe. Alex is doing good in school. He loves Math especially but is doing good in other areas as well and enjoys getting to be with his friends at school.
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Pictures
These are all pictures that went with the journal entries I moved over from my personal site journal and Alex's grade level journal that I had from 2004-2006
Sunday, May 01, 2005
Journal Posts 2005 May - December
May 25th 2005
Well, I had to change the name of the page because in just a few days Alex will no longer be a Kindergarten student.. WOW! I can hardly believe the year is almost over. In the last month he has had two field trips and is now getting ready for Kindergarten Graduation! I will add pictures afterwards.. its on the 1st.
June 1st 2005
Today was a VERY big day here.. Alex graduated from Kindergarten... He was kinda sad and very excited.. they sang songs.. and said a poem.. read us a story.. showed a slide show, that was made for them by a 6th grader.. and then called each of the kids names. .. It was a very special time and we are VERY proud of Alex.. :)
June 25th 2005
It has been a while since I have been able to update. BUT.. with Good reason.. a few day after Alex's graduation was the last day of school :) He is on his way to first grade.. His new teachers name is Mrs. Manley. Alex is very excited as he has friends that will be with him next year .. After Graduation we got our stuff ready to leave town to go to South Carolina for my brothers graduation from USMC Boot Camp.. OOHRAH! that was wonderful.. .. he is a changed guy.. in a great way.. While we where down there Alex also got to see the ocean for the first time.. He loved it.. We came home from there on Saturday the 18th and then we got ready for Cub Scout Day Camp that was this week that just ended.. We had a great time.. Alex got to shoot arrows in Archery and Bb Guns.. and make crafts! Now.. we are sunburned and exhausted,. but we are having a great summer so far! :)
June 25th 2005
Today is the first free day I have had in what seems like forever. The week of the 13th we left for SC and spent the whole week there and left on Saturday the 18th.. Then we came home and got ready for Day Camp.. :) Alex had a great time doing that.. BUT man.. are we all worn out from all the constant stuff the last two weeks have brought.. This week we have nothing major going on.. But next week we have plans for a ballgame on the 4th of July.. and then the week after that Alex is registered for a session of Penn State Kids Kollege! :) I think he will really like that,,..I will put some pictures on here from our trip as well :) Enjoy
Aug 12th 2005
Back to School Plans are in full swing... Clothes to get ... The perfect book bag to find.. stuff.. stuff.. lol :) Cub Scouts will be starting up full swing very soon.. We had a beginning of the year meeting and corn boil last week.. It was nice to get some information and speak to some people before we start full tilt this year.. This last week or so was a fun one.. we had two family reunions and a surprise 80th birthday party for my grandmother :) that was really fun.. I think she was really greatful for it.. to get to see all her kids and grandkids and whatnot.. so that was nice... putting a picture at the side of her whispering to alex.. lol..
Lots of things happening here lately. ~ Last week Alex went to the Dentist and while he was there he had the Dentist pull out his wiggly tooth.. and then again today he lost ANOTHER one.. bringing the grand total of teeth lost to 4 :) ~Also, He also had an eye doctors appointment this week.. his vision is doing well.. and his appt was scheduled for another 6 months from now.. He also got new glasses as his where falling apart and could not last anylonger..~Alex had a bug at our family reunion.. see picture next to this entry.. Woohoo.. he was so proud of himself.. ~AND.. a letter came from the school saying his meet the teacher is scheduled for the end of August.. the day before school starts.. YAY>. he is very excited..
September 18th 2005
Things have been so busy here that I have not really had a chance to update either of these journals I keep, Mine or Alex's .. I would like to say I hope to do better in the future but I know better than to make a promise like that. Things have been crazy around here so far this school year. Between a new principal who we REALLY are not impressed with, to some issues with the place we have our scout meeting scout meetings at its just been a whirlwind and I don't see it slowing down any time soon.. SCARY>>.lol.. Hopefully the scout issues should be taken are of soon.. Or at least not be an issue anymore.. the Principal, now thats a diffrent story I am afraid and will take a LOT more work to deal with .. Lovely!
September 18th
Been a long month since I last updated I know, but it truly has been a LONG month.. Alex started school September First and LOVES his new teacher. She really understands him and his needs which is GREAT.. the principal on the other hand is a diffrent story.. he is a VERY unwelcome addition to our school. Right now I don't have a picture of Alex on the first day of school. We got off to a crazy start ( we missed the alarm) and I forgot the camera, But one of the wonderful moms took a pic from me and I will get it up here as soon as I get it from her. Alex also started Cub Scout meeting this month. He has a sign up night pack meeting on the 16th and then will have his first den meeting next week with all his new friends.. We are very excited. We are the parent leaders for October so we have to get busy here soon planning 3 Den meetings and our pack activity.. Loads of work :) But we will enjoy it..
October 29th 2005
We are well into school now and Alex is doing great, he loves what he is learning and is doing great at it! Especially at the Math parts. He is also doing wonderfully at learning to read..We are also doing Cub Scouts now too. He is having a bit of trouble following the rules there in the social setting but we are working on it, hopefully it will get better cause he really does like going.
November 9th 2005
Life was very exciting here yesterday because Alex got his report card. Overall it was a very good card and I am very happy.. His teacher said he isn't reading at Grade Level but that is something we will work on. He can do it. I have seen him so it will just take some more work..Also.. as I am sure you have noticed. I have redone Alex's site.. Trying to make something I like a little better as the last version wasn't all that enjoyable to me.
November 9th 2005
Glad I did not promise to make more speedy updates, I knew it would be a lie.. lol.. As I am sure you can see I have changed the layout of my site a bit. I wanted something a little diffrent.. and this is hand drawn by myself :) Hope you like it. Things have been crazy here lately, between school and taking care of the house.. and Getting Ready for the holidays.. First Halloween.. Now we are getting ready for Thanksgiving .. We are eating at home by ourselfs.. something we have decided to do for Thanksgiving from now on so that we can start the Holiday Season off on a nice relaxing peaceful note.. So.. we will be having a nice meal here and enjoying probably a movie and some family time. Jason has the day off work as the new owner of his place of employment has decided that the employees should have off major holidays.. WORKS FOR ME! :) Anyway.. Just wanted to get a brief update in to go with the site change and say hello to anyone out there who actually takes the time to read my page.. sorry that I stink at updating.. its a hassle sometimes with the way I have my page editing set up. Hopefully In the future I will figure out some easier way.. Be sure to check out the Our Family Page link at the side.. it has a link to the updated Halloween picture page with Alex's 2005 Halloween Costume on it :) I am also adding a new picture on this page.. Enjoy..
December 6th 2005
19 more days til Christmas and one month til Alex turns 7 years old. The year has gone by very fast and its hard to believe all the changes we have had. Alex has Graduated from Kindergarten and Become a first grader. His Uncle has become a United States Marine. His one cousin has moved and another had a new baby. Life sure can change in a year. and yet lots of things stay the same. Alex still has a lot of the great friends he met last year in first grade. He is still asking Santa for the same types of toys this year as he did last year and he is still full of more energy than most normal 6 year old should ever have.. lol.. Lately he has had a growth spurt and last week at his checkup he weight 42 lbs and was 43 inches tall.. thats alot of growing in 6 months. He also has another wiggly tooth so when that one comes out he will have lost 6 teeth.. Right now he resembles a Jack O Lantern in the teeth department and he has been practicing the song " All I want for christmas is my 4 Front teeth.. " lol.. He had to edit it a little bit to make it fit him!
December 29th 2005
Christmas has come and gone. As has my birthday. New Years is fast approaching and we are also hard at work for plans for Alexanders 7th birthday party. He has invited 20 clasmates to his Pizza and Movie party at our house and quite a few have already RSVP'ed he is very excited! I am slightly overwhelmed as I have never really had a kids birthday party before let alone in my own home.. Hopefully we shall all survive and live to tell the tale of the 7th birthday party! :)
Well, I had to change the name of the page because in just a few days Alex will no longer be a Kindergarten student.. WOW! I can hardly believe the year is almost over. In the last month he has had two field trips and is now getting ready for Kindergarten Graduation! I will add pictures afterwards.. its on the 1st.
June 1st 2005
Today was a VERY big day here.. Alex graduated from Kindergarten... He was kinda sad and very excited.. they sang songs.. and said a poem.. read us a story.. showed a slide show, that was made for them by a 6th grader.. and then called each of the kids names. .. It was a very special time and we are VERY proud of Alex.. :)
June 25th 2005
It has been a while since I have been able to update. BUT.. with Good reason.. a few day after Alex's graduation was the last day of school :) He is on his way to first grade.. His new teachers name is Mrs. Manley. Alex is very excited as he has friends that will be with him next year .. After Graduation we got our stuff ready to leave town to go to South Carolina for my brothers graduation from USMC Boot Camp.. OOHRAH! that was wonderful.. .. he is a changed guy.. in a great way.. While we where down there Alex also got to see the ocean for the first time.. He loved it.. We came home from there on Saturday the 18th and then we got ready for Cub Scout Day Camp that was this week that just ended.. We had a great time.. Alex got to shoot arrows in Archery and Bb Guns.. and make crafts! Now.. we are sunburned and exhausted,. but we are having a great summer so far! :)
June 25th 2005
Today is the first free day I have had in what seems like forever. The week of the 13th we left for SC and spent the whole week there and left on Saturday the 18th.. Then we came home and got ready for Day Camp.. :) Alex had a great time doing that.. BUT man.. are we all worn out from all the constant stuff the last two weeks have brought.. This week we have nothing major going on.. But next week we have plans for a ballgame on the 4th of July.. and then the week after that Alex is registered for a session of Penn State Kids Kollege! :) I think he will really like that,,..I will put some pictures on here from our trip as well :) Enjoy
Aug 12th 2005
Back to School Plans are in full swing... Clothes to get ... The perfect book bag to find.. stuff.. stuff.. lol :) Cub Scouts will be starting up full swing very soon.. We had a beginning of the year meeting and corn boil last week.. It was nice to get some information and speak to some people before we start full tilt this year.. This last week or so was a fun one.. we had two family reunions and a surprise 80th birthday party for my grandmother :) that was really fun.. I think she was really greatful for it.. to get to see all her kids and grandkids and whatnot.. so that was nice... putting a picture at the side of her whispering to alex.. lol..
Lots of things happening here lately. ~ Last week Alex went to the Dentist and while he was there he had the Dentist pull out his wiggly tooth.. and then again today he lost ANOTHER one.. bringing the grand total of teeth lost to 4 :) ~Also, He also had an eye doctors appointment this week.. his vision is doing well.. and his appt was scheduled for another 6 months from now.. He also got new glasses as his where falling apart and could not last anylonger..~Alex had a bug at our family reunion.. see picture next to this entry.. Woohoo.. he was so proud of himself.. ~AND.. a letter came from the school saying his meet the teacher is scheduled for the end of August.. the day before school starts.. YAY>. he is very excited..
September 18th 2005
Things have been so busy here that I have not really had a chance to update either of these journals I keep, Mine or Alex's .. I would like to say I hope to do better in the future but I know better than to make a promise like that. Things have been crazy around here so far this school year. Between a new principal who we REALLY are not impressed with, to some issues with the place we have our scout meeting scout meetings at its just been a whirlwind and I don't see it slowing down any time soon.. SCARY>>.lol.. Hopefully the scout issues should be taken are of soon.. Or at least not be an issue anymore.. the Principal, now thats a diffrent story I am afraid and will take a LOT more work to deal with .. Lovely!
September 18th
Been a long month since I last updated I know, but it truly has been a LONG month.. Alex started school September First and LOVES his new teacher. She really understands him and his needs which is GREAT.. the principal on the other hand is a diffrent story.. he is a VERY unwelcome addition to our school. Right now I don't have a picture of Alex on the first day of school. We got off to a crazy start ( we missed the alarm) and I forgot the camera, But one of the wonderful moms took a pic from me and I will get it up here as soon as I get it from her. Alex also started Cub Scout meeting this month. He has a sign up night pack meeting on the 16th and then will have his first den meeting next week with all his new friends.. We are very excited. We are the parent leaders for October so we have to get busy here soon planning 3 Den meetings and our pack activity.. Loads of work :) But we will enjoy it..
October 29th 2005
We are well into school now and Alex is doing great, he loves what he is learning and is doing great at it! Especially at the Math parts. He is also doing wonderfully at learning to read..We are also doing Cub Scouts now too. He is having a bit of trouble following the rules there in the social setting but we are working on it, hopefully it will get better cause he really does like going.
November 9th 2005
Life was very exciting here yesterday because Alex got his report card. Overall it was a very good card and I am very happy.. His teacher said he isn't reading at Grade Level but that is something we will work on. He can do it. I have seen him so it will just take some more work..Also.. as I am sure you have noticed. I have redone Alex's site.. Trying to make something I like a little better as the last version wasn't all that enjoyable to me.
November 9th 2005
Glad I did not promise to make more speedy updates, I knew it would be a lie.. lol.. As I am sure you can see I have changed the layout of my site a bit. I wanted something a little diffrent.. and this is hand drawn by myself :) Hope you like it. Things have been crazy here lately, between school and taking care of the house.. and Getting Ready for the holidays.. First Halloween.. Now we are getting ready for Thanksgiving .. We are eating at home by ourselfs.. something we have decided to do for Thanksgiving from now on so that we can start the Holiday Season off on a nice relaxing peaceful note.. So.. we will be having a nice meal here and enjoying probably a movie and some family time. Jason has the day off work as the new owner of his place of employment has decided that the employees should have off major holidays.. WORKS FOR ME! :) Anyway.. Just wanted to get a brief update in to go with the site change and say hello to anyone out there who actually takes the time to read my page.. sorry that I stink at updating.. its a hassle sometimes with the way I have my page editing set up. Hopefully In the future I will figure out some easier way.. Be sure to check out the Our Family Page link at the side.. it has a link to the updated Halloween picture page with Alex's 2005 Halloween Costume on it :) I am also adding a new picture on this page.. Enjoy..
December 6th 2005
19 more days til Christmas and one month til Alex turns 7 years old. The year has gone by very fast and its hard to believe all the changes we have had. Alex has Graduated from Kindergarten and Become a first grader. His Uncle has become a United States Marine. His one cousin has moved and another had a new baby. Life sure can change in a year. and yet lots of things stay the same. Alex still has a lot of the great friends he met last year in first grade. He is still asking Santa for the same types of toys this year as he did last year and he is still full of more energy than most normal 6 year old should ever have.. lol.. Lately he has had a growth spurt and last week at his checkup he weight 42 lbs and was 43 inches tall.. thats alot of growing in 6 months. He also has another wiggly tooth so when that one comes out he will have lost 6 teeth.. Right now he resembles a Jack O Lantern in the teeth department and he has been practicing the song " All I want for christmas is my 4 Front teeth.. " lol.. He had to edit it a little bit to make it fit him!
December 29th 2005
Christmas has come and gone. As has my birthday. New Years is fast approaching and we are also hard at work for plans for Alexanders 7th birthday party. He has invited 20 clasmates to his Pizza and Movie party at our house and quite a few have already RSVP'ed he is very excited! I am slightly overwhelmed as I have never really had a kids birthday party before let alone in my own home.. Hopefully we shall all survive and live to tell the tale of the 7th birthday party! :)
Saturday, January 01, 2005
2005 Journal Posts January-April
January 7th 2005
Sorry its been so long since I have updated. Its been a crazy holiday season. Yesterday was Alex's sixth birthday and he had a great day.. got presents he loved and really enjoyed himself.. Unfortuanatly.. he woke up a few hours after he fell asleep and has been sick since then.. So.. I am off to go cuddle him some.. but thought I would share some pictures first! :)
February 1st 2005
I really did intend to be better at updating this thing this year.. But seem to be doing only lackluster.. it takes a while to get the stuff I want in here and some days I just dont have the patience to do it.. So.. here is one big update.. Alex got his Kindergarten Report Card about a week ago. He is doing WONDERFUL :) lots of pluses and checks.. there where two minuses but both are in items he can do if he doesnt feel he needs to hurry.. ( Color and Cut) . This week Alex is feeling VERY special as he is the Student Of the Week. :) He got called up at the asembly last week and got a pin and a certificate and his picture will go up on the board in the school hallway. He is very proud of himself! :) I think thats it for now.. But will add a new picture for you at the side :) The first is from the Surprise party Alex's aunt and grammy and great grammy had for him! :) and the second is from playing in the snow ..
March 1st 2005
This month has come in like a lion thats for sure. We got a major snowstorm yesterday and overnight than closed the schools yesterday and delayed them today.. ( Alex was hoping for a snow day again) Right now he is back at school learning and having fun I am sure even though he wanted to stay home. Not much exciting going on here this week. Just snow! I put some pictures at the side.. The first ones are Alex at his Student of the week assembly.. he got to help lead the assembly..The next is the Valentine Mailbox Alex and I made for school.
March 21st 2005
Only 2 More days of School left this week before its time for Easter Break. Tomorrow Alex's class is Decorating Easter Eggs and Getting their Easter Baskets filled by the Bunny. Excitment is overflowing!
March 24th 2005
Well, Easter Break has officially started.. NO SCHOOL today. :) Alex was happy.. He stayed up late last night playing with his video game.. and chilled around the house in his Jammies all day today.. We have had a bit of excitment here this week as our home was playing host to a lost puppy (Jason found her wandering the streets monday evening) she was here til this afternoon when she moved on to a bigger home at the Humane Society.. everyone here loved her.. but we couldnt keep her.. our house is too small.. and puppies cost money.. so hopefully the ad I put in the paper will catch the owners attention and they will call and I can point them in the right direction.. OR.. the Humane Society will find her a nice home.. Shouldnt be hard.. she is only about 11 weeks old. and loves kids and cats and other dogs.. so finding her a home should be a fairly easy task.. Everyone here is sad to see her go.. But Hopefully they will come to realize this was best for her..
March 28th 2005
Easter has come and gone.. I think it went pretty well. Alex was thrilled with his basket from the bunny as well as his Easter Egg Hunt.. He tells anyone who will listen about the money the Easter Bunny brought him in his eggs.. lol..( obviously it was a big thrill for him) We had a nice day overall.. Ending with Dinner at my familys house so Alex could spend the evening playing with my niece while Jason and I chit chatted with my sister :) Today Alex is still off school for Easter Break.. and is getting rather Antsy.. Says he cant find anything to do.. lol..
April 4th 2005
Its monday.. time for school again.. The weekend went pretty nice all around.. Alex got to go see a movie he had really been wanting to see "Robots" earned himselfa toy this morning by going to bed like a big boy, not fussing at all thru the grocery store and just generally being better behaved than he has been lately.. Which is a plus and certainly lowers his mommys stress level..lol :) We also wrote a letter out to Uncle David today.. Mommy wrote a note and alex wrote one below of his own.. we will mail it off in the morning :) Hopefully our little notes will be abit of home away from home for ourMarine Recruit :) Also in big news this weeked, Alex recieved a special gift in the mail from a Local Country singer.. His name is Ricky Lee.. He came to Alex's school at the begging of march and afterwards the school gave out forms to order his CD .. well I ordered one for Alex and the teacher didnt get his money out ofhis bag and turned in on time... So I contacted Ricky Lee Via his site about what happend and wondered if I could buy a CD.. he emailed me back asking for our address saying he would love to just send Alex a CD .. Alex was thrilled.. not only did he get the Cd he wanted.. But Ricky Lee also Autographed it for him AND..emailed me about a concert he is having in the near future with a lazer light show that he was sure alex would love.. I doubt we will make it as its a bit away from here.. BUT.. I will remember in the future thatRicky Lee is a nice guy and I will be more than willing to support his effortsto make it big.. anyone willing to put a smile on my childs face earns points from me..
April 9th 2005
Today we went out and got Alex's 6 Year pictures taken.. A little late I know.. Butthis is just when we where able to get them done..he really wanted them done with the BIG number 6 :) He is soo cute.. lol.. I am gonna put one on this page and then will upload the others later to a seperate page and post the address here..
April 20th 2005
For the last week or so Alex has been keeping us updated on the progress of some Caterpillers they have in their classroom as guests.. well yesterday a note came home saying that the Caterpillers are now butterflys and are being released today :) So.. we showed up early for dimissal and along with class and some other parents watched the butterflys go live in their new home.. THE BIG WORLD~! :) A picture of one at the side
Sorry its been so long since I have updated. Its been a crazy holiday season. Yesterday was Alex's sixth birthday and he had a great day.. got presents he loved and really enjoyed himself.. Unfortuanatly.. he woke up a few hours after he fell asleep and has been sick since then.. So.. I am off to go cuddle him some.. but thought I would share some pictures first! :)
February 1st 2005
I really did intend to be better at updating this thing this year.. But seem to be doing only lackluster.. it takes a while to get the stuff I want in here and some days I just dont have the patience to do it.. So.. here is one big update.. Alex got his Kindergarten Report Card about a week ago. He is doing WONDERFUL :) lots of pluses and checks.. there where two minuses but both are in items he can do if he doesnt feel he needs to hurry.. ( Color and Cut) . This week Alex is feeling VERY special as he is the Student Of the Week. :) He got called up at the asembly last week and got a pin and a certificate and his picture will go up on the board in the school hallway. He is very proud of himself! :) I think thats it for now.. But will add a new picture for you at the side :) The first is from the Surprise party Alex's aunt and grammy and great grammy had for him! :) and the second is from playing in the snow ..
March 1st 2005
This month has come in like a lion thats for sure. We got a major snowstorm yesterday and overnight than closed the schools yesterday and delayed them today.. ( Alex was hoping for a snow day again) Right now he is back at school learning and having fun I am sure even though he wanted to stay home. Not much exciting going on here this week. Just snow! I put some pictures at the side.. The first ones are Alex at his Student of the week assembly.. he got to help lead the assembly..The next is the Valentine Mailbox Alex and I made for school.
March 21st 2005
Only 2 More days of School left this week before its time for Easter Break. Tomorrow Alex's class is Decorating Easter Eggs and Getting their Easter Baskets filled by the Bunny. Excitment is overflowing!
March 24th 2005
Well, Easter Break has officially started.. NO SCHOOL today. :) Alex was happy.. He stayed up late last night playing with his video game.. and chilled around the house in his Jammies all day today.. We have had a bit of excitment here this week as our home was playing host to a lost puppy (Jason found her wandering the streets monday evening) she was here til this afternoon when she moved on to a bigger home at the Humane Society.. everyone here loved her.. but we couldnt keep her.. our house is too small.. and puppies cost money.. so hopefully the ad I put in the paper will catch the owners attention and they will call and I can point them in the right direction.. OR.. the Humane Society will find her a nice home.. Shouldnt be hard.. she is only about 11 weeks old. and loves kids and cats and other dogs.. so finding her a home should be a fairly easy task.. Everyone here is sad to see her go.. But Hopefully they will come to realize this was best for her..
March 28th 2005
Easter has come and gone.. I think it went pretty well. Alex was thrilled with his basket from the bunny as well as his Easter Egg Hunt.. He tells anyone who will listen about the money the Easter Bunny brought him in his eggs.. lol..( obviously it was a big thrill for him) We had a nice day overall.. Ending with Dinner at my familys house so Alex could spend the evening playing with my niece while Jason and I chit chatted with my sister :) Today Alex is still off school for Easter Break.. and is getting rather Antsy.. Says he cant find anything to do.. lol..
April 4th 2005
Its monday.. time for school again.. The weekend went pretty nice all around.. Alex got to go see a movie he had really been wanting to see "Robots" earned himselfa toy this morning by going to bed like a big boy, not fussing at all thru the grocery store and just generally being better behaved than he has been lately.. Which is a plus and certainly lowers his mommys stress level..lol :) We also wrote a letter out to Uncle David today.. Mommy wrote a note and alex wrote one below of his own.. we will mail it off in the morning :) Hopefully our little notes will be abit of home away from home for ourMarine Recruit :) Also in big news this weeked, Alex recieved a special gift in the mail from a Local Country singer.. His name is Ricky Lee.. He came to Alex's school at the begging of march and afterwards the school gave out forms to order his CD .. well I ordered one for Alex and the teacher didnt get his money out ofhis bag and turned in on time... So I contacted Ricky Lee Via his site about what happend and wondered if I could buy a CD.. he emailed me back asking for our address saying he would love to just send Alex a CD .. Alex was thrilled.. not only did he get the Cd he wanted.. But Ricky Lee also Autographed it for him AND..emailed me about a concert he is having in the near future with a lazer light show that he was sure alex would love.. I doubt we will make it as its a bit away from here.. BUT.. I will remember in the future thatRicky Lee is a nice guy and I will be more than willing to support his effortsto make it big.. anyone willing to put a smile on my childs face earns points from me..
April 9th 2005
Today we went out and got Alex's 6 Year pictures taken.. A little late I know.. Butthis is just when we where able to get them done..he really wanted them done with the BIG number 6 :) He is soo cute.. lol.. I am gonna put one on this page and then will upload the others later to a seperate page and post the address here..
April 20th 2005
For the last week or so Alex has been keeping us updated on the progress of some Caterpillers they have in their classroom as guests.. well yesterday a note came home saying that the Caterpillers are now butterflys and are being released today :) So.. we showed up early for dimissal and along with class and some other parents watched the butterflys go live in their new home.. THE BIG WORLD~! :) A picture of one at the side
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
2004 Copied Journals
These are from a personal site I used to host my journal on. Hopefully once I get a chance to backtrack I will find the picutres that go with the posts and post them as well.
December 5th 2004
Today wasnt a very exciting day. We where going to finish up our Christmas Decorating but Daddy Seemed to have a case of the sleepy heads so we just watched cartoons and relaxed. Hopefully tomorrow we can get back to decorating. I told Alex we would do it in the evening so I doubt he will let me forget.Now, Today may have been slow BUT the week we just finished wasnt. Alex had a Eye Doctors appointment on Thurs where we found out he is VERY farsighted. His vision is 20/100 in both of his eyes. Now mind you He never said anything about having trouble seeing, and he is doing well in school. But this is the second result we have gotten with the same numbers so his glasses should be in this week Will post a picture when they are here!
December 6th 2004
Alex came home with a very exciting paper from school today. Seems a local radio station was in his school and they recorded his class saying the pledge of Allegiance and on Wed morning at 7:05 they will be playing it on the radio :) Its a very special thing.. There is a diffrent class each day.. but with so many schools in this area.. its hard to get your class to be selected.. so we are very excited.. on another exciting note. I found a cool eyeglass case for him today! :) Its red with Pokemon on it.. He is very happy
December 7th 2004
Well Today was the big day! The vision center at Walmart called and said Alex's glasses where in! So.. off we went at 7 oclock this evening to get them. He seems to be really happy with them... They took some bending at the store to get them right for him but now they are looking great! :)
December 8th 2004
This morning we made sure to set the alarm so we could get up earlier than usual so we could hear Alex and His class do the pledge on the radio ! It was wonderful! :) He is very proud of himself..and I taped it for him so he can have it. :)
December 15th 2004
After school today I dropped Alex off at my Grandmothers house and him and my mother made Christmas Cutout Cookies with sprinkles :) He was so excited to go over! :) He came home with a container of them and told me they are for santa on christmas so I better get out the santa cookie plate.. lol! :) Tomorrow Is his school christmas program, I am gonna take the camera and try to get some good pictures to share :)
December 18th 2004
The School Christmas Production was wonderful :) All the kids where adorable and had a great time.. I wasnt able to get any real good pictures . Most are just Alex in a crowd.. So I wont be sharing any :( But Christmas will be here soon and then I will have plenty of pictures to share
December 24th 2004
Tonight is Christmas Eve.. My father arrived safe and sound after being held up a day by 18 inches of snow.. OUCH.. We have none here.. Wierd Change from years past! This evening we went to visit relatives for a Christmas Eve party..and now we are home finishing up the last minute santa prep details.. I added two pictures from tonight.. One is Alex opening his new Jammies !They are incredibles.. and His new Polar Express book.. and the other is him and my niece! :)
December 5th 2004
Today wasnt a very exciting day. We where going to finish up our Christmas Decorating but Daddy Seemed to have a case of the sleepy heads so we just watched cartoons and relaxed. Hopefully tomorrow we can get back to decorating. I told Alex we would do it in the evening so I doubt he will let me forget.Now, Today may have been slow BUT the week we just finished wasnt. Alex had a Eye Doctors appointment on Thurs where we found out he is VERY farsighted. His vision is 20/100 in both of his eyes. Now mind you He never said anything about having trouble seeing, and he is doing well in school. But this is the second result we have gotten with the same numbers so his glasses should be in this week Will post a picture when they are here!
December 6th 2004
Alex came home with a very exciting paper from school today. Seems a local radio station was in his school and they recorded his class saying the pledge of Allegiance and on Wed morning at 7:05 they will be playing it on the radio :) Its a very special thing.. There is a diffrent class each day.. but with so many schools in this area.. its hard to get your class to be selected.. so we are very excited.. on another exciting note. I found a cool eyeglass case for him today! :) Its red with Pokemon on it.. He is very happy
December 7th 2004
Well Today was the big day! The vision center at Walmart called and said Alex's glasses where in! So.. off we went at 7 oclock this evening to get them. He seems to be really happy with them... They took some bending at the store to get them right for him but now they are looking great! :)
December 8th 2004
This morning we made sure to set the alarm so we could get up earlier than usual so we could hear Alex and His class do the pledge on the radio ! It was wonderful! :) He is very proud of himself..and I taped it for him so he can have it. :)
December 15th 2004
After school today I dropped Alex off at my Grandmothers house and him and my mother made Christmas Cutout Cookies with sprinkles :) He was so excited to go over! :) He came home with a container of them and told me they are for santa on christmas so I better get out the santa cookie plate.. lol! :) Tomorrow Is his school christmas program, I am gonna take the camera and try to get some good pictures to share :)
December 18th 2004
The School Christmas Production was wonderful :) All the kids where adorable and had a great time.. I wasnt able to get any real good pictures . Most are just Alex in a crowd.. So I wont be sharing any :( But Christmas will be here soon and then I will have plenty of pictures to share
December 24th 2004
Tonight is Christmas Eve.. My father arrived safe and sound after being held up a day by 18 inches of snow.. OUCH.. We have none here.. Wierd Change from years past! This evening we went to visit relatives for a Christmas Eve party..and now we are home finishing up the last minute santa prep details.. I added two pictures from tonight.. One is Alex opening his new Jammies !They are incredibles.. and His new Polar Express book.. and the other is him and my niece! :)
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