It's been a while since I've been here. Well, actually it's been a while since I've posted anything, but I've been here quite a bit. Checking on the blogs of others, and thinking about different posts I wanted to do. Somehow, they just never quite made it to the posting board. Oh well!
We've had a busy few months since my last post. I'm happy to say that the ant situation seems to have gotten itself under control. I can't say whether it was because of anything I did, but I know that I tried a few 'natural' remedies as well as having Mr. Z (the ex-husband/kid's dad) applying the, ah, less natural remedies of pest control. Either way, whether it be the change in season or the various remedies, the ants are mostly gone. They still show up in random spots in random numbers, but I think that's life.
As for the rest, here's a quick glimpse of some of the things we've done recently:
Joshua's dentist appointment. It's not his very first one, but it's the first one that's included a real cleaning and x-rays! He did great and had no cavities! Yay! Samantha has a dentist appointment coming up too, but I'm trying to decide whether to take her to this local dentist or take her to the dentist at Children's Hospital LA. Since she'll eventually need braces and surgery for her cleft, I'm leaning towards the CHLA one so that all her visits will have been at one place, but I'm not sure if it's necessary to drive out there for regular cleanings and what not. Decisions, decisions. I have until December to decide since that's when her's is scheduled at CHLA so far.
Soccer! Soccer! And more Soccer!! This is Joshua's second year playing soccer and this year he's on an actual team. Last year was more small groups of 4, parent lead, and small scrimmages (if you can call them that) after 45 minutes of 'practice/lesson' time. This year, we practice once a week and then play a game on Saturdays. He's been doing well, although I'm not sure if soccer will be his sport. It's really hard to say since he's only 5 and I don't think he really 'gets' the point of the game entirely. He seems to enjoy playing, although he's definitely still timid when the ball and the group of kids but he's getting better and he scored his first goal at our last game. Although I guess technically he has scored before, only accidentally for the other team! Haha!
This has been a different year for me too, since I am team parent this year. It's been fun, for the most part, and I'm really enjoying it! I'm also learning a lot which is great, since I may want to try my hand at coaching once Samantha starts playing, for which she is very anxious. Or I may decide to continue as team parent for their teams. I don't know yet, and luckily don't have to know yet. :)
Joshua started kindergarten. This has been an interesting transition for us. I knew he was smart and was pretty sure he'd do well academically, which he is. However, he's a bit ahead of the game in terms of what they're learning right now, and is already bored and his behavior has reflected that some. Apparently he likes to make people laugh and is quite the silly and vocal boy. This does not translate well in a class of 28 5 year olds however. Luckily we've been blessed with a wonderful teacher who recognizes that he's bored and is a good kid and has been working with him to help him be successful. Success being reaching green days and completing his work. He decided early on that he knew what he was doing and therefore didn't really need to do it anymore. We've passed that hurdle and he understands that he has to do his work, but we're really struggling with the constant chatter, humming, singing, noise making, etc., etc. Since it's been brought to my attention, I have payed more attention at home and realized that my boy is CONSTANTLY vocalizing something. He loves to sing and is making up little ditties left and right, or he's suddenly seemed to come into his own mind and feels he needs to respond to everything, or just hum along while he works. So we're all working together to try to help him increase his self control. I know he'll get there, and this is definitely another lesson for me on patience and acceptance. I've had a very hard time with his struggle, so am working on being all that he needs me to be for him.
To celebrate Joshua's start of kindergarten I redid his room with some paper crafting art and my cricut. He was very excited and seemed to enjoy the robot theme. Yay!
And the pictures I made. :)
Going for a hike in Eaton Canyon. I love the kid's adventurous spirits!
A trip to Ports-o-call in San Pedro.
Well I'm sure there's more I can add, but that's just a little bit of our lives the last few months. Yay! Until my next post... :)
