Rebecca made this graham
cracker Christmas house today at school. It is fun to see her use her creativity. We have it hidden in our room so that Joseph won't eat it. At this point when we say things like "don't eat Rebecca's house or TJ's advent calendar" it's as though he considers it like a suggestion. If it makes sense to him, he does it, if not, he disregards it. It would not be fair to say that he does not listen to us. When I ask him "to be my big helper" and take something to the trash can he usually does it right away with a smile. It forces Heidi and I to practice our teaching more. Saying "do this because that is how I like it" does not work with him. When he understands why something is important he can be as much on board as he older kids with some things.
This evening Heidi and I needed a quiet moment to talk, away from the older kids, so we slipped into the downstairs bathroom. Peter still loves to sit in the sink and feel the water on his feet and legs. He cried when it was time to dry him off and take him out.
This morning I took the three boys back to the three church buildings to get her RAM chips that turned out to be the wrong size. Time to send them back. The ram, not the boys. TJ now appears to be better after his relapse. Heidi and David also appear to be mended. Everyone should be able to make it to the last day of school tomorrow.
Heather kindly loaned us her van and a charger to jump our van. The battery has been acting up since it got colder. Notice I didn't say cold. We wouldn't want our Utah and Idaho friends to think we felt a little bit of frost on the car windows meant it was cold. 😉
This afternoon I met with a client about possibly doing more work for them. We got the green light so it feels like it was a good meeting.
Good job Rebecca. You have cooking skills. Joseph certainly has given his folks plenty of opportunities to practice patience, long suffering and parenting skills
ReplyDeleteFor the record I should also mention that Joseph is usually the first, and often the only one, to stop what they are doing and come give me a hug when I get home. He is a creative problem solver who rarely gets bored. He is a man with a plan. He knows what he wants to do and won't just go along with the crowd. He is tough. When he fell on the play ground and bruised his face his first words were "I'm OK". He did cry, because he was not really OK but I never heard him whine while his face healed. I am glad he has four older siblings who set a good example for him. He does a lot of learning through his own experience. He does learn from his mistakes and that is a blessing. So, sorry for whining Jospeh is awesome and we're glad we have him in our family.
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