Today was considerably better than yesterday but still very much lacking in the productivity department. Oh well, I guess this weekend was meant to be this way. Next weekend will be a whirlwind, too and then school starts for my little boy. Ugh. Summer ended way way too quickly. Way too quickly.
I did the three big tasks for this weekend which were to get David’s school stuff ready, print more photos for upcoming scrappy projects, and to cleanup and organize my table. I still have emails to reply to, a few todo list items for Jake’s upcoming birthday, and some prep work for creative therapy. And I still have that happiness-project wrap up post to write and my August plans to share with you. Ugh. Yes, this is shaping to be one of those months where I play nonstop catch up.
Nathaniel spent a bunch of time playing with a bowl that was on the floor today. He’d flip it and kick it.
and just work himself into a laughter. It was so much fun to watch.
And then the headphones of course. He loves loves those things.
We tried to put him down for nap this morning but he wouldn’t take it. While he was trying, David and I did his reading exercise (he’s up to #43) . And then we read some of the books he checked out from the library. He has some attention span issues where he tries to guess looking at the photos. But if he pays attention and takes his time, he can actually read. It’s quite phenomenal to watch.
In the afternoon, we tried to put Nathaniel down again and this time he did nap. Afterwards, Jake took David for his haircut, during which I’m told he misbehaved and fidgeted a lot. When he got home, he was miserable. Crying and saying he was itchy and that he hated the haircut. He did calm down a bit but it was not pretty. I asked him if I could get some photos of it, and this was the best he let me snap.
Love the boy. A little bit more reading, some playing and then it was time for dinner. My last catch of the day was Nathaniel signing “thank you” which is a new one for him. He’s learning to sign, slowly but surely.
And now they are both in bed and I am wiped as usual and I don’t think I can get much more done. So I will finish off a few items and curl in bed with a book. I hope your weekend was wonderful!
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful that David’s been reading so well and enjoying it so much. It is such a treasure to watch him.
2. I am grateful that Nathaniel is taking not having one hand in stride. He’s been in good humor and the hand does not seem to be getting worse.
3. I am grateful that we have a short but happy vacation coming up. I am excited to spend even more time with my boys.
Two Things David’s Grateful For:
1. reading library books.
2. new spiderman shoes for school.
3. daddy and mommy and nathaniel (he said he will be grateful for all three of us everyday from now on).
See if the library has books by Dennis Lee. Mr. Lee is a Canadian poet who wrote Lizzie’s Lion and several others. He was very active in the Literacy Program run by several school boards in Toronto and during Literacy Week, he would read to kids. His poems are almost musical in their rhyme. The effect of rhymes is to augment the speed of reading. I borrowed Lizzie’s Lion from the library for Dave. We read it every night for 21 nights, renewed it, read it every night for 21 more nights and then had tears because we couldn’t renew it! That is the book that triggered Dave’s ability to read on his own. Your David will love it. Let me know if you can’t find it because I know several second hand bookstores here that have it.
I will look for it this weekend when we go to the library!!