Here is my hubby putting the first coat of Teaberry Pink paint on the walls! I am so excited! He even let the boy’s help out a bit too.
Just in case you are wondering what he is painting over it is three shades of midnight blue. The previous owners of the house had a “space themed” bedroom for their sons, and now the walls are switching over to pretty pink. James has his work cut out for him, but I really appreciate all of his hard work on the nursery.
With a few months to go, the nursery is starting to come together. The rest of the house is a mess, but oh well, I’ll get to the rest of it eventually.This weekend I taped off the windows and trim in the nursery, and James is getting ready to paint. We also finally got the crib disassembled and out of the boy’s room. We have a lot to go through, and get organized too. I’ve been stockpiling diapers, and I’ve got a lot of tiny clothes to put away too… This is going to be a fun project, and I’ll show you some pictures as soon as those midnight blue walls are a pretty pink.
I had seen this online, but I didn’t know if our town was participating… This weekend there is a great program called Bucks for Buckles and if you are spotted with your seat-belt on you can earn $1.00! We got stopped yesterday in the school exit line, and sure enough we were all buckled in and I thought it was pretty cool to earn a buck. Keeping the kiddos safe in the car is a number one priority for me, and they are always buckled in safely in their car seats.
Everyday when Thade comes home from school, I check his backpack for notes from the teacher, and look through his papers to see how his handwriting is improving. Yesterday tucked inside the daily paperwork was homework… Happily stamped, fill out and return to teacher. Last week they started a poem to work on nightly, and memorize by the end of the week, and this week it is worksheets to fill out, and another poem to memorize. Homework, really?!? in Kindergarten!
My hubby and I got to talking about homework, and we both remember homework in 3rd and 4th grade, but never in Kindergarten. The pressure of all day school is also taking its toll. Thade really truly enjoys school, but by 4:00 p.m. he is completely exhausted, and melting down waiting for dinner time. Drop off is also stressful, Thade often panics that he is going to be late, and receive a tardy slip. And the pressure of school has only just begun, it is only week #3, and the first year for all of us.
I find this a little troubling, to see homework in kindergarten. They are there for eight hours and then sent home with more tasks to accomplish… I’ve asked other parents too, and they are seeing their 4th graders sent home with an hour (sometimes two) of homework nightly, and that is just insane to me. I think that there is way too much pressure being put on our children, and my goodness they are going to be burnt out before middle school.
So what are you seeing in your school system… Too much homework, too little, stressed out kiddos? Feel free to vent any frustrations…
Well kinda-sorta. I take Thade to school, and pick him up everyday. Thanks to some tricky parking when it is pick-up time, I have to get there extra early. Monday-Friday gives me an hour wait in the car, and a little bit of time to catch up on whatever I can carry along in the diaper bag.
To help pass the time I like to bring along:
Don’t forget about the kiddos too.
An hour wait can be tricky to keep a toddler happy, so I make sure and pack a few items for Dylan too.
