Thursday, September 6, 2012
Disneyland
Once upon a time we took a trip to Disneyland and I procrastinated blogging about it and I've forgotten what happened so this will mostly just be pictures.
This is Josh the first morning we're in CA. We didn't
arrive until after midnight so we kind of slept in. I was expecting him
to be jumping up and down and begging to go go go, but that was not the
case. I had to ask him multiple times to put his DS away.
Josh begged us to go on the Indiana Jones ride first and we agreed. This is a picture after it was over. Turns out it was a little too scary for him
We had to beg Kat to be in this picture;)
These are pictures of Josh waiting patiently to see the Jedi training academy show. The guy picked 10 or so kids and Josh did his best by jumping up and down and shouting but he still wasn't picked:( He was a good sport about it though and enjoyed the rest of the show. He spent the Disney gift card I gave him on a light saber.
Splash Mountain...enough said.
Autotopia. For some reason we had to beg Josh to go on this ride with us. I love Mike in the second picture. He looks like he's driving a stylish convertible. Way to go!
I swear this was the longest wait EVER! But it was so worth it, right?
Josh and Mike on the merry go round. My brain is lose and this is one of the rides that I can barely stand to watch, let alone ride. I probably should have sat out on Star Tours too since I had my eyes closed and my teeth clenched the whole time.
The breakfast of champions. Josh was so excited that he got to have 2 doughnuts for breakfast.
This was our second day in CA and we spent it at Disneyland Adventures. There was a "wilderness explorers camp" that was based on the movie up. Josh loved it.
Here he was doing some rock climbing.
After passing off all his stations, he got a big hug from the UP dog. Cute!
Mike and I waiting in line for the Muppets movie/show. It was super fun, one of my favorite parts.
Goof Ball
Josh is a goof ball, but you already knew that, right? Here's some proof in case you're still in doubt.
Josh had a terrible runny nose when school started. He would constantly just suck it back up until I made him go get some tissue and blow it. One day we were reading in my room and Josh started sucking his boogers back up into his nose and it was driving me crazy. So I had him go and get some toilet paper to blow it. Well, he was back 3 seconds later saying he had gotten it all out. I didn't believe it and made him go bring me some toilet paper so that I could help him blow his nose. He grudgingly did and when he had filled that one up, I made him go and get me some more. Each time he would go get more he would go and throw the toilet paper away in his bathroom. After a few times I asked him why he didn't just use the garbage in my bathroom. He said "Because I want to see how high off the top I can make it go." Confused I walked into his bathroom and saw this:
He was quite upset when I told him I was emptying that out and putting in a new bag.
One day I was out weeding the backyard when Josh came and asked me what was for dinner. I had no desire to stop weeding and so I told him that there was a slice of homemade pizza from the night before in the fridge and that he could heat it up in the microwave. He went in the house and came back a few minutes later asking how long he should put it in for. I told him to try 30 seconds. I continued to weed and don't know how much time passed before Josh came back out again with a concerned look on his face and said "Is it ok for smoke to come out of the microwave?"
I jumped up and ran in the house to see the microwave door open and a smoke filled kitchen. I opened the windows and took the 'pizza' outside while Josh just kind of stood around. He finally broke the silence by saying "30 seconds looks like 3-0-0-0, right?"
Josh had a terrible runny nose when school started. He would constantly just suck it back up until I made him go get some tissue and blow it. One day we were reading in my room and Josh started sucking his boogers back up into his nose and it was driving me crazy. So I had him go and get some toilet paper to blow it. Well, he was back 3 seconds later saying he had gotten it all out. I didn't believe it and made him go bring me some toilet paper so that I could help him blow his nose. He grudgingly did and when he had filled that one up, I made him go and get me some more. Each time he would go get more he would go and throw the toilet paper away in his bathroom. After a few times I asked him why he didn't just use the garbage in my bathroom. He said "Because I want to see how high off the top I can make it go." Confused I walked into his bathroom and saw this:
One day I was out weeding the backyard when Josh came and asked me what was for dinner. I had no desire to stop weeding and so I told him that there was a slice of homemade pizza from the night before in the fridge and that he could heat it up in the microwave. He went in the house and came back a few minutes later asking how long he should put it in for. I told him to try 30 seconds. I continued to weed and don't know how much time passed before Josh came back out again with a concerned look on his face and said "Is it ok for smoke to come out of the microwave?"
I jumped up and ran in the house to see the microwave door open and a smoke filled kitchen. I opened the windows and took the 'pizza' outside while Josh just kind of stood around. He finally broke the silence by saying "30 seconds looks like 3-0-0-0, right?"
Mrs. W
Josh came home from his first day of school with some not so great news...he got a warning. "But it's ok mom" he said, "because you get 3 warnings before you have to go to the office." Great. I'm glad he knows exactly how bad he can be before he gets in "real" trouble. So I've picked up my routine from last year and have to ask him everyday after school if he got a warning at school that day or not. His first warning was for talking with TJ, the boy that I had warned the teacher about not sitting him next to. Josh didn't feel like this warning was justified though because he was doing his work and was just telling TJ something, they weren't "talking." She had handed out a word search for the class to do that had all the children's names in it. Josh had found TJ"s name multiple times and circled every one of them. So he just HAD to show him.
I can't remember which warnings he got on which days but he's gotten multiple warnings for talking, reading, and for not following directions. The reading one he felt was not warranted though because the teacher had told them that as soon as they got back from their specialty class, that they were to get a book out and read. So when he got back, he did just that and he tried to convince me that he was just doing exactly what the teacher said. After a lot of probing, I figured out that the problem wasn't that he got a book out to read, but that he KEPT reading even after the teacher told them to put the book away...multiple times. Needless to say the first 2 weeks of school were quite stressful for me.
I was able to talk to his teacher, Mrs. W, at back to school night last Thursday for a few minutes and was very pleased with our conversation. She started out by saying "he's a TALKER!" I was actually kind of surprised because none of his other teachers have said that's been a problem. It's normally just a focusing issue, but whatever. She explained her 'warning' system to me and said that she's been kind of strict because she's just laying down the law, so to speak, and letting the kids know what is expected of them. She says that she's seen some improvement in him and that hopefully, he'll continue. She asked what I've found works for him and I just shrugged my shoulders. I still have no idea. She says that she thinks he's a good kid though and that he definitely has potential. We talked about his reading level and she said that if he maintained where he was at from the end of last year, then there's no reason why he shouldn't be able to stay on grade level this year. But, she warned, most kids lose some ground on their reading over the summer so we'd have to wait until she tests him to see where he's at.
Jump forward to today. He's gone 3 days in a row without a warning!! I've been so relieved and just a little skeptical. My doubts were put to rest though when Mrs. W called me after school. She said she was going to email me the results of his reading test but figured it would be easier just to call. She said that his behavior has improved tremendously, that he's like a whole new student. He hasn't been shouting out in class and he's been working really hard at not talking. I was so happy to hear that. Then she said that she did his reading test with him today and that he's maintained his level from the end of last year. She said that was due to all the time I spent working on reading with him this summer. It was so nice to hear her telling me that I had done a good job with him this summer. She said to just have him slow down because he substitutes words like 'the' for 'a' and stuff like that and he guesses on long words. She was pleased with his testing and so am I. I was so grateful that she called and followed up with me like she said she would. I'm crossing my fingers that this is going to be a great year.
On a side note, the first 2 days of school Josh came home with dried blood on his nose. He gets a bloody nose when he doesn't drink enough and evidently he wasn't drinking anything at school. I've since sent a capri sun for lunch everyday and the bloody noses have stopped.
I can't remember which warnings he got on which days but he's gotten multiple warnings for talking, reading, and for not following directions. The reading one he felt was not warranted though because the teacher had told them that as soon as they got back from their specialty class, that they were to get a book out and read. So when he got back, he did just that and he tried to convince me that he was just doing exactly what the teacher said. After a lot of probing, I figured out that the problem wasn't that he got a book out to read, but that he KEPT reading even after the teacher told them to put the book away...multiple times. Needless to say the first 2 weeks of school were quite stressful for me.
I was able to talk to his teacher, Mrs. W, at back to school night last Thursday for a few minutes and was very pleased with our conversation. She started out by saying "he's a TALKER!" I was actually kind of surprised because none of his other teachers have said that's been a problem. It's normally just a focusing issue, but whatever. She explained her 'warning' system to me and said that she's been kind of strict because she's just laying down the law, so to speak, and letting the kids know what is expected of them. She says that she's seen some improvement in him and that hopefully, he'll continue. She asked what I've found works for him and I just shrugged my shoulders. I still have no idea. She says that she thinks he's a good kid though and that he definitely has potential. We talked about his reading level and she said that if he maintained where he was at from the end of last year, then there's no reason why he shouldn't be able to stay on grade level this year. But, she warned, most kids lose some ground on their reading over the summer so we'd have to wait until she tests him to see where he's at.
Jump forward to today. He's gone 3 days in a row without a warning!! I've been so relieved and just a little skeptical. My doubts were put to rest though when Mrs. W called me after school. She said she was going to email me the results of his reading test but figured it would be easier just to call. She said that his behavior has improved tremendously, that he's like a whole new student. He hasn't been shouting out in class and he's been working really hard at not talking. I was so happy to hear that. Then she said that she did his reading test with him today and that he's maintained his level from the end of last year. She said that was due to all the time I spent working on reading with him this summer. It was so nice to hear her telling me that I had done a good job with him this summer. She said to just have him slow down because he substitutes words like 'the' for 'a' and stuff like that and he guesses on long words. She was pleased with his testing and so am I. I was so grateful that she called and followed up with me like she said she would. I'm crossing my fingers that this is going to be a great year.
On a side note, the first 2 days of school Josh came home with dried blood on his nose. He gets a bloody nose when he doesn't drink enough and evidently he wasn't drinking anything at school. I've since sent a capri sun for lunch everyday and the bloody noses have stopped.
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