Here comes the weekend
Last night I got hubby to figure out the stupid hospital virtual tour; he had to download and install stuff to get it to work. So now, I can browse the virtual tour whenever I'm ready. Thanks hubby!
I bought some curved needles from Michael's (with a 40% off coupon), and I intend to try one out tonight on my boppy. To prepare all I'll need is the boppy, the needles, scissors, and yellow thread. I can sew it while in bed before I fall asleep tonight.
I've completed scanning our state tax info from 2007 & 2008. I also mailed the taxes off...big check mark on THAT item on the to-do list. I also am prepared to finish and mail the Medicaid renewal tonight for the twins. Progress is good!
I finished scanning the Addition Facts to 18 workbook, and I am now scanning a Cursive Writing workbook for Grade 2-3. I'm a little torn on when to try cursive; the ABeka folks start in Kindergarten, but other cirriculums wait until Grade 2. I guess I'll let the kids try at their own paces.
As of last night J is a level 9 on Wizard101, and he beat Lego Star Wars on Xbox two days ago. T has been focusing on JumpStart First Grade (on PC) - there is a city design portion that she really loves.
When I was a kid my grandmother would send me postcards every summer when she visited Maine; now she sends them to my kids. The twins got a postcard from her yesterday (at least the 4th one this summer) and for the first time I just handed it to them instead of reading it to them. J read it out loud, and the only 2 words J didn't know were "Maine" and "Hope."
My mom and I were discussing the "hospital bag" for the second time around in childbirth yesterday. She really only took basics with my little brother - I can agree that there is SO little I will need AT the hospital. The hospital provides pads, diapers, wipes, disposable panties, baby stuff, and even baby clothes to an extent. So, I'm going to pack a bag soon, and here is what I'm thinking of packing: Toiletries (mainly deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrush), My jeans to go home in (I'm STILL wearing these size 7, beat-up jeans that I wore since before becoming pregnant), a shirt to go home in, some sort of night gown/sleepwear, lots of socks (I have a foot thing), Ipod w/headphones, my cameras & tripod, a fold-up/fold-out bag (to carry all the crap that I will acquire during my stay), a backdrop for the hospital photo, and a photo/carry-home outfit for the baby.
I'm needing to write a list of loose ends that need to be tied up in these last few weeks with no newborn. I'm really hoping to get caught up on all tasks requiring thought (paperwork) BEFORE the baby comes and turns me into a zombie. I can imagine the agony of trying to do taxes or budget with only 2 hours of sleep...makes me glad I didn't finish college.
On the subject of rearranging and preparing for a baby, we are at least TALKING about it. I think I'm going to clear off as much of the little stuff on our desk as possible tonight - it will serve as a hint to hubby and a first step to getting this thing OUT of my bedroom. Let's face it, if I don't get the ball rolling, it may rust in place!
I've been checking out this website (I'm a beta-tester) that is helping me organize my thoughts for home school. It is called Lesson Pathways, and it lets me assign students different pathways at different levels. It definitely has a hiccup or two, but overall it is an awesome helpful concept and tool. So far I've picked the first 25 weeks of math for the twins; after that, we'll have around 11 weeks of Grade 1 math. Each kid may go at a different pace - we'll see. I really would like to make a placement test for the twins, just to get an idea of what they know; for example, they can count 1-10 & 16-20, but they are a little off on 11-15. They both understand the concept of "more" but I never mentioned "less" being the opposite of more - my bad.
I'm over halfway done with the dishes. I just started a load of "specialty" laundry; this load consists of Velcro-free hats, jackets, coats, bags, and dressy shirts. Hopefully I can get to a load of towels/sheets/blankets tonight, but I'll be happy just to get the specialty stuff done. I've found some decorative pillows for donation - that thins out the other specialty laundry quite a bit.
No Lowe's, Home Depot, or Michael's projects are going on this weekend. There is a grand opening of the Lego store; they are giving out a R2-D2 Duplo block per person that buys something.
I bought some curved needles from Michael's (with a 40% off coupon), and I intend to try one out tonight on my boppy. To prepare all I'll need is the boppy, the needles, scissors, and yellow thread. I can sew it while in bed before I fall asleep tonight.
I've completed scanning our state tax info from 2007 & 2008. I also mailed the taxes off...big check mark on THAT item on the to-do list. I also am prepared to finish and mail the Medicaid renewal tonight for the twins. Progress is good!
I finished scanning the Addition Facts to 18 workbook, and I am now scanning a Cursive Writing workbook for Grade 2-3. I'm a little torn on when to try cursive; the ABeka folks start in Kindergarten, but other cirriculums wait until Grade 2. I guess I'll let the kids try at their own paces.
As of last night J is a level 9 on Wizard101, and he beat Lego Star Wars on Xbox two days ago. T has been focusing on JumpStart First Grade (on PC) - there is a city design portion that she really loves.
When I was a kid my grandmother would send me postcards every summer when she visited Maine; now she sends them to my kids. The twins got a postcard from her yesterday (at least the 4th one this summer) and for the first time I just handed it to them instead of reading it to them. J read it out loud, and the only 2 words J didn't know were "Maine" and "Hope."
My mom and I were discussing the "hospital bag" for the second time around in childbirth yesterday. She really only took basics with my little brother - I can agree that there is SO little I will need AT the hospital. The hospital provides pads, diapers, wipes, disposable panties, baby stuff, and even baby clothes to an extent. So, I'm going to pack a bag soon, and here is what I'm thinking of packing: Toiletries (mainly deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrush), My jeans to go home in (I'm STILL wearing these size 7, beat-up jeans that I wore since before becoming pregnant), a shirt to go home in, some sort of night gown/sleepwear, lots of socks (I have a foot thing), Ipod w/headphones, my cameras & tripod, a fold-up/fold-out bag (to carry all the crap that I will acquire during my stay), a backdrop for the hospital photo, and a photo/carry-home outfit for the baby.
I'm needing to write a list of loose ends that need to be tied up in these last few weeks with no newborn. I'm really hoping to get caught up on all tasks requiring thought (paperwork) BEFORE the baby comes and turns me into a zombie. I can imagine the agony of trying to do taxes or budget with only 2 hours of sleep...makes me glad I didn't finish college.
On the subject of rearranging and preparing for a baby, we are at least TALKING about it. I think I'm going to clear off as much of the little stuff on our desk as possible tonight - it will serve as a hint to hubby and a first step to getting this thing OUT of my bedroom. Let's face it, if I don't get the ball rolling, it may rust in place!
I've been checking out this website (I'm a beta-tester) that is helping me organize my thoughts for home school. It is called Lesson Pathways, and it lets me assign students different pathways at different levels. It definitely has a hiccup or two, but overall it is an awesome helpful concept and tool. So far I've picked the first 25 weeks of math for the twins; after that, we'll have around 11 weeks of Grade 1 math. Each kid may go at a different pace - we'll see. I really would like to make a placement test for the twins, just to get an idea of what they know; for example, they can count 1-10 & 16-20, but they are a little off on 11-15. They both understand the concept of "more" but I never mentioned "less" being the opposite of more - my bad.
I'm over halfway done with the dishes. I just started a load of "specialty" laundry; this load consists of Velcro-free hats, jackets, coats, bags, and dressy shirts. Hopefully I can get to a load of towels/sheets/blankets tonight, but I'll be happy just to get the specialty stuff done. I've found some decorative pillows for donation - that thins out the other specialty laundry quite a bit.
No Lowe's, Home Depot, or Michael's projects are going on this weekend. There is a grand opening of the Lego store; they are giving out a R2-D2 Duplo block per person that buys something.
