During parent-teacher conference a month or so ago, I expressed to Weston's teachers that I would like for him to be challenged in some subjects.... So we talked about spelling bee. Well, the week of Thanksgiving, before the break, he brought home the list of words that 3rd and 4th graders would have to study to participate. 50 words for 3rd and 50 words for 4th grade. I decided to not focus on that detail, but help him practice all 100 words.... So everyday, morning or night, eating dinner or brushing teeth or waiting for the bus, we practice the words, with flashcards or reading them off the sheet....
Today, he had his spelling bee....and guess what?! He is the winner of 3rd grade!!!!!! I am sooooooo proud of him and pleased with his courage to do it(since other friends backed out at the last minute) and so pleased with his daily effort!
He expressed that the teachers were very proud of him, and that he thought that if he backed out, that I would be sad and all our practice would go to waste.... Such a good boy!
He called daddy on the phone to tell him and daddy told him he is very proud of him....
Now, 200 words to practice for next spelling bee! Wish us luck!
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Away...
So it's been a while since I last posted. But here I am again! This should be the fastest to update everyone in what is going on....
Wally has been laid off for a while now, and he has applied to many companies, and has talked to the union also and nothing had come up. We decided we would attend the temple every Tuesday morning. So we went last Tuesday and had a good morning. After that, we went by the hospital where I needed to have an x-ray done to see the location of my 4 kidney stones(different story!)... Anyway, as we waited, Wally got a call from the Union, where he was offered a job in San Antonio, for about a month.... So of course he said yes, when do I start. At this point, we are taking what comes and can support our family. He was asked to come by the office on Monday (after Thanksgiving). Monday came, he went by the office at 7am, then call me saying he needed to leave that afternoon! We were almost prepared for that, but still....I got sad. I started helping him pack.
So, long story short, he is up in San Antonio, Tx, (with our only car), working 7 days a week, 10 hours a day, for the rest of November and December.... It might slow down to normal 5 days, but not sure when! And when he will get to come back yet.... He is staying at a hotel that the company is paying for, and they will pay for his gas to get to San Antonio and back, and he will get $40 a day per diem. He is also rooming with another guy. There are many guys at that hotel that are working for the company. Har-con Mechanical is the plumbing company and they are working at Randolph Air Force base.
So hopefully we get to spend Christmas together....
Wally has been laid off for a while now, and he has applied to many companies, and has talked to the union also and nothing had come up. We decided we would attend the temple every Tuesday morning. So we went last Tuesday and had a good morning. After that, we went by the hospital where I needed to have an x-ray done to see the location of my 4 kidney stones(different story!)... Anyway, as we waited, Wally got a call from the Union, where he was offered a job in San Antonio, for about a month.... So of course he said yes, when do I start. At this point, we are taking what comes and can support our family. He was asked to come by the office on Monday (after Thanksgiving). Monday came, he went by the office at 7am, then call me saying he needed to leave that afternoon! We were almost prepared for that, but still....I got sad. I started helping him pack.
So, long story short, he is up in San Antonio, Tx, (with our only car), working 7 days a week, 10 hours a day, for the rest of November and December.... It might slow down to normal 5 days, but not sure when! And when he will get to come back yet.... He is staying at a hotel that the company is paying for, and they will pay for his gas to get to San Antonio and back, and he will get $40 a day per diem. He is also rooming with another guy. There are many guys at that hotel that are working for the company. Har-con Mechanical is the plumbing company and they are working at Randolph Air Force base.
So hopefully we get to spend Christmas together....
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Pack meeting
Weston had pack meeting for cub scouts and we went to a fire station in Magnolia. They gave us a tour around the station and showed us all about the trucks. Everyone had fun.
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