May is almost gone! What the heck happened????? Updates, updates, updates......I will start with me :) selfish I know! LOL! I finished the semester at the beginning of the month and got my grades for this semester last week.....My GPA has gone from a 3.0 to a 3.21!!!! EXCITED! My grades are as follows....Philosophy B+, Addiction and Recovery A, Corrections and Rehab B+, and Racial and Ethnic Groups B!!! Pretty good for having 4 kids in 4 different directions and a husband who, well, is pretty much none existent right now do to his CRAZY job. (all set with that right now!) Classes that I am taking in the fall....Yoga, College Math, Sign Language I, Social Research, Social Welfare and Policy, and the 6th...that's right 6 classes next fall! Social Practices with individuals and families! YIKES! And yes, I am completely NUTS! So I have 3 semesters left of my BSW and then another 3 God willing of my Masters. Not sure where yet, but I'm seriously considering UConn at this point.
On the photography front....My BFF's sister in law had her baby and I did a photo shoot at the hospital. Pics came out great! I am giving them a couple of days to get settled at home and when our sun comes out again will take more pics of the little cutie! I finished editing a wedding that I did back in Aug. (I know sounds like a long time, but it was a probono thing that I did backup photography on, I wasn't impressed and I'm not quite sure I will ever shoot a wedding for free again!)
House is getting back to normal...weeding out a lot of junk! My goal is to have a tag sale, sell some crap on ebay, and good will the rest of the crap.
Ok so enough about me.....
Aedan~ is doing great! He is going to have his finial eval for speech next week and we will be transitioning him! It is amazing to think that this time last year he started speech 2x a week(they wanted 3x) he wasn't even talking to now....wow! It is just amazing! He is loving to be outside! Loves to get dirty, typical boy!
Jacob~ almost done with 1st grade! I think he is ready for summer. We have had a time of it this year! His teacher (which I have the up most respect for teachers, just not this one) has been nothing but a huge pain in my ass! She is fine to Jake, but an ass to me! Red, handwritten ink with notes to "jake" all over his papers. I've had a couple meetings with her (lucky me) and to make a long story short, "we" think there may be some underlying issue with him.....many tests later and great grades with the exception of spelling and reading, we think it may be dyslexia (sp?) I think he is fine and just a slow to start, but only time will tell. I tell ya, if we lived in an area that had good public schools...that is were he would be! I think they put way to much pressure on kids now....reading in kindergarten????...great for some kids, but geeze they are not all at the same level!
Julie~ Is ok. She is definitely ready for summer. However, I'm not! This means that when she goes back to school she will be a middle schooler! 5th grade :( Jewelz has gone from my girlie girl to my tom boy this year. skate boarder, scratches all over, forgetting to shower....so not Julie! Julie has an appointment at Shriner's in the A.M. for her back....the Dr seems to think she has scoliosis (I do) and might need a brace....poor kid double wammie this year....braces in the mouth and a new one on her back!
Maddie....oh Maddie! She's a good kid....just challenging these days! She is on strike with her homework....IDK, I'm on her about it, but she is out smarting us some how. She went camping with a friend from school this past weekend. She appeared to have had a good time. I guess I am trying to figure out this whole Pre-teen to Teen thing. I think at this point if I survive it, I will be Sainted in the end!
Kevin, well all I can say about that is....Busy! We dont see much of him these days....they are scheduled to open store #2 the 1st week of July in PA so you can only imagine.
The commerical that the kids did for the company. It is on constantly around here so the kids are like mini celebs. Jake has the speaking role so he is getting the most attention and he doesnt really know how to react! LOL!
On the photography front....My BFF's sister in law had her baby and I did a photo shoot at the hospital. Pics came out great! I am giving them a couple of days to get settled at home and when our sun comes out again will take more pics of the little cutie! I finished editing a wedding that I did back in Aug. (I know sounds like a long time, but it was a probono thing that I did backup photography on, I wasn't impressed and I'm not quite sure I will ever shoot a wedding for free again!)
House is getting back to normal...weeding out a lot of junk! My goal is to have a tag sale, sell some crap on ebay, and good will the rest of the crap.
Ok so enough about me.....
Aedan~ is doing great! He is going to have his finial eval for speech next week and we will be transitioning him! It is amazing to think that this time last year he started speech 2x a week(they wanted 3x) he wasn't even talking to now....wow! It is just amazing! He is loving to be outside! Loves to get dirty, typical boy!
Jacob~ almost done with 1st grade! I think he is ready for summer. We have had a time of it this year! His teacher (which I have the up most respect for teachers, just not this one) has been nothing but a huge pain in my ass! She is fine to Jake, but an ass to me! Red, handwritten ink with notes to "jake" all over his papers. I've had a couple meetings with her (lucky me) and to make a long story short, "we" think there may be some underlying issue with him.....many tests later and great grades with the exception of spelling and reading, we think it may be dyslexia (sp?) I think he is fine and just a slow to start, but only time will tell. I tell ya, if we lived in an area that had good public schools...that is were he would be! I think they put way to much pressure on kids now....reading in kindergarten????...great for some kids, but geeze they are not all at the same level!
Julie~ Is ok. She is definitely ready for summer. However, I'm not! This means that when she goes back to school she will be a middle schooler! 5th grade :( Jewelz has gone from my girlie girl to my tom boy this year. skate boarder, scratches all over, forgetting to shower....so not Julie! Julie has an appointment at Shriner's in the A.M. for her back....the Dr seems to think she has scoliosis (I do) and might need a brace....poor kid double wammie this year....braces in the mouth and a new one on her back!
Maddie....oh Maddie! She's a good kid....just challenging these days! She is on strike with her homework....IDK, I'm on her about it, but she is out smarting us some how. She went camping with a friend from school this past weekend. She appeared to have had a good time. I guess I am trying to figure out this whole Pre-teen to Teen thing. I think at this point if I survive it, I will be Sainted in the end!
Kevin, well all I can say about that is....Busy! We dont see much of him these days....they are scheduled to open store #2 the 1st week of July in PA so you can only imagine.
The commerical that the kids did for the company. It is on constantly around here so the kids are like mini celebs. Jake has the speaking role so he is getting the most attention and he doesnt really know how to react! LOL!
