Our first snow came pretty early this year. I was worried we would have another long cold winter, like last year. However, the cashier at Wal-Mart told me that according to the Farmers Almanac, we were not going to have a long cold winter. So far, he's been kind of right.
In early November, once there was enough snow to stick, I took the kids sledding in the back yard of our apartment complex. Sledding is the only winter activity I like to do. We had a great time and afterward, we headed back home for some hot chocolate.
It takes me a while to choose to buy something. I guess it might be because I'm kind of cheap. Also, I don't like being wasteful, so I don't want to get something I'll hate in a few weeks and want to get rid of it. However, we needed new bedding. After going back and forth on bedding and styles and prices, Maya helped me choose this one. The price was right and the colors were perfect for winter.
In mid-November, we went to Arden's school. His grade was doing a presentation on America. It was a good program, but it was kind of long. My favorite part was watching him dance. The other funny part was when the teacher announce the students were going to dance, the entire audience busted out their camera phones, cameras, and any other device that would record their children dancing.
Around this time, I started going to Arden's classroom to help him learn how to cope with being in class. I figured he needs to learn social cues and when it is time to daydream and when it's time to focus. I was not happy about going to school part of my day when I had a bunch of other things to do. However, I recognize my children are my priority, so grudgingly, I went. I also found it difficult to focus in his class. Right behind him was this pile of mess and around the classroom there are too many things for him to get distracted on. I realize though, no matter how clean or organize a classroom or his work area might be, Arden will still not focus long enough to get his work done. We changed his study area in our house, so there is very little attractions, and it still takes him a while to get things done. There is some improvement...it's just hard to measure it most of the time.
Our first snow came pretty early this year. I was worried we would have another long cold winter, like last year. However, the cashier at Wal-Mart told me that according to the Farmers Almanac, we were not going to have a long cold winter. So far, he's been kind of right. 
In early November, once there was enough snow to stick, I took the kids sledding in the back yard of our apartment complex. Sledding is the only winter activity I like to do. We had a great time and afterward, we headed back home for some hot chocolate. 
It takes me a while to choose to buy something. I guess it might be because I'm kind of cheap. Also, I don't like being wasteful, so I don't want to get something I'll hate in a few weeks and want to get rid of it. However, we needed new bedding. After going back and forth on bedding and styles and prices, Maya helped me choose this one. The price was right and the colors were perfect for winter. 
In mid-November, we went to Arden's school. His grade was doing a presentation on America. It was a good program, but it was kind of long. My favorite part was watching him dance. The other funny part was when the teacher announce the students were going to dance, the entire audience busted out their camera phones, cameras, and any other device that would record their children dancing.
Around this time, I started going to Arden's classroom to help him learn how to cope with being in class. I figured he needs to learn social cues and when it is time to daydream and when it's time to focus. I was not happy about going to school part of my day when I had a bunch of other things to do. However, I recognize my children are my priority, so grudgingly, I went. I also found it difficult to focus in his class. Right behind him was this pile of mess and around the classroom there are too many things for him to get distracted on. I realize though, no matter how clean or organize a classroom or his work area might be, Arden will still not focus long enough to get his work done. We changed his study area in our house, so there is very little attractions, and it still takes him a while to get things done. There is some improvement...it's just hard to measure it most of the time.
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