Mid-Term Progress Reports

We met with Macy's teacher yesterday for our very FIRST (of many) Parent Teacher Conference. For some reason I was pretty nervous. I know that I was very worried about the behavior of Miss Macy....I had my fingers crossed that we wouldn't have problems there. I just knew that there was nothing I would be able to do about it.....I mean, I can't get her to behave at home....how would I ever get her to behave at school? Well, it wasn't much of an issue. She had some talking (or should I say chatting) problems that usually occured during the transition time from one subject to the next, or during rest time (she's trying to stay awake, I'm sure). Other than that, she is doing EXCELLENT in school. Her grades are great, and with a bit more work on her letter sounds, she will be reading soon! Here's a self portrait and name writing practice that we received yesterday....

...can you tell she was getting bored before the end of this one?

Unfortunately, we only taught our children capital letters, and they MUST master the structure of sentences before first grade. Therefore, Macy is now learning a new way of writing her name. I think that she is doing well, and I now know that I need to teach the other children the "correct" way to write their names. So much that a mother can learn when her child starts school.....and I'm sure that I will keep on learnig right with her.

So, that's been the excitement around here. I have finally completed invoicing for October and can now move on to packing, shopping, and errand running before we head south tomorrow. It's my Grandpa's 80th birthday, and I had the grand idea to try to make a family reunion out of it. We're having a taco salad bar on Saturday and will take lots of pictures of the family that attends. My sister will be there from Colorado with her new baby and I can't wait to hold her. I also have some cousins coming in that I haven't seen in years. It's sure to be a blast....Can you tell how excited I am for this one?

Have a great weekend all!