Well, Lexie isn't signed up for ice skating yet. It's about $150 plus skates and I don't get paid until the 1st of October. The money isn't due until the 21st. I'm pretty sure I'm still going to sign her up since I really think she'd enjoy it:) I still wish I could ice skate:) Also, our friends have a house right by the Ford River and they clear some of it off and skate in the winter. Plus, about a block from her school is an ice rink, so she should get plenty of extra practice:) I think this will be about all she can be involved in right now, though. I really don't want to be one of those parents who over-schedules their children, but at the same time I don't want to discourage them from pursuing their dreams. She could turn out to be one of the best ice skaters or dancers or basketball players the world has ever known. Also, she's not the most coordinated of children, so I'm hoping these things help her:) Sometime in October, we will be able to start observing their dance class and I really can't wait to see how she's doing:)
Sometimes I worry about her. When she went through kindergarten screening, they told me that she wasn't ready for developmental kindergarten - she needed to be in readiness kindergarten because she didn't know her letters or their sounds. I was pretty shocked to hear that because she had been spelling short words like dog, rug, cat, etc. all the time!! My kids really liked watching the Leap Frog videos and they always sang along with the songs. I told the teacher that Lexie knew ALL her letters AND their sounds. So she tested her by randomly writing a few letters and asking Lexie what they were. Lexie told her, without hesitation, what they were and made all the appropriate sounds. I knew she knew them!! The teacher then told me that Lexie made her a believer and she had no problem with Lexie going into developmental kindergarten.
She did struggle alittle with scissors - I really hadn't worked with her too much with them:( She also doesn't have the neatest writing, but it's legible. She's now in the 4th grade and she is doing great!! She even had straight-A's:) She is, however, the youngest kid in her class. Some of her classmates are a year older than her. I really don't put much store in the age thing. She seems to be making friends and accelling. Her reading levels are at least a grade higher and her comprehension is great.
She's doing well academically, but something that concerns me is that she's developing. We've had some "big girl" conversations which she thinks is gross, but I want her to know what's happening and what she's going to need to do like wearing a bra. I certainly didn't need a bra at her age! I was the same age that she is when I was in 4th grade. I know I keep hearing that girls are developing earlier, but it's a little scary to have one of those little girls. She doesn't want to wear a bra - one of the girls picks on her:( What a stupid thing to pick on someone about!! Anyway, I can't help but feel protective over my little girl. I don't want anything bad to ever happen to her! I've heard way too many horror stories:(
Wow! I guess I got pretty serious there, hey?? Sorry - I guess it's been on my mind lately since I just had to buy her bigger size bras! I'm so glad I only have one daughter!! Don't get me wrong, I love Lexie to pieces, but it's a lot more work raising a daughter than raising a son. Then again, it could be because I have a dramatic daughter and a son who is pretty content with everything in his life:)
Oh, I almost forgot - Brett and Lexie are finally getting an allowance. I made them a chore list - some that need to be done daily and others that need to be done weekly or occasionally. I discussed it with them and asked what they thought would be a reasonable amount for doing these chores. Lexie shrugged and Brett suggested 50 cents a day. That was lower than I was thinking, so it was agreed. I didn't tell them that I had other plans;) Anyway, after the first week, I added up how many chores they had done and multiplied that by 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6. Then I decided that I would give them 5 cents per chore. Since Jason gets paid twice a month and I get paid every other Friday, they get their allowance every other week. They got their first allowance this past week. Brett made 13.65 and Lexie made 13.70!! Pretty close, hey?? They are doing very well:) We still need to remind them on occasion but they are a lot more willing to do their chores:) Doing their homework is on their chore list, too:)
*I see Brett needs to practice his spelling;) His blog is funny:)
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