What's Up??

Ok, so what's been going on this past week? Well, Lexie started ice skating:) I've got a couple pics I will try to post later. Her first time was last Sunday and she only fell 5 times:) I was pretty amazed! She's never been on ice skates before, but she's been on roller blades quite a bit. Hers are too small now, though, so she keeps wearing mine which are like 3 sizes too big. I guess she'll need a new pair for Easter. I was thinking for Christmas, but what's the sense? She won't be able to use them until the spring. Anyway, back to ice skating:) I had to work yesterday, so poor Jason had to come home early from camp so he could take her to skating. I'm glad he got to see her skate:) I guess she took a hard fall on her bum, but she was in bed when I got home so I will have to check it out when she gets home from school. We may not be keeping her in skating:( I signed her up for the full year (until February) and paid for it. Then, on Halloween, they wanted another $50 for costume deposit for the ice skow in February. They won't accept it after that date. Well, I didn't have it and Jason didn't get paid until the 3rd, so she's not going to be in the ice show:( Now, we HAVE to sell candy - a minimum of $125 or if we don't sell, we can pay another $50!! If we don't sell $125, then we will be charged the difference!! OMG!! What?!? It seems like it's getting to be more of a hassle than it's worth:( So, do we pay for this and keep her in while all the girls practice for the show she won't be in??? or do we take her out and just let her learn on her own at the ice rink by her school and on the river with her friends?? Jason and I talked about it last night and we decided to talk to Lexie about it and see what she thinks. You know, I really don't mind the idea of the fund raiser, but I can't do another fund raiser right now! Brett and Lexie each had one for their schools and they just sold pies for the Youth at church. Seriously?!? I can't see asking friends and family to buy MORE than they already have!!

Ok, so off that subject:) Lexie got her school pictures back on Tuesday, I think:) They are pretty cute, of course:) I am still waiting for Brett's, though, and he got his done the day before she did!! Well, I'm really hoping he comes home with them today:) Sorry, I'm not putting Lexie's up until I get Brett's - anticipation and all;)

I've got to get my plan together for Christmas cards. As some of you know, I always take pics and get cards made. Usually, we are blessed (or cursed) with snow by now. Today happens to be beautiful and warm:) So we'll see - we might not have snowy Christmas cards this year, but I'm sure they will still be adorable:)

Brett had an Indian project due today:) He had to make an Indian village. It seems like they could do it pretty much however they wanted - they just needed to lable everything - CRAP!! I totally forgot to take pictures of it last night!! Maybe Brett did with his camera! It was pretty cute:) Lexie and I helped him:) We bought a foam board and painted grass and a river. We used clay to make Indians, teepees, canoes, fish, deer, moose, beaver, etc. Jason brought it to school as we didn't think it would last the bus ride!!

Brett's doing better in Spelling now that I am working with him on it every week:) He got 100% on the last 2:) Lexie, as always, is doing great:) Most of the papers she brings home are 100%!! She's a smart little girl:) It seems the only problem she has is Math sometimes, but it's not adding, subtacting, or anything - it's usually placement values and mode, median, and range stuff (yeah, the same stuff I had to help Brett with!!). She has trouble with problems that look like this: 2,000+40+5 then she's supposed to write it as a number:2045. Well, she forgets to put the 0 in there for the place value. She writes it as 245. I'm going to make her some practice sheets to work on after I get done bloggin' and doing my Zumba:)

I think that's all I've got for you all today:) If I think of anything else, I will be sure to let you know:) As always, have a great day:)