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My kid is SO better then yours!
IN happier news – today is the last day of school.
Wait – that means they’re home all the time. CRAP. But that’s not what I wanted to say…
in HAPPIER news – despite the fact the kids are now home 24/7 for the next three months – the pup got her report card today. Everything was wonderful – but one thing was SUPER FANTASTIC…
The goal for the benchmark reading at the end of 3rd grade is a 110.
The score the Pup started the year with was a mid 2nd grade 51, stage 3 (early reader).
The final score for the year….
(drumroll please)
(thank you)
109!
One Oh Freakin’ Nine!
That puts her at a completed stage five (independent reader), and perfectly in line to go into 4th grade next fall with confidence. WHOOOHOOOO!
Told ya she was awesome!
PS – four days of outside field trips and hey! The pup has COLOR!
…sunburn. whatever. Beggars, choosers….
Sigh.
I don’t like it when one of my boys is hurting. Z (on of the Boy’s bff) is heartbroken today, and all I can do is hug him. Girls are mean. Sigh. (and yes, I’m fully aware this entry will be repeated a thousand times, from both sides of the equation as the kids grow […]
Tips for Prosperity!
So, remember that book I was given a while back? Yeah? Well! It’s all common sense, things folks know if they think about it, and just generally boring – and I slogged through it the best I could. Then – much to my eternal amusement, out of nowhere was this little gem hidden in the […]
So this, this is what 9 looks like…
Nine. Nine is all knees and elbows and energy. Nine is blurry pictures because she won’t! stand! still! Nine is all mouth and sass with a healthy dose of snark on the side. Nine is smiles and witty retorts, and quiet questions. Nine is also a lot of LOUD QUESTIONS. Nine is scraped knees under […]
