October 2010

Let's see...school, soccer, church...yep that's our lives right now. Troy has soccer practice on Mondays and Fridays with games on some Tuesdays and all Saturdays. Danica has practice only on Friday with games on most Tuesdays and some Saturdays. Our lives are spent at the ball field. The bad thing about Tuesday games is that both kids play at the same time and I have to be at Danica's game since I am coaching. Troy gets the short end of that stick but it doesn't seem to bother him. Richard goes to watch him and he loves it. Troy has scored several goals and is doing great in the striker position. He told me he prefers to play defense because he doesn't have to run as much. Danica scored 5 or 6 goals on Tuesday. THe little guys play 3 on 3 and sometimes the pkayers are really mismatched. We have all 3 and 4 year olds. The other 2 teams have at least one 5 year old each which makes a big difference when taking speed and size into the equation. Let's just say that Danica's team is pretty slow, very distractable, and a hoot to watch.

School is going great for both kids. Troy just made a 109 on a science test that I didn't think he was ready for. I guess he proved me wrong. He took the math test for next week and did just as well on it. We are leaving Monday for Dauphin Island. He is so excited about going. I can't wait to take pictures and just watch the learning commence. Danica has been put on a new behavior/incentive plan to help her stop crying every time someone else answers a question or does something she wants to do. It is working so far. She didn't cry once this week (for that) she fell and cried when she bonked her head, but that is understandable.

My part of school is, well, going. We are 42 days into school; 138 to go. It's like it is every year, some kids are really progressing fast and others are not. I have one little boy who is doing a terrific job and working so hard. I just smile thinking about him. Behaviors are slowly getting under control. I still may develop a nervous twitch, but we're looking a bit better. I don't think that hospitalization is in my near future like I did earlier this year.

Well, that's all for now. I hope I can write when Troy and I get back from our trip. I can't wait!