Me, me, me

Kids

I haven't written about my children in ages, and because just about everyone (hello, three people!) who reads this knows my children, I thought an update might make a decent post.

Youngest first: F. is loving her preschool. She goes for 3 hours a day, 5 days a week, and she is growing and expanding her world in so many ways every time she goes. What's amazing to me is what a great kid she seems to be. I mean, I always liked her, of course, but she's the only one of my kids who wasn't really friendly and tended to cling to me around other adults. But she's fit right in, has many friends and is loved by her teachers, who tell me she is super easygoing and has no trouble doing everything with the others (she's one of the youngest) and plays really well, and cracks them up on a regular basis. In short, a perfect mini-student. I'm so happy about this, and I knew that she needed something like preschool, because she needed a lot of stimulation and to play with other kids her own age. She's happy to see me at the end of the morning, but she can't wait to get to school when she gets up every day. It's worked out really well and I'm so happy for her and proud of her.

Middle next: I. is doing the "reverse integration" program for a year at a school for children with disabilities. He is positively thriving there, in a small class with a fanstastic teacher (My older daughter had the same teacher last year.). He's happy and has lots of friends of all ages and abilities and he's doing very well academically as well. Outside of school he's thrilled because the snow has come, and this kid likes nothing better than playing and working outside. His raking business didn't get a lot of customers in the fall, but he's already looking forward to expanding his customer base for snow shoveling. he's also just joined the Wolf Cubs and he couldn't be more thrilled. They built birdhouses on his very first day! He's a busy boy.

Biggest last: U. is back at her regular school after spending last year at the special school and she's adjusted to the change. She is a very popular person at school, and she's doing the Canspell spelling bee and she is a monitor for the kindergarteners at lunch once a week. She walks a neighbour to the bus stop every morning, and she's struck up a close friendship with a boy who lives on the next street over. She just completed a beautiful birthday gift for this new friend: a stationery box filled with supplies so he can write to his grandma. She always does well academically, and this year is no exception, despite the fact that they pile on the homework like there's no tomorrow. She always makes me proud and she's a happy soul.

So everyone is well and happy and making their mama proud. All's right with the world.