Update on Edwards Thumb

Edward went to his Pediatrician this morning. They took more x-rays of his thumb. The crack in the bone is length wise not width. It is the 2nd bone in his thumb. He has to wear a splint that looks like a brace for 4 weeks. In about 2 weeks we can take it off for about 30 minutes 2 times a day and let him begin to exercise it by squeezing a ball. So he will not be able to go to his Monart Classes or Bowling League until the 4 weeks are up. Bummer! Poor Kid. He is taking it well so far. I know that this splint is a lot easier for him to deal with, as it is evident in just the short time he has had it today.

Baking Cookies

Today as a part of our homeschool lesson we baked Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies. Edward had so much fun making them. After they were done backing and came out of the oven, he exclaimed that they weren't done because they weren't flat. I had to explain to him that not all cookies were flat. By the way, they taste YUMMY!!!

Incoming Newsflash...The Great Flood of 2007 hits a Kitchen in Newton, KS

Wondering about the title of my post? LOL! Wait until your read what it is all about.

It was a cool evening in Kansas. Nothing out of the ordinary seemed to be looming over the town of Newton. An unsuspecting family was settling in for a quiet evening at home. The father was off at the store picking up something for the mom, that she need to complete the evening meal. She was in at the computer printing off the recipe that she needed for dinner. The little boy and his 3 faithful four legged companions where outside playing. The mom goes back into the kitchen to begin to prepare the evening meal, when she hears what sounds like rushing water. Having just loaded the dishwasher and started it, she steps over to see if something is amiss with it. She steps in about 3 inches of water. Still hearing the rushing water, her eyes wander to the back door and through the flap in the pet door she sees the little boy holding the backyard hose right next to the pet door....water is just rushing in through it. All of the back part of the kitchen was flooded and was starting to pour into the main part of the kitchen. After she yelled at the little boy to turn off the hose, she grabbed her faithful Floor Mate and sucked up about 7 gallons of water. Thankfully she didn't end up needing a row boat.

Where I stand in my family of boys......

I have to laugh. This morning on the way home from Kindermusik, Edward informed me that he and daddy were going to go on a trip (this weekend) to stay in a hotel and have fun at an amusement park. He also continued to inform me that during this time of his absence and daddy's, that I was to clean (this is what I always do when Kirk takes Edward out of town...I don't get to rest and relax) the playroom, his bedroom, the couch, the front room, the schoolroom, the kitchen and do the laundry. LOL!!!! I think someone (or should I say some people) are a little bit on the spoiled side in this family. I told Kirk what Edward said and he just laughed, he thought it was funny. However, he said he hadn't planned on taking Edward. I think someone might be a little heartbroken when he doesn't get to go somewhere with daddy.

This Weeks Lessons

Let me first begin by saying that this week has been difficult for Edward in the writing department with his broken thumb and all. So I have had to find creative ways of learning the letter Bb. He has a appointment with his pediatrician on Thursday to take x-rays of his thumb to see if it is healed, if so then he can take his splint off. That will be nice because we can do the writing part that we need to. By then he'll also have the letter Cc to learn, too. We are learning the number 2 this week too. We had Kindermusik today, he got a slide whistle for his instrument this session. They are doing that See what I Saw curriculum. We still are working on the colors Blue, Green and Red (will be introducing the color Black at the end of the week). We are also working on Triangles, but will move on to a new shape next week. Genesis 1:1 is our memory verse again this week. Edward is doing really well in school. He is loving it. We will be baking Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies on Thrusday for on of his Science/ Health & Safety Projects. I'll take pictures and put them on my blog for you to see. Of course we also have Co-op class this week. He will do Monart if he is able to get his splint removed, but no bowling this week or next for him. Yesterday he got to do some computer programs and loved that. He knows that letter Aa and the sound it makes, Bb too. He is still working on his pre-reading book. I will not let him move on until he is able to read the words from the flash cards I have made. I want him to actually read it not just go by the pictures. Well, it is off to class we go. He had Kindermusik this morning so it is our late start day.