1. Snack time for the boys, 2. Hmmm. . . are there more?, 3. Mwah!, 4. Snuggle after big brother kiss, 5. Munching away on Scooby Snacks, 6. On big brother’s lap, 7. My kindergarten kid, 8. My turn on your lap!, 9. No more camera Mom
November 4 is coming quickly. . . although some in battleground states may not agree. Tonight is the second Presidential debate between McCain and Obama. Do you recall the first one they had?
Hmmmm. . . . probably not, right? It was not too interesting and certainly did not live up to the hype of the Vice Predential debate between Palin and Biden.
Perhaps that means you were going to skip watching the debate tonight. I say that you should watch the two candidates that will indeed give our country some sort of change in January. While watching why not play some Debate Bingo that TechyDad and I made up. As Techy Dad puts it, "It is Palin Bingo on steroids!"
Seriously head on over to Techy Dad’s blog to say hello and get your randomly generated Debate Bingo Cards.
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Speaking of fun things to do. Tomorrow night Mommytalk is hosting a LIVE Tupperware chat party. Susan, aka The Lil’ Mommy That Could has been quite busy working on this big event. Please do her a favor and visit Wednesday night. Here are all of the details about the Tupperware party.
Happy bingo playing and Tupperware party going!
Let me go on the record and say that the canine teeth are evil little boogers when they decide to come in. I vaguely recall these teeth being the worst when NHL was little, but my memory was quickly restored thanks to JSL. The little guy has been an absolute mess the last week or so. He does not want to eat, prefers nursing (YES he is still nursing) more often, will not settle at night to sleep, and is up many times during the night.
Last night was particularly bad. He did not settle until we pulled out the Motrin and gave it to him. Of course it helped him to get to sleep initially, but did not last. JSL was up at least 3-4 times during the night. After the second time he was up howling, he ended up in our bed where we all seem to be able to sleep some.
Prior to these evil little teeth pushing their way into JSL’s mouth, getting him to sleep at night was fairly easy. He loved to snuggle up with his new silky blanket and a pillow. Thanks to a great giveaway on An Island Life we were introduced to Kennedy Grace Boutique on Etsy. Cathi’s baby blankets are absolutely amazing. JSL quickly declared the beautiful silky soft new blanket his. We had Cathi make it with our last name so either of the boys could use it. NHL gladly allowed JSL to have it since he is quite attached to his "squeaky" blanket buddies.
Thanks again to Kailani and Cathi for helping to make our non-teething night time routines so wonderful. I can not wait until these pesky teeth are in and JSL can go back to simply curling up with his silky blanket to have sweet dreams.
Nobody ever tells you that taking a child off of an allergy medicine could be hazardous to your own health. Seriously, taking NHL off of Singular, thanks to it poisoning his body, has been hellish for all involved. His mood, behavior, tantrums, and impulsivity have been better overall, but every so often the horrid Singular shows its ugly face.
Last Monday NHL had a fabulous day at school. Tuesday and Wednesday he was home for Rosh Hashana. Tuesday was not too bad. He was pretty good at services, but Wednesday was a different story. I took NHL to the services for kids in kindergarten to second grade. What I witnessed was pretty much what NHL’s teachers had been describing. He was unable to sit still, he was nervous acting, he acted on pure impulses and had no control of what he was saying/doing. It was horrible. Of course I understood that my child had no idea of what he was doing, but the other people there did not. Our of sheer horror of looks and stares I finally was able to get NHL to leave with me. Of course he came with me making a major scene. I was mortified!
Thursday NHL had another rough day in kindergarten. His teacher greeted me with the news that he had received five checks/warnings. In addition to this, she mentioned that he had actually hit another child. The consequence of this was to sit and write a letter to the other child and no recess (probably the worst thing for him). Thankfully NHL’s teacher is very understanding and knows that we have only been off the Singular for about a week and it will take 2-4 depending on who you talk to.
*sigh*
Friday was a fabulous day. I was nervous picking NHL up from school since I never know the report I am going to get. Both of his teachers were at the door and put up a "0" – telling me that he had NO warnings all day! One of the teachers actually came out to make sure that NHL told me about all of the wonderful things he had done. She also showed me his notebook with a sticker in it! The kindergarten kid was so happy. He immediately wanted to call JL to tell him about the day. We did that, stopped by Papa at work and then went home. As a treat NHL had a special Friday night with Nana. She said he was like himself again. Calm, talking, and focused. . . things that had been missing for months.
As we start a new week I am hoping for the best, but know it may still take more time. Patience for items like this have never been my thing. Hopefully Super NHL can show everyone that he can beat that horrible Singular out of his system!
Tuesday night is the next Presidential debate. Will you be watching?
I know I will be watching while playing Bingo II – Revenge of the Debate.
Thanks to the success of Palin Bingo, TechyDad and I decided to revamp the word list, and the techy geek of the group added some new features as well. Here is a preview of the new cards:
Please stop on by and get your Debate Bingo cards to play along. Be sure to let everyone know about it so they can have some fun as well.
Enjoy!
