Last Day

School is now over, and tomorrow Christian is headed to Sharon’s to play with his buddy Ruben. Ruben is going to stay at Sharon’s a few days before heading off to his dad’s in Montana. Christian, meanwhile, is going to his grandma and grandpa’s house for a week starting on Saturday. He returns next Sunday and then heads off for a week of summer day camp at River City. Then, he finally gets to stay home and lounge around with his other grandma.

While they are in KC, Christian is going to the bounce house, aquarium and Legoland. Betcha I don’t even have to tell you which place he is looking forward to seeing the most. He has saved some money just in case he finds something wonderful in the Legoland store.

Christian did well in school and will be a fourth grader in August. This is his last year at Charter Oak. Next year, he will either go to Mark Bills, about a mile from our house, or Washington School (for the gifted). It’s a long road to getting into the latter, and Christian does not seem thrilled with the prospect, so he may just go to Mark Bills. Wherever he ends up, he will be fine.

Birthday Boy

Christian is now 9 years old. Lucky him, his birthday was on Mother’s Day this year. He got a present in the mail from us—Legos and was excited to learn that the rest of it comes every 2 months. He also bought some Monsters Legos—was super excited to see that those were out. His friend, Matthew, bought him a Ninjago Lego set, and he got a couple more of those. My child who detests shopping actually went shopping, and he was not shy about it.

Christian had a couple of kids sleep over. They stayed up until midnight, playing with the iPads, Nerf guns, etc. The kid next door hung around until 3 the next day and came back for a little while on Sunday. So, Christian had a really full weekend and was very tired come Sunday night. This week, he is looking forward to the Plants and Zombies stuffed toys we found online. Hopefully, he gets them soon.

The Big Push

Three and half weeks of school to go, and wouldn’t you know it, the work is increasing. Christian came home with an assignment to write a brief report on the state of Delaware. We spent days pulling research and checking it. Then we wrote a rough draft and revised it. Then Christian practiced reading it aloud. We also pulled tons of pictures and glued them onto a large poster board for his visual aide. Tonight, we are getting it all together and ready for next Tuesday. Whew.

As though the report were not enough, there is a spelling bee beginning on May 10. Christian came home with about 350 words to study. We’ve done a bit of work on that, but he is totally not into it. Wish us luck in getting through that list.