Salt of the Earth

The kids had their conferences yesterday. They went very well. I am, as always, very proud of my chitlins.

Graham’ s teacher told me that he was doing VERY well especially in reading. He tested at a 4th grade level. In math he tested at a 2nd grade level. The only area where he is in need of help is his hand writing. In all fairness to Graham, he is only a first grader. His teachers said they keep reminding themselves of that- BUT that he still needs to practice at home. I so remember having the very same problem as a child. My handwriting was horrid. Graham showed me his journal and he had one paged tagged to read to me. It was called “The Best Day of My Life”. It was about the day I took him to my art class with me just a few weeks ago. His favorite part was … “just being with mom all day and eating a big sugar cookie for dessert” So very sweet… His music teacher had left a note for me to see her about his music grade. (He got an E for exceeds.) I tracked her down and she said that Graham shows exceptional skills in music and that I should consider putting him in piano or voice lessons. She also said that she only gives out a few E’s a term and that Graham deserved one. Very cool.

Thomas’ teacher said he’s doing exceptionally well and she has NO worries for him at all. He reads at a very high level and his math and social study skills are at a much higher level as well. His cello teacher said the same thing- that he was VERY talented but needed to practice more. Thomas had to write a story about a topic of his choice for state testing. HIs topic was “Must Have a Mustang”. A few months back he had asked me why i wanted a Mustang so badly. (Every time I see an old one I go crazy) I gave him several reasons and he turned it into a really cool paper. He did a really good job on it- I’m very proud of it and him.

Finished up one of my dry points last night. I ended up adding some water color to the dragons and some gel to the eggs. I ended up buying a couple frames from the craft store - big gold ones. I am very happy with the way it turned out. I made 6 editions total. I am going to put one in each of the boys rooms. They are thrilled. I’ll take a picture and put it in my gallery.

more later
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