Hello my cyber followers. After reading my dear sister-in-law's blogs all summer, she has inspired me to be a better blogger. Blogging can be extremely cathartic and after some of the weeks I have throughout the year, I need a constructive way to get out that energy. If only to save my wonderful husband from having to hear about it so much!
P.S. If you don't follow my SIL's adventures in overseas military life, you most definitely should! She is witty and insightful and is currently doing this for a living (kind of) as she takes care of my brother and their household in Germany for the next two years.
So for this week, I've decided to just jot down some of my random thoughts. The things that have come to mind throughout my summer and the beginning of school.
1. Whoever said "Poop" happens, never potty trained a 2 year-old boy!
We're keeping it G-rated here kids! :)
I don't know what it is exactly about releasing your bowels into a pot, but apparently for two year olds it's really scary! Scary to the point where some will master #1 and not do the deuce for MONTHS! No big deal, right? Except for the fact that if they aren't mastering the timber drop, then they are either going in their pants [yuck!] or are withholding it until the last possible minute!
Our big boy was of the second variety. He would go days without anything and then would either go in his pants or in his diaper at nap time. We used bribery, coaxing, fiber filled foods, and every other tactic that might get him to go. In the end, the shear will of his teacher at school and the promise of the pretend kitchen he wanted for Christmas were the deciding factors.
 |
| Aren't those boxers just the cutest things?!?! |
He's had less than a handful of accidents since then and this week we saw an even bigger marker of our little man's growing independence. For three days in a row, he has taken it upon himself to go to the bathroom and take care of business. Pray, for the sake of my sanity and my water bill, that this continues!
2. Physics isn't all that bad, but the new crap that we have to go through is!
So, most of you know that I'm teaching physics for the first time and the thought slightly terrified me. Not that I'm not still VERY behind in planning, and I probably won't feel truly confident until after the semester is over.
It is a relief that the student I was afraid of...you know the one that will question you at every step and point out ALL of your shortcomings...is utterly confused by the simplest math based problem in the class. He also has a bit of a chauvinist side to him and it kills him to have to ask a woman for help, which makes my heart leap a little. Maybe by the end of it all, I will have been able to broaden his horizons in more than just forces and motion.
Well that's all for now. I'm off to enjoy breakfast with my family, go to church, and then return to try and plan some physics. Happy Sunday, all!
