Needless to say we are very proud of her. It has to be her love for reading. She can't get enough. She reads all the time. Her voice inflection is amazing. She knows how to say a sentence whether it be a question mark or an exclamation point. I went to a book fair tonight with her...
Aside: We arrived about 5 minutes early. There were about 20 people sitting down and there were about 100 chairs. However a full 95 of the chairs had a coat or a piece of paper or car keys on them to save them for people who were showing up later. Which actually means late. As the children were performing, these stragglers came in and disrupted the whole performance by not having the common decency to show up on time; and those of us that do are forced to find a chair among the human flotsam and jetsom. That kind of stuff is quite exacerbating...
the 2nd grade kids performed a musical skit done to "Flat Stanley". A witty tome about a child who is flattened by a bulletin board and his adventures after the mishap. Well, there were probably 12 readers in all who narrated the story. Madison was a better reader than every one of them. (Yes. Another nose sniff)
I'm not sure what the gifted program entails but I think it will challenge her more and that should make for an interesting spring.
Ian is a willful boy. I know that is probably not unique but it is to us. This kid won't do anything unless he feels like it. Threats work periodically. Time-out not so much. A hand to the back of the leg seems to do the trick. Now, don't go calling CPS. We use it sparingly but we do use it. We think he just needs some peer interaction. He will be going to school twice a week just for that reason. He likes to see his friends and he needs it.
He has started to tell us he loves us. Just out of the blue. He'll put his head on your tummy and say "I wuv you, daddy." Makes your heart melt.
We thought Reagan was quite active. Into everything. Our suspicions were confirmed when Mom said she had 5 kids and 15 other grandkids and none of them got into stuff like Reagan does. Whew! We thought we were going nuts. She keeps us busy. Still cute as a button. Loves to be read to. She is starting to find her groove thang as well. When Madison and Ian dance, she is right there with them.
Kelly continues to hold us all together. God bless her.
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