Wednesday, September 24, 2008
September 24, 2008
Isaak got his first test in Pre-Cal back. He got 105%! It was a review chapter, I think, but it was still good to know he's got the foundation for the class and he's doing well. So glad this year is off to a good start!
Monday, September 22, 2008
September 22, 2008
Audra's comments at dinner (paraphrase):
"You wanna know something funny? (Dave interrupted her a bunch, so she was irritable, too.) Tammy, that friend of mine who stopped being my friend because her friends didn't like me, well, she made friends with another friend and only hangs out with her now. Her other friends (the ones who said they didn't like her) want to be my friend now."
I clarified and she said she already is just nice to everybody and isn't "like that."
Catty catty catty. I hope she continues to remain above it, but that's probably wishful thinking.
"You wanna know something funny? (Dave interrupted her a bunch, so she was irritable, too.) Tammy, that friend of mine who stopped being my friend because her friends didn't like me, well, she made friends with another friend and only hangs out with her now. Her other friends (the ones who said they didn't like her) want to be my friend now."
I clarified and she said she already is just nice to everybody and isn't "like that."
Catty catty catty. I hope she continues to remain above it, but that's probably wishful thinking.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
September 21, 2008 party II
Conversation just now:
Me: You can do what you want until 7:30
(at 7:21)
Me: Time to get ready for bed.
Audra: You said I could do what I want until 7:30.
Me: Fine, you have 9 minutes to do what you want.
Audra: I'm bored!
The end.
Isaak's note from church (his handwriting):
"Today, my friend Sean was supposed to come with me to chruch. I silently said a prayer asking Heavenly Father that Sean can come over. But when I got to his house to confirm, Sean couldn't. Alec, my other friend, couldn't either. But Mom was proud of me to just try to do it. It was just bad luck."
Aw.
Me: You can do what you want until 7:30
(at 7:21)
Me: Time to get ready for bed.
Audra: You said I could do what I want until 7:30.
Me: Fine, you have 9 minutes to do what you want.
Audra: I'm bored!
The end.
Isaak's note from church (his handwriting):
"Today, my friend Sean was supposed to come with me to chruch. I silently said a prayer asking Heavenly Father that Sean can come over. But when I got to his house to confirm, Sean couldn't. Alec, my other friend, couldn't either. But Mom was proud of me to just try to do it. It was just bad luck."
Aw.
September 21, 2008
I got an offer to publish! Yup, I'm working on a new book, and I'm really excited about it. I developed something in my social groups called The Book Chat where I use children's literature to teach social skills and "autism thinking" skills. Anyway, the international social skills training GURU wants to publish it which is perfect. It will get tons of exposure with the right target audience.
So, now I just have to get it written. Now that I have an offer, though, I feel much more motivated.
Kids have adjusted really well to school. Isaak is doing great! Only minor little "blips" so far, and very few of those. He's feeling confident and proud of himself. He loves his math class. He hasn't been in a math class in a couple of years (only individual work), so I think he's just eating it up. Audra seems to be adjusting better now. She still has her moments, but I think the hard adjustments are slowly passing. I know there will be more, but she'll bounce back. She's so positive about life. Great kids!
So, now I just have to get it written. Now that I have an offer, though, I feel much more motivated.
Kids have adjusted really well to school. Isaak is doing great! Only minor little "blips" so far, and very few of those. He's feeling confident and proud of himself. He loves his math class. He hasn't been in a math class in a couple of years (only individual work), so I think he's just eating it up. Audra seems to be adjusting better now. She still has her moments, but I think the hard adjustments are slowly passing. I know there will be more, but she'll bounce back. She's so positive about life. Great kids!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
September 16, 2008
Audra was assigned the lesson for Family Home Evening last night. She was encouraged to do the whole thing herself. She did it on Tithing. I got a hold of her notes:
"Does anyone know what tithing is? What does the church do with the money. Who wants to read a scriptcher? (call, read) What does that mean? Who do you think is saying it. (If answer, say: "good.") (If no answer, say: "Well, I don't know ether, does anyone want to try again?") When do we pay? How much? (Testamony) in (tithing is special) In the name of Jesus Christ Amen."
I love her idea of what to do if no ones knows the answer about the scripture.
She did an AWESOME job. Very eloquent and thoughtful. Very proud of her. Guess she'll have to do it more often! :)
"Does anyone know what tithing is? What does the church do with the money. Who wants to read a scriptcher? (call, read) What does that mean? Who do you think is saying it. (If answer, say: "good.") (If no answer, say: "Well, I don't know ether, does anyone want to try again?") When do we pay? How much? (Testamony) in (tithing is special) In the name of Jesus Christ Amen."
I love her idea of what to do if no ones knows the answer about the scripture.
She did an AWESOME job. Very eloquent and thoughtful. Very proud of her. Guess she'll have to do it more often! :)
Saturday, September 13, 2008
September 13, 2008
Confessions:
Sometimes I still have laundry yet to be put away by the time I have to start doing laundry again.
I rarely make the bed. Dave does, though.
I take a bath almost every night.
I hate dog hair, and yet we have a dog who has long, shed-y hair.
I still really like my high school music.
I only wash the sheets like once a month. I would more often, but I just don't think about it! If you visit me, though, you'll always have fresh sheets, I promise.
I have super hairy legs and if I weren't to shave, you'd think I was a man.
I hate to exercise and I like treats. It's amazing I don't weigh 300 pounds.
I love road trips.
My fingernails are thin and weak. They're always breaking (well, ripping, actually because they're not thick enough to break).
I'm short.
There's more, but that's all I felt like writing. :)
Sometimes I still have laundry yet to be put away by the time I have to start doing laundry again.
I rarely make the bed. Dave does, though.
I take a bath almost every night.
I hate dog hair, and yet we have a dog who has long, shed-y hair.
I still really like my high school music.
I only wash the sheets like once a month. I would more often, but I just don't think about it! If you visit me, though, you'll always have fresh sheets, I promise.
I have super hairy legs and if I weren't to shave, you'd think I was a man.
I hate to exercise and I like treats. It's amazing I don't weigh 300 pounds.
I love road trips.
My fingernails are thin and weak. They're always breaking (well, ripping, actually because they're not thick enough to break).
I'm short.
There's more, but that's all I felt like writing. :)
Friday, September 12, 2008
September 12, 2008
More Lil' Audra saga: After picking her up after choir yesterday, "I'm so happy because Tammy's other friends are not in choir with us so she can talk to me." Um, OK. Glad you're happy.
Question: Why is prostitution illegal and so condemned when adult pornography is so protected and accepted?
Question 2: I don't usually discuss politics since I think it's a very personal issue, but this one gets to me. Why is Gov. Palin so chastised for being inexperienced and ill-prepared to take over the presidency if necessary when no one in the mainstream media is making the same accusations to Obama?
Question: Why is prostitution illegal and so condemned when adult pornography is so protected and accepted?
Question 2: I don't usually discuss politics since I think it's a very personal issue, but this one gets to me. Why is Gov. Palin so chastised for being inexperienced and ill-prepared to take over the presidency if necessary when no one in the mainstream media is making the same accusations to Obama?
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
It has begun
From lil' Audra today...
"I found out why Tammy (a friend of hers at school from last year) can't be friends with me anymore. She said that none of her other friends like me, so she can't be friends with me."
I really hate girls, sometimes. Such mean, catty little creatures we are.
"I found out why Tammy (a friend of hers at school from last year) can't be friends with me anymore. She said that none of her other friends like me, so she can't be friends with me."
I really hate girls, sometimes. Such mean, catty little creatures we are.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
I'm Back!
This is Isaak, finally back from summer to have a return to the blog! We're working on making a separate blog for me, so keep checking back for weekly updates!
The summer was quite fun. We went to Disneyland and saw our old cousins, Scout Day Camp, going to La Push beach (in honor of the Twilight Series obviously), Breaking Dawn release, and recently we went on the boating trip just yesterday! There was a bit of a Titanic moment when Audra was driving. But most important, school started, and I was a bit nervous, but I'm now having a good time!
Because of my talents, luck, and charisma, I won the hearts of older middle-schoolers, and even high-schoolers. I was placed in a 7-8th grade PE class by a dilemma in the schedule as I would call it. Not to mention from those older boys saw my charisma in humor. When a Chinese boy was called, I tried to be funny and said, "The Chinese are invading our country! First Chinatowns, and now foreign immigrants!" I was pleased to hear them laugh! By the way, about those high-schoolers in my precalculus class? Well, because of underage talents, they thought I was pretty cool. We didn't really work on real stuff yet, but we probably will starting tomorrow!
Oh, I almost forgot to tell you, I was in a still new documentary! If you hadn't known this, I had the last part of the documentary (besides the credits) to myself! It featured me playing a solid piano piece, working out quadratic equations, and reading my essay to try out to do the first pitch in a Mariners Autism Awareness game! There are also some other "me" moments and my mom and my tutor, named Matt, who was one of the "real" stars in the documentary. In a beginning part of the documentary, I was talking about my math talent with the cameraman, named Jeff. Jeff said, "They're going to run out of math for you by the time you're in high school." I answered in a joke saying, "Sure! College math person, coming through!" When I was in the debut of this documentary, I heard some laughs!
Well, I'll see myself out! Be sure to check in next week for more school stuff and maybe even a Game Club moment this Friday!
The summer was quite fun. We went to Disneyland and saw our old cousins, Scout Day Camp, going to La Push beach (in honor of the Twilight Series obviously), Breaking Dawn release, and recently we went on the boating trip just yesterday! There was a bit of a Titanic moment when Audra was driving. But most important, school started, and I was a bit nervous, but I'm now having a good time!
Because of my talents, luck, and charisma, I won the hearts of older middle-schoolers, and even high-schoolers. I was placed in a 7-8th grade PE class by a dilemma in the schedule as I would call it. Not to mention from those older boys saw my charisma in humor. When a Chinese boy was called, I tried to be funny and said, "The Chinese are invading our country! First Chinatowns, and now foreign immigrants!" I was pleased to hear them laugh! By the way, about those high-schoolers in my precalculus class? Well, because of underage talents, they thought I was pretty cool. We didn't really work on real stuff yet, but we probably will starting tomorrow!
Oh, I almost forgot to tell you, I was in a still new documentary! If you hadn't known this, I had the last part of the documentary (besides the credits) to myself! It featured me playing a solid piano piece, working out quadratic equations, and reading my essay to try out to do the first pitch in a Mariners Autism Awareness game! There are also some other "me" moments and my mom and my tutor, named Matt, who was one of the "real" stars in the documentary. In a beginning part of the documentary, I was talking about my math talent with the cameraman, named Jeff. Jeff said, "They're going to run out of math for you by the time you're in high school." I answered in a joke saying, "Sure! College math person, coming through!" When I was in the debut of this documentary, I heard some laughs!
Well, I'll see myself out! Be sure to check in next week for more school stuff and maybe even a Game Club moment this Friday!
August 7, 2008
Yesterday, we went sailing with a company that takes out kids with disabilities and their families to sail on the Columbia River. We had an amazing time! It was so relaxing and peaceful. The kids absolutely loved it. What a great experience.
Dave was quite comfortable on the boat.
Lil' Audra was a crazy driver. She thought she was all funny when she tried to make it swerve, but I didn't!
Ahhhh, peace at last!
Isaak was quite subdued the whole time. I think he was just taking it in. He said he loved it. I think the rock of the boat was very soothing to him.
We will definitely need to do it again.
Kids did great their first week of school. Isaak had perfect "reports" each day. He seems to be getting into the swing of things. I assume it's a honeymoon and he will have some issue pop up, but so far, knock on wood. He LOVES his Pre-Calc class. First day he said, "I think I charmed them with my charisma." Yeah, probably. So far, they're just reviewing; I'm sure it will challenge him a little. I looked through the book, and WOWSERS!, I can't remember any of it. Should be fun if he needs help! Lil' Audra is a little down. She's having friend "issues." She says she doesn't have any friends at school (her best friend goes to a different school), and her friends from last year (who she didn't really play with this summer) have sort of made other friends and aren't really including her. Well, normal girlie stuff. I told her to just give it some time. I told her that it took me quite a while to make friends in this ward, but now I have some of the greatest friends I've had. I just had to be patient and get to know people. I'm sure she'll be fine. She's just so dang social, and not having a ton of friends to be social WITH is hard for her.
Well, Isaak wants to blog today, do I should let him.
Yesterday, we went sailing with a company that takes out kids with disabilities and their families to sail on the Columbia River. We had an amazing time! It was so relaxing and peaceful. The kids absolutely loved it. What a great experience.
Dave was quite comfortable on the boat.
Lil' Audra was a crazy driver. She thought she was all funny when she tried to make it swerve, but I didn't!
Ahhhh, peace at last!
Isaak was quite subdued the whole time. I think he was just taking it in. He said he loved it. I think the rock of the boat was very soothing to him.
We will definitely need to do it again.
Kids did great their first week of school. Isaak had perfect "reports" each day. He seems to be getting into the swing of things. I assume it's a honeymoon and he will have some issue pop up, but so far, knock on wood. He LOVES his Pre-Calc class. First day he said, "I think I charmed them with my charisma." Yeah, probably. So far, they're just reviewing; I'm sure it will challenge him a little. I looked through the book, and WOWSERS!, I can't remember any of it. Should be fun if he needs help! Lil' Audra is a little down. She's having friend "issues." She says she doesn't have any friends at school (her best friend goes to a different school), and her friends from last year (who she didn't really play with this summer) have sort of made other friends and aren't really including her. Well, normal girlie stuff. I told her to just give it some time. I told her that it took me quite a while to make friends in this ward, but now I have some of the greatest friends I've had. I just had to be patient and get to know people. I'm sure she'll be fine. She's just so dang social, and not having a ton of friends to be social WITH is hard for her.
Well, Isaak wants to blog today, do I should let him.
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