(For the record, I’m still mourning the loss of my x, g and u keys. If you see one of those letters missing in my post, don’t say I didn’t warn you. Oh, and the “shift” key is also a little wonky.)
Today is a frenetic day at the Slackermama household. We’re packing up and leaving early this afternoon for a long weekend in Elko. (Which reminds me… why is Veteran’s Day on TUESDAY this year and not Monday??) I’m not taking my laptop with me, since the poor thing would probably spontaneously combust if I exposed it to any more stress. Kile will have his laptop that I’ll be able to use if need be and I’ll of COURSE have my phone with me. If I don’t fall off the NaBloPoMo wagon altogether, then there might just be some very short entries or entries compose entirely of images so be prepared. I don’t know what the iPhone internet coverage is like in Elko, after all, and there might be no 3G or Edge to speak of. Still, I’ll have my in-laws wireless so that’s SOMETHING.
On top of the cleaning and packing and laundry and packing and packing, I had a parent-teacher conference with Harry’s 3rd grade teacher this morning. It went just about as I expected it would. Harry is doing GREAT academically, testing at the top of his class in both Reading and Math. Socially and emotionally, however… not so great. He’s very sensitive and is prone to overreacting. He also has problems with other kids and often takes disappointments and small diagreements far too personally. She says that barely a day goes by that Harry doesn’t cry about something. She did say that he has improved in the last month or so. I told her not to hesitate to call me if she has any concerns. Though, I’m not sure what I could do as we’ve dealt with the same issues here at home. He’s a very rigid, very sensitive, very emotional little boy.
He’s not going to be little for much longer, either. In fact, Monday he turns 9 years old. NINE YEARS OLD. I can hardly believe it. I see pictures of him as a small boy, as a baby, and I just boggle at the boy he has become. These 9 years have passed so quickly. It makes me wonder what the next 9 years will hold. Because 9 more years is about all we have with him. Then he’ll be going to college and leaving us behind.
Okay, NOW I’m depressed! On that happy note… wish us happy travels! I’ll let you know how the trip goes as soon as I can.
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