Post by Jessie on Jan 7, 2008 12:33:49 GMT -5
I've been gone for awhile so Happy Birthday to all of those that I missed out on!!
Things have just been soooooooo crazy busy here that I just haven't had any time to sit at my computer. Actually, I sit here all day working on my laptop, but for some reason the company I work for really appreciates it when I devote at least 40 hours per week to my job!! LOL Lately it's actually been alot more than 40. I didn't get Christmas cards out this year, but thanks to all of you had sent us one. I barely managed to get two trees up and decorated this year. Very sad I missed out on the Michigan get together. Me and Brian had gone up to the bridge that day to get his grandma anyway, but I would have liked to have seen all of you guys.
Kids are doing well. Jason had a great Christmas, as usual. We were going through a little bit of a rough patch with him - mostly at school with his anger. It's really tough to make him understand that when you are happy it's ok to be physical (clap, jump, hug, high-five), but when you are angry, you better keep your hands to yourself. We are working on it with his team at school. Funny how we have worried so much about inappropriate hugging but not about teaching him an acceptable way to express his anger - I know, kind of backwards huh? I guess we assumed he would mature enough to understand that, but it is once again one of those things we need to break down and teach him.
Other than that, he's truly a crack-up and has been treating his brother and sister pretty good.
Here's a picture of the three of them on Christmas Eve in their new Christmas pj's. I couldn't get Ellie to put down that dang viewfinder thing to get a good picture of her:
Here's one of Jake, our little Oompa Loompa:
Jessie
Things have just been soooooooo crazy busy here that I just haven't had any time to sit at my computer. Actually, I sit here all day working on my laptop, but for some reason the company I work for really appreciates it when I devote at least 40 hours per week to my job!! LOL Lately it's actually been alot more than 40. I didn't get Christmas cards out this year, but thanks to all of you had sent us one. I barely managed to get two trees up and decorated this year. Very sad I missed out on the Michigan get together. Me and Brian had gone up to the bridge that day to get his grandma anyway, but I would have liked to have seen all of you guys.
Kids are doing well. Jason had a great Christmas, as usual. We were going through a little bit of a rough patch with him - mostly at school with his anger. It's really tough to make him understand that when you are happy it's ok to be physical (clap, jump, hug, high-five), but when you are angry, you better keep your hands to yourself. We are working on it with his team at school. Funny how we have worried so much about inappropriate hugging but not about teaching him an acceptable way to express his anger - I know, kind of backwards huh? I guess we assumed he would mature enough to understand that, but it is once again one of those things we need to break down and teach him.
Other than that, he's truly a crack-up and has been treating his brother and sister pretty good.
Here's a picture of the three of them on Christmas Eve in their new Christmas pj's. I couldn't get Ellie to put down that dang viewfinder thing to get a good picture of her:
Here's one of Jake, our little Oompa Loompa:
Jessie