Today was a good day
I got my book review turned in and I think it maybe doesn’t suck. I also followed up with some PR folks to get my address changed in their rolodexes. I sent out a request for info for an upcoming article. Contacted another person to pull together products for an assignment due further off. And I worked out for the first time on the ellipse machine we trash-picked right before we moved. That was pretty fun.
I think we broke Madison. We sort of accidentally on purpose happened to turn on Boobah one day when I really needed to pack (we being Noah and me) and she sorta loved it. And we’ve kinda let her watch it three more times since. It just so happens that very recently she’s become extremely pushy — and I mean this literally. “Moo!” she says, shoving us off of things and away from things. “Moo” is, of course, move. She is totally not polite about it. I’m pretty sure that the television flattened out her brain waves and brought out her hidden rudeness.
Today she and I wandered around in the misty rain for a bit. It’s nice to have a front porch to sit on but it’s also nice to get out and splash through the puddles. It also gave me room to drink my coffee since she was perfectly content to sweep up the puddles with the broom Brett accidentally ran over. Noah was inside doing math. He also finished Lunch Money this morning. Oh and spent way too much time building a Neopet on their stupid, commercial-ridden web site. (More brainwave flattening, I’m sure.)
He’s in Hebrew now because they start it in 3rd grade at our synagogue. He has a teacher that I hear is very good but I don’t know because what do I know from Hebrew? Anyway, he’s in a class with three other kids and he says he’s the worst in the class. He was totally matter of fact about it, no worries. I asked him if he wanted to do some extra work and he said sure. I don’t know if he is the worst kid in the class but I was struck by how easily he said, “I’m not good at this” and how easily he accepted the offer of extra help. It’s funny how unpredictable his emotions can be. Like the math he did today. He made the same mistake on three problems and once I pointed it out on the first one he was absolutely cheerful about catching the mistake on the next two.
“See, I did it again!” he said, shaking his head. “And there again!”
Sometimes he gets hung up on not knowing how to do something and then we have to remind him that the point of doing something often is to learn to do it. But most of the time he’s optimistic about his limitations. That Noah. He’s a cutie pie.
He certainly sounds like one!
Neopets. Huh. My turtlegirl is only just moving out of that phase.
I came by to add a whine about how I wasn’t getting anything done and there you went and did so much. I am now shamed into going and getting a start on the project I have been putting off.
Thanks! (said in a cheery way)
There’s a Boobah infestation here, too. That “Moo” infection seems to be only striking girls around a certain age. Mine screeches and shoves.
Wow, your son is about 35 years ahead of me on dealing with learning mistakes. Dang. Great kid. With that attitude he’ll actually bypass all us quick learners who wallow in perfectionist avoidance mode.
Can’t say a thing about the boobah.. no idea what it even is.
Well, N hasn’t seen Boobah (although he’s seen other tv), and he shoves people and says “Way!” which means “you’re in the way!” or “get out of my way!” I think it’s the age…