Week in a Post

This post is just a rundown of things I remember everyone doing this week. They are in order of whatever springs to mind first.

• Shane got admitted to graduate school. He is pursuing an Administrator's License in Education and will be taking online courses from University of Southern Mississippi-Hattiesburg.
• Kaden is doing wonderfully in reading and has graduated to 15 minutes of reading aloud with Mom or Da, and 30 minutes of silent reading in his room. Before, he was doing all 45 minutes aloud with a parent. He is currently reading through all of the Beatrix Potter books - lovely prose and equally lovely illustrations.
• The kids visited Granny on Thursday. Eliza was ready to come home before Kaden and Mary Jane, who wanted to stay as long as possible to avoid doing schoolwork.
• Mary Jane is excited to have her World of Warcraft character leveled into the 60s now. She is determined to have an 85 by the time the new expansion comes out. Note here: She is a traitor and prefers Alliance to Horde!! :P
• Eliza has asked to pee in the pot several times this week. As opposed to Mom placing her on there several times a day for practice.
• Mom's toe is still infected and she is seriously contemplating going to the doctor. If she had more sense she would understand that an in-grown toenail that has not healed since July is probably not going to heal on its own at this point.
• The weather has been exceptionally warm this week. The kids have enjoyed playing outside (with each other and Da) and going for walks with Mom.
• We have done virtually no housekeeping (aside from dishes) this week and the house is a complete disaster.
• Mary Jane and Eliza have been wearing matching braids in their hair all week. Eliza think this is so much fun! Mary Jane is never excited about grooming her hair but does it anyway to make her sister happy. Eliza calls braids "tangles."
• Kaden has been drawing a lot this week, as usual. He is trying to improve the chest pieces on his "guys." He has three main "guys" named Duke, Max, and Jack. I can see his drawings evolving into comic strips when his writing improves.
• Mary Jane wrote a mystery/short story this week about a boy whose lunchbox went missing in a classroom. Her writing skills at this age amaze me and I accredit it all to the quality literature she has been exposed to since birth. I wish I had been as vigilant about it with the other two, but am slacking. /sigh/
• Da, Mary Jane, and Kaden are still having fun staying up late every night. They all enjoy spending quiet time without a toddler demanding all of the time and attention - We love you Eliza!