William the Wiggle Worm
William never stops moving. If he's awake, he's moving. When he's cuddling, he's moving. When he's eating dinner, he's moving. When he's at school, he's moving. The teacher asked us to try ADHD medication to see if it could help him keep his little body still so he could concentrate better. It did help with the stillness, but the side effects were not worth it. Our happy cheerful child turned into a child who got so mad, he'd kick the walls of the house, would push, pinch, and knock against people, would scream totally out of control at the slightest provocation. So, we decided for the benefit of everyone, we'd have a wiggle worm. Most kids wear their pants out in the knees. William wears his down in the seat! This pair is perfectly fine in the front, but the back is another story!
Skiing
We have a friend who works for Boeing. One of their employee perks is being able to go up skiing at Snoqualmie Pass for $8 a ticket on a night when Boeing rents the whole ski resort. This year, the Boeing day ended up being on Valentine's Day. "Happy Valentines Day, Dode, I'm taking the kids skiing!" We went last year for the first time and realized that Snoqualmie Pass is an $8/ticket ski area. It's just one long hill, groomed everywhere. There are three lifts that serve the hill and you can access any spot on the hill from any lift. I think the only way they stay in business is by their nearness to Seattle (less than an hour drive). But, for $8 each, it was a fine place to take the kids. The conditions at the pass were not the best. We endured over an hour of rain, getting soaked on the lifts. Then, the winds picked up and seemed to get right through our wet clothes as if they weren't there. I watched people wring out water from their gloves. But, bad weather aside, the kids had a great time. Miriam really enjoyed using their "magic carpet" which is like a conveyor belt built at ground level, re. You ski onto it, it takes you a short way up the hill, and you ski off at the top. Elizabeth and Anastaya spent most of their time on the beginner hill, I skied with Miriam, and Isaac was off skiing with friends the entire night. We have just one more night of skiing left on the calendar for this year.
Flu
Tuesday, I came down with a bad flu. First came exhaustion, followed by body aches, inability to get warm even under two sleeping bags while wearing a coat, sweater, and two shirts, terrible head ache, and upset stomach. I spent most of Tuesday and Wednesday sleeping. Thursday I felt better but I was still exhausted and light headed. Friday, I was still wiped out and recovering. By Saturday was feeling 90% back to normal. Tuesday night, Anastaya followed my example and got sick as well. She was sleeping when it hit and left a trail of mess in her bedroom, from the bed all the way across the room. Elizabeth was kind enough to clean it up the next morning with the carpet cleaner. Wednesday afternoon it hit Jacob. William fell victim Wednesday. He ended up staying home from school Wednesday and coming home half way through the day on Thursday. Friday Elizabeth started feeling yucky. So far, Dode and Isaac have been spared. I seem to have endured the strongest case of the flu. Lucky me!
Indoor climbing
Isaac's scout outing for February was indoor rock climbing at Vertical World in Everett. Dode went along as a belayer. Isaac has been doing indoor rock climbing since he was about four years old. We'd hook him into a small harness and he'd climb barefoot. There was always a point where he'd want to come down, not because he couldn't find any more holds, he was just done. As the years have gone by, that elevation at which Isaac was ready to come down hasn't really changed. Whether he was bouldering (climbing without a rope) or was roped in, there was a height at which he was done (the elevation didn't change with the rope). This time, he was much braver and had no problem making it to the top.
Primary Pianist
Anastaya subbed in primary as the pianist. I told her it was her first of many many times in her lifetime. She was very nervous because it's her first time as an accompanist. She did great!
Skiing
We have a friend who works for Boeing. One of their employee perks is being able to go up skiing at Snoqualmie Pass for $8 a ticket on a night when Boeing rents the whole ski resort. This year, the Boeing day ended up being on Valentine's Day. "Happy Valentines Day, Dode, I'm taking the kids skiing!" We went last year for the first time and realized that Snoqualmie Pass is an $8/ticket ski area. It's just one long hill, groomed everywhere. There are three lifts that serve the hill and you can access any spot on the hill from any lift. I think the only way they stay in business is by their nearness to Seattle (less than an hour drive). But, for $8 each, it was a fine place to take the kids. The conditions at the pass were not the best. We endured over an hour of rain, getting soaked on the lifts. Then, the winds picked up and seemed to get right through our wet clothes as if they weren't there. I watched people wring out water from their gloves. But, bad weather aside, the kids had a great time. Miriam really enjoyed using their "magic carpet" which is like a conveyor belt built at ground level, re. You ski onto it, it takes you a short way up the hill, and you ski off at the top. Elizabeth and Anastaya spent most of their time on the beginner hill, I skied with Miriam, and Isaac was off skiing with friends the entire night. We have just one more night of skiing left on the calendar for this year.
Flu
Tuesday, I came down with a bad flu. First came exhaustion, followed by body aches, inability to get warm even under two sleeping bags while wearing a coat, sweater, and two shirts, terrible head ache, and upset stomach. I spent most of Tuesday and Wednesday sleeping. Thursday I felt better but I was still exhausted and light headed. Friday, I was still wiped out and recovering. By Saturday was feeling 90% back to normal. Tuesday night, Anastaya followed my example and got sick as well. She was sleeping when it hit and left a trail of mess in her bedroom, from the bed all the way across the room. Elizabeth was kind enough to clean it up the next morning with the carpet cleaner. Wednesday afternoon it hit Jacob. William fell victim Wednesday. He ended up staying home from school Wednesday and coming home half way through the day on Thursday. Friday Elizabeth started feeling yucky. So far, Dode and Isaac have been spared. I seem to have endured the strongest case of the flu. Lucky me!
Indoor climbing
Isaac's scout outing for February was indoor rock climbing at Vertical World in Everett. Dode went along as a belayer. Isaac has been doing indoor rock climbing since he was about four years old. We'd hook him into a small harness and he'd climb barefoot. There was always a point where he'd want to come down, not because he couldn't find any more holds, he was just done. As the years have gone by, that elevation at which Isaac was ready to come down hasn't really changed. Whether he was bouldering (climbing without a rope) or was roped in, there was a height at which he was done (the elevation didn't change with the rope). This time, he was much braver and had no problem making it to the top.
Primary Pianist
Anastaya subbed in primary as the pianist. I told her it was her first of many many times in her lifetime. She was very nervous because it's her first time as an accompanist. She did great!
I am so sorry you were all..at least most of you sick...my poor baby...I could have come & kissed your forehead...when is the last time you are going skiing? We might join you. Yea Issac. Love mom
ReplyDeleteWow! Yucky sick... so sorry. We are so proud of our little piano player. You are right about it being the first of many times in her life.
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