Chloe is the Type of Student Every Teacher Wants

Well, what parent can't resist the opportunity to brag. Chloe had a glowing report from the teacher at our parent teacher conference today. She is meeting or surpassing the district goals for kindergarteners. Chloe's teacher said Chloe is the type of student every teacher wants to have in their class, which is always a good thing to hear about your child.

She has all the social, emotional and behavioral development down! Math and science are all going well for her and she is moving right along in language and reading.

Teachers 1st Trimester written Comments:
Chloe has a very positive attitude about school. I enjoy having her in class. Chloe needs to work on recognizing numbers, recognizing all letters, letter sounds, and words associated with each letter, and hi-frequency words. We will continue working how letters and words work and I believe Chloe will be confident with reading and writing.

So, we'll keep doing what we're doing. It seems to be working great.

The Benifits of a Doula

For any of you that are interested here is a case study of Doulas. The Benefits of a Doula

Bronchitis Perhaps?

So my little, dry, non productive cough seems to have turned into something very much like a bronchitis that Ken and I fought with 7 years ago. I feel fine most of the day, little or no coughing. I don't even feel sick (other than being exhausted). It may have started out as a little irritation in the throat or lungs but now it's something real. Even though I don't cough most of the time, the times that I do cough lasts for about an hour. I was up for a more than few hours last night with these coughing spells. I took two baths (they really seem to help), but I had to get out after falling asleep in the tub a few times. The humidifier I set up next to my head works well, the moist air is much easier on my lungs. But now that the cough is probably more like bronchitis, once I start coughing there is not much that will help stop the spasms. The coughs are a bit more productive now, but the fluid is clear so I'm not worried about infection. Since it has lasted so long, I may have to go to the doctor. Though I hate doing so when I don't feel ill. But I remember the last bout of bronchitis we had lasting a month or more and I don't really want that to happen either. Anyway, I'll keep you posted...