Despite my attitude toward the time of the year, there have been some exciting things going on at our house. No one can understand this like an educator, but Ben has taken some major strides in beginning to read. He is bringing home books from preschool to add to some we already have at home that he is reading every night, he is progressing quickly with his phonemic awareness skills, his sight word bank is growing, and he has some nice skills decoding words and using context in the books he is reading. You cannot imagine my excitement and sheer awe at this recent development. I try to keep it in check so I don't embarrass him or turn him off to the whole situation, but I'm bubbling with excitement inside. Yay, Ben! In other news, I heard Ben talking to himself while in bed this evening, and suddenly he came in to my room, smiling from ear to ear, to announce that he had counted all the way to 120 in his bed. Hooray!
Abby's most recent development is that she has turned into a pure love bug. She tells us she loves us at the most wonderful times. It is often unsolicited and a moment of pure innocence. I want to always remember this. For example, tonight at supper she simply looked at me and said, "I wuv Mommy." My heart melted. Last week while dropping Abby off at the babysitter, Brant told her he loved her. Abby looked at Brant and said, "Do you know who else wuvs me? Mommy!" And, one of my favorites would be the day Brant had Ben and Abby outside playing in the snow. Abby was suddenly gone and Brant found her sitting the garage, a sad look across her face. When asked what was wrong, she told him, "I just miss Mommy. I wuv her." I know someday I'll need to remember those moments!
So, despite my weariness of the weather and relatively dull time of year, there have been many bright moments. Before we know it, spring will be upon us!
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