Back in the saddle…
I woke up yesterday feeling completely revived and regenerated. I can’t explain it, it’s more than being over the flu. I had more energy than I have had in weeks.
So Colin and I made a mega-trip to Wal-Mart. A new one was hatched about two miles closer than the one that was hatched 18 months ago. So it’s nice and new and clean. (Although it doesn’t have an eyeglass shop like the other one). While the selection isn’t the best, I can get most basics I need, plus things like an aquarium, writeable CDs, and cold medicine. So, nearly one-stop shopping.
But bigger than that is that I got started on painting the middle room, what will be Colin’s room. I cleaned out all the stuff on the walls and the toys on the floor that didn’t get moved on the first pass for Jim’s migration. Today is spackling and other prep work. The bunk bed is still in there, but there’s just enough room to work around it. At the same time, I’m prepping the hall upstairs for painting. There’s not a lot of wall, but a lot of trim, but I think with Dad taking some time off for Thanksgiving, we should get it done.
We’ve got the next two weeks planned out. We’re taking Jim to NYC on Sunday for his birthday, he’ll be able to get his present at the Nintendo store or the Times Square Toys R Us. Monday I’ll be taking cookies to school for his snack. Tuesday or Wednesday he’ll be going to Chuck E Cheese with a school buddy. Wednesday I’ve got his parent-teacher conference. Then it’s Thanksgiving!
It looks like Jim is starting to have trouble with math. Rushing through his work is a problem, but it also seems like he’s forgetting simple addition. He’s definitely having problems planning out solutions to multiple problems. So I’m working on extra work after his regular homework (which is never much) to get him caught up.