Today was yet another good day...not because everything went perfectly, though, but because Sarah handled things rather well. We did have to get up earlier today than yesterday. I think Sarah was up by 8:30. She had to take a shower (since we forgot all about it yesterday)--thankfully, she didn't give me a problem about it. She wasn't happy about having to get up (who is?), but she did it anyways. We got all ready and then had an appt with Cherie this morning at 10. We spent a good part of the appt going over our new rules and schedules, as well as Sarah's stay in the hospital and her time after she arrived home. Cherie also gave me some insight about Sarah's low scores on her academic achievement tests (math and oral language skills) and how to help improve those. Basically--practice, practice, practice!
After the appointment, we stopped at Walmart, so I could pick up some things for our trip and for lunch. I let Sarah look at some things on her own, with Allison staying with her. I also let her look at things for a few minutes on her own, by herself. Sarah asked me to buy her some Valentines to give to her dance friends. I assumed they were for the girls in Jr. Company. Never assume anything. She did a great job shopping, and even took it upon herself to go get the milk for me. She also chose her own lunch--fettucine alfredo :) We finally finished shopping and headed home.
Once we got home, I fixed the girls' lunches and then we watched our new Math-U-See DVD--Lesson 1, Adding Negative Numbers. Allison did a great job watching and answering along with the DVD. Sarah was involved with her Valentines while she watched, but she did pay attention pretty well. I then printed off worksheets for the girls to do. Sarah was still involved in her Valentines. She was concerned b/c she had messed up a couple of them. I made a comment to her that she shouldn't worry about it, b/c I didn't think the people were going to appreciate them (she was making Valentines for the people in her Hip Hop and Broadway classes--teenagers/high school students, who I felt may not have a full appreciation for Sarah's thoughtfulness). She then got upset b/c she had wasted money and b/c she felt that people weren't going to like her Valentines or her and think she was a baby. Sigh. Unfortunately, she may have been right. Alan picked that moment to text and ask how Sarah's appt. went. I called him back and told him what had just happened--he suggested that we also give some candy kisses along with the Valentines--great idea! So, I went upstairs and told Sarah what Daddy had suggested. She liked the idea! We decided we would go and buy some candy kisses during Allison's first class, so Sarah could hand everything out this evening. We also discussed different ways she could have handled the situation and her frustration--good discussion. We then went downstairs.
We still had to do her math worksheets. We sat down and looked over the lesson together. I also used some of our old math blocks we have to help explain the math to her. She figured it out! How exciting! I told her she needed to do the worksheet; she asked me if I would stay with her while she did the whole thing. Of course, I agreed. We worked through the whole worksheet, and she even did the last few problems by herself. I then let her finish her Valentines, so she would have those ready for tonight.
After the Valentines were done, she snuck upstairs and climbed in bed and fell asleep (Allison had fallen asleep, too, on the couch--I think we may need to change wake-up time!). I woke both girls up a few minutes later--it was time to get dressed for dance. We left a bit later than I wanted, but we still made it on time. We dropped Allison off and went to buy candy kisses to go with the Valentines. After we bought those, we went to get gas. Sarah filled her candy bags while I pumped gas. We then went through the Taco Bell drive-thru to get a snack. I was hungry, and Sarah had eaten less for lunch than I did, so I knew she was hungry, too. The drive-thru took 20 minutes! Crazy! Sarah did well, though, and was very patient. We then went to dance class, so she could distribute her Valentines! Of course, everyone seemed to love them, especially since they came with candy!
Dance class went very well. She seemed really happy to be back in class after 2 weeks of missed classes! After dance was over, we couldn't find her jacket, though--she panicked a bit, but I found it and all was well. No major events over it. Phew! We then got in the car and drove home. We stopped at Little Caesars on the way to pick up our pizza for dinner. I had to wait a few minutes on it, but the girls waited patiently in the car, with no problems.
Once we got home, Sarah helped me by carrying the pizza into the house. She was very excited for me to come in--Alan had painted in the kitchen and she wanted me to see it. Nice! The girls watched "Monsters vs. Aliens" while they ate dinner. Unfortunately, the movie was too long, and I had to cut it off before it was done. I asked Sarah to cut it off a few times, but I kept getting, "OK, just a second." Finally, I had to cut it off myself. Proud of myself for taking charge. Proud of Sarah for staying calm about it. She then came and took her medicine and went upstairs to bed. Once again, sleeping soundly!
We leave in 3 days. Praying that everything goes well while I'm gone! Praying that it all goes well before and after, too!
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