My exceptional children

End of the fall school conferences tonight. Phew! With Kyra in middle school, we had our first teacher-fest-o-rama, by which we spoke to all of her teachers for "10" minutes each. We ended up speaking at least twice that with her science and math teachers. Kyra got straight A's on her first report card with letter grades. All her teachers were very pleased with her and gushed all over the place.

I was a little worried about Ethan's first conference, needlessly. His teacher is very sharp and very good at personalizing each contact. She, too, gushed about Ethan's enthusiasm and artistic ability (although Jason and I were stumped at what she meant: overly critical or ??) She said he was on track overall but could use some work on phonemes. She also said one of his table-mate's parents reported that he is mean to their daughter, but she never caught him doing it. I'm thinking: hmmmm.... sounds somewhat believable. Aside from that, the teacher says he's helpful and social and easily correctible (I must admit I'm going to try the trick she shared on getting him back on task).

So 2 school days off and 4 more to go, plus the weekend. Sigh. What will I threaten once we see "Bolt" tomorrow??

And the weight....

Well, down a half lb, back to my old all-time high weight. I'm doing better tracking this week, and I've already worked out 3 times and had 2 walks. I'm not too worried about Thanksgiving. Turkey upsets my stomach, and the stuffing will, too, between the red peppers and the wheat gluten. We'll see if that helps me not overeat. I'll be getting fat free cool whip for the pie. Then back on program the next morning. I'm trying to feel hopeful rather than bummed or pissed off that I have to start over again. This is something I did, it was not done to me. I can't point fingers and it's pointless to castigate myself, so just move on. This, too, shall pass, and this time maybe it'll stick!