The Fousels

Noah had an orthodontist appointment today.  They put in 4 separators.  This Thursday coming up they will remove those and put in some new ones.  They also made some molds of his teeth.  That did not look comfortable.  But he was sure a trooper.  I was planning on buying him a bunch of gum today so he can get it out of his system since he won't be able to chew any while his retainer is in.  But since they put the separators in today, no gum for him.  He wasn't too sad though. 

The boys got their progress reports this week.  They are both doing fantastic!  Ethan needs some help with his writing skills (or lack of I should say) but otherwise is excelling in all other areas.   Noah is still an academic star!  He has straight A's and is doing just awesome.  He of course feels he should be monetarily compensated, but I'm not so sure.  Should he be compensated for something that is expected of him?  Or should we show him how proud we are of him by not just praising his hard work but by giving him some cashola so he can save up for a new Lego set?  Kinda on the fence with that one.  

Noah had his first Orthodontist appointment yesterday.  He is going to have a retainer put in soon and have some much needed tooth extractions.  He has a huge crowding issue and this will help him until he is ready for braces.  I told Noah yesterday that he will need to get a paper route to help pay for all of this.  He just looked at me blankly and asked what a paper route was.  I forget sometimes that the world is so different.  Maybe he can work on online newspaper subscriptions???  ;-)  My poor guy.  Hope it doesn't hurt too much.

I help in both Ethan's and Noah's class every week.  With Ethan, I am in there for the entire school day.  I don't know how his teacher does it.  When the bell rings at 3pm, I am mentally and physically drained.  (Maybe even a few hours before that).    ;-)
I don't see how they do it.  To come in to work and have a smile on their face each and everyday and to get 21-  5 year olds ready and excited to learn is just amazing to me.   So please, the next time you see a teacher - thank them for the awesome work they do with kids.  It's just amazing to see and be around.  It truly is. 

Thanks to Grammy,  Noah has discovered the wonders of Amazon.com
She showed him how they have tons of Lego sets on there.  So every night he's on there showing us which sets he wants next.   Did you know they have the millennium falcon for only $699.99??  What a bargain!! :-)