Homework, Ringworm, and Chopsticks
So, Gracie made it through four whole days of school before she had to be out sick....yeah, we're getting off to a great start, here, aren't we? On Thursday night, she had her final swimming lesson of the year. As we walked out to the pool, her teacher, Heather, took one look at her and said, "Daphne, what's that on Gracie's face?" You mean that big circular blotch of red skin?
"Oh, we think it's her ezcema acting up."
"Ummm, Daphne, " Heather said very slowly, like she was talking to a dunce, which she was. "That looks like ringworm..."
I wasn't really convinced, mostly because I was in denial. But when we got home that night, I checked Gracie over and she had another, smaller spot on the edge of her ear. So, I lugged the girls into the doctor's office first thing the next morning. And sure enough, Gracie had managed to make it less than a week at public school before she ended up with a communicable disease! Gracie wasn't too worried about the ringworm....now, the flu shot she had to get while she was at the doctor's office....well, that was a categoric disaster...it was actually bad enough that the nurse practioner said to me, "Well, maybe we won't get any doses of the swine flu shots in and you won't have to worry about giving it to the girls." Yes, it was that bad....Gracie was screaming so loudly that I swear I could see past her tonsils.
So, we spent the weekend hanging out, avoiding people, and applying antifungal cream. I took a picture of Gracie's face, but she asked me not to show it to anyone, so I'm not going to post it.
On Monday, she actually had her first "homework" - really it was just make up work for the day she missed from school. It was fun to sit down at her little table and do work with her. We do worksheets quite often, but this was the first time it was "official" school work
I love crayon/colored pencil pictures....I never get them to turn out exactly like I want though...I'll have to keep practicing
Here's her actual work
Gracie has a definite little-kid fixation on all things Chinese. This is due, at least in part to Ni Hao, Kai Lan, the show on Nick Jr. Which I don't quite understand because she doesn't really watch Nick Jr. I think she's only seen the show twice, but it's made quite an impression on her. Anyway, she's been asking for several weeks if we could make Chinese noodles for dinner one night. I told her that we could certainly make something! Well, I originally thought about making something stir-fried, but the odds of Gracie actually eating something like that are slim to none. So, we cooked a completely Americanized Chinese dinner. I cooked up a little flank steak in a pan, cooked some Raemen noodles, added a couple of eggs while the noodles were boiling, and then added the steak. We also made some wontons. Not exactly authentic Chinese food, but Gracie (and Abigail, too) were thrilled. I bought some chopsticks at the Memphis zoo in June and we used them for the first time with our "Chinese Noodles".
"Oh, we think it's her ezcema acting up."
"Ummm, Daphne, " Heather said very slowly, like she was talking to a dunce, which she was. "That looks like ringworm..."
I wasn't really convinced, mostly because I was in denial. But when we got home that night, I checked Gracie over and she had another, smaller spot on the edge of her ear. So, I lugged the girls into the doctor's office first thing the next morning. And sure enough, Gracie had managed to make it less than a week at public school before she ended up with a communicable disease! Gracie wasn't too worried about the ringworm....now, the flu shot she had to get while she was at the doctor's office....well, that was a categoric disaster...it was actually bad enough that the nurse practioner said to me, "Well, maybe we won't get any doses of the swine flu shots in and you won't have to worry about giving it to the girls." Yes, it was that bad....Gracie was screaming so loudly that I swear I could see past her tonsils.
So, we spent the weekend hanging out, avoiding people, and applying antifungal cream. I took a picture of Gracie's face, but she asked me not to show it to anyone, so I'm not going to post it.
On Monday, she actually had her first "homework" - really it was just make up work for the day she missed from school. It was fun to sit down at her little table and do work with her. We do worksheets quite often, but this was the first time it was "official" school work
I love crayon/colored pencil pictures....I never get them to turn out exactly like I want though...I'll have to keep practicing
Here's her actual work
Gracie has a definite little-kid fixation on all things Chinese. This is due, at least in part to Ni Hao, Kai Lan, the show on Nick Jr. Which I don't quite understand because she doesn't really watch Nick Jr. I think she's only seen the show twice, but it's made quite an impression on her. Anyway, she's been asking for several weeks if we could make Chinese noodles for dinner one night. I told her that we could certainly make something! Well, I originally thought about making something stir-fried, but the odds of Gracie actually eating something like that are slim to none. So, we cooked a completely Americanized Chinese dinner. I cooked up a little flank steak in a pan, cooked some Raemen noodles, added a couple of eggs while the noodles were boiling, and then added the steak. We also made some wontons. Not exactly authentic Chinese food, but Gracie (and Abigail, too) were thrilled. I bought some chopsticks at the Memphis zoo in June and we used them for the first time with our "Chinese Noodles".
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