Working on Hayden's Math Tables, Halle's Numbers

April 21, 2010, Wednesday, CS
Halle woke Evie around 6:00, saying Hi Grandma, then started counting, 1,2, 3, then started shooting ahead. Evie told her to go back to sleep and she did. We had are usual scramble in the morning to get the girls off. I think this is typical of most households, getting kids ready for school in a timely fashion. It is always a war, as they want to watch tv, or dawdle, or fix their hair, or wear something else, without much regard to time. It’s kind of funny to think of this going on all around the world, parents begging their kids to get ready, then screaming, then sending them on their way. Hayden, however, adds another dimension as she also must have her room clean and neat before leaving. Fortunately, she gets up in a good mood each morning, and usually has enough time to get her chores done, as well as get ready. It’s always the last five minutes where things get harried. Today, she took two multiplication tests, on her 4’s and had perfect scores. She still is struggling, as she thinks learning it once is enough. She needs to continue to review and use or lose, as they say. Evie has really helped her and Halle the past few days; without her, I don’t know how Hayden would have been successful. Yesterday, she had a perfect score on her 3’s and was complimented by her teacher. Evie and I also talked about the fear of failure or looking dumb which often limits kids, especially our grandchildren. They all seem so sensitive and self aware, and don’t want to take a chance on something if it means they might be unsuccessful.
We picked Halle up at school today, took her to the Black Forest Coffee Haus, which was so crowded that we had to have our drinks out on the porch. It was warm enough fortunately, to enjoy it. For dinner, we had buffalo burgers, though the grill seemed to be low on fuel, so we had to cook them inside. The girls worked some on their math skills, but what amazes us is there ability to spend large amounts of time in the basement playing together. They really enjoy it, and cannot wait to get down their to play. They sure are good at amusing themselves and though they do have fights, it eventually settles down and they continue playing. Evie learned to let them settle it, as she did go down once, and things seemed to merely escalate. I read Halle Gorilla Moon and she went to bed easily. Hayden seems to always want me to come in an cuddle before she drifts off to sleep.