Close Call

On Monday I was scheduled to baby-sit at five o’clock. Their mother and I planned to meet at Diana’s softball practice at a field near my house. I had told her that I had Yankee Opening Day tickets and that I would most likely be home by 4:30 because the game started at one o’clock. I would have felt bad canceling on her. So I reassured her that I would be there. I would never make an obligation that I couldn’t uphold, but, this was a close call.

I asked their mother that in the event that I didn’t make it in time would she have an alternate plan. She ensured me that everything would work out if I couldn’t make it, but would prefer if I could make it. I was hoping on ran on Monday because if it rained I wouldn’t have to baby-sit. Fortunately the practice got cancelled. Unfortunately my Yankee Game go rained out as well.

Speech Session

I took Alex to speech for the first time a few weeks ago. I was very anxious to go because I am a Speech Pathology Major in school. I was disappointed however, when I was told that I couldn’t observe his session. The Speech Pathologist suggested that she gain Alex’s trust by having a one on one session. I understood where she was coming from but, I was still disappointed.

I am very happy to report that Ms. Rhonda was correct in saying what she believed. Alex left her room with a very big smile. She told me what she did during the session and told me that in short time I would be able to observe. I am very happy that Alex has a good time in speech and has fun while learning.

Pet Store Palooza

The other day I set up a play date for Alex and his cousins Jill and Jen. I was supposed to meet up with his uncle and cousins at the YMCA playground at around four o’clock. It ended up being locked. I called his uncle, but he didn’t pick up. Finally, after waiting in the car for about fifteen minutes I got in contact with his uncle. He said that he was stuck in traffic and wouldn’t be able to meet up for about another fifteen minutes.

In order to pass the time, Alex and I visited the pet store across the street. Alex was fascinated by all the animals in the store. He admired the colorful fish and the fluffy bunnies. He walked throughout the store and commented on every new animal he saw. He played with the cages and opened up each and every one of them. It was very nice that Alex was distracted while we waited for his Uncle and cousins.

Playground Madness

After we left the pet store we went to the playground. This playground was absolutely insane. It might as well be renamed the “Zoo.” All the little children ran around the playground like animals. Each child had a huge smile on their face and was very excited to be there. We met up with Alex’s Uncle and cousins at around five due to the delayed traffic. Alex couldn’t have been happier to see his cousin Jillian. He adores her and has a great time playing with her.

I pushed Alex and Jillian on the swings while Scott Alex’s uncle watched his baby Jen. Jillian was getting a thrill out of the swings. She requested to go higher and higher each time I pushed her swing. Alex on the other hand was a little hesitant about being pushed higher. He seemed a little afraid to be high above the ground. We stayed there for about forty-five minutes and then had to leave to pick up Diana from dancing school.

It's the Grades that Count

I helped Diana study for her Math and Social Studies test last week. We studied for about two hours and then took a break and played Wii. Her teacher assigned her a challenging math homework assignment. The directions were to use the numbers one through 7 and use them in all different mathematical ways in order to reach specified numbers. We worked on this assignment for about an hour and then decided to move on to the next subject. We never completed the math assignment because it got to complicated and she was getting frustrated.

Social Studies is a field of study that I am very good at. I enjoyed teaching her about this topic and helped her remember the different ways to memorize her work. It all paid off when she told me a few days later that she received a grade of 92. I was so proud of her and very happy that I helped her.