Meme time

Sideon posted this and since I'm currently out of blog ideas I thought I'd play along. I added some questions because I go nuts when there are numbers missing from these!!

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Yes, my mother’s dance teacher.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Right after the parent/teacher conference last week
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? It’s okay. I usually print because my cursive looks so girly I don’t like to use it at work. That sounds dumb when I actually write it down.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Corned beef – w/ swiss on toasted rye, w/ spicy mustard
5. HAVE YOU ANY CHILDREN? Yes, two – 7 year old boy and 4 year old girl
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I’d try, but I’m really bad about keeping up contact with people
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Yes, duh.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Nope – taking out when I was 10 or 11.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Sure!
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? I love Rice Chex, but I usually eat Cracklin’ Oat Bran to keep my insides moving along.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Not unless I have to
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? No
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? I love Coffee Heath Bar Crunch from Ben & Jerry’s but have switched to the low fat Cherry Garcia lately
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Height.
15. RED OR PINK? Pink
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? I procrastinate
17. FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING(S)? I like veggies on my pizza.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE YOU KNOW TO DO THIS MEME? Sure!! The more the merrier.
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Jammie pants – red and black plaid from Roxy. No shoes.
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Donuts and coffee
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? My daughter banging on the piano
22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Cornflower blue
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Peppermint, tangerine
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU SPOKE TO ON THE PHONE? My momma
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO MADE YOU DO THIS STUPID MEME? Sideon didn’t make me do it, and yes, I like him
26. WHICH SPORT DO YOU ENJOY WATCHING MOST? Ice Hockey before it got all wussy-fied. I liked it violent with lots of penalties
27. HAIR COLOR? Dark blonde with lots of grey currently disguised by highlights
28. EYE COLOR? Blue/Green depending on what I’m wearing and the weather
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACT LENSES? Nope
30. FAVORITE FOOD? Mac & Cheese
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? I hate scary movies – happy endings for me!
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Hoot (with the kids). In the theater, the Veggie Tales movie
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Black w/ OMG pwnies on it
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer.
35. HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? I am a fool for brownies
37. BOOK SITTING ON YOUR SHELF YOU KEEP MEANING TO READ BUT HAVEN’T YET? Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler
38. FLOWERS – ROMANTIC OR WASTE OF MONEY SINCE THEY DIE ANYWAY? I think they are romantic.
39. WHAT BOOK(S) ARE YOU READING NOW? Atonement by Ian McEwan (for bookclub this month)
40. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Yoda
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? Hoot (see above)
42. FAVORITE SOUND? Cat purring
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Japan
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Nothing extraordinary. I can sight read music really well and that always impressed people. I also have a great memory.
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Havre de Grace Maryland

Hop, Skip, Jump

We got called in for a parent/teacher conference. This strikes fear into the heart of any parent. My first reaction was WHAT DID HE DO?

Nothing bad, whew. His teacher has noticed over the course of the year that Marc is really excelling at math and reading. He decided to test him. He gave Marc the end of third grade assessment. Marc passed.

So now what? Marc has been referred for SST evaluation (Student Services Team). Over the next several weeks we will need to decide what to do with him, including the possibility of moving him from 1st grade directly to 3rd next year.

I want to cry. I don't know what to do. This is very overwhelming to me. I feel like either decision is the right one and the wrong one.

But seriously - what do you do with a seven year old who does this:

Question - create your own problem for ___ + 1 = ___
Marc's answer - ∞ + 1 = ∞