just a little bragging...

guess i won't be posting about the hawkeyes this week! or the bears for that matter! ack!
i'm going to brag a little about my sweet anna. she has this week off from school. yay!!! we had a wild day today. we did get to sleep in until 8 (i never thought i would think of 8 as sleeping in!). but at 8:45 the girls' little neighbor friend came for the day (i was babysitting). they had quite a full morning of waterpainting, computer playing, dancing, playing house, school and dress up, all before noon. they wore me out! the girls and i snuggled and watched a short movie, and just as it was over lisa and her boys came over for a playdate / babysitting (she had to babysit for me). phew! (wilson is notably out of all of the events. he was up almost all night and so he slept a lot today. he's having pooping issues. :P sorry if that's tmi! :D )

so lisa babysat while i went to anna's conference. i'm so proud of her! she has learned SO much since school started! she can write all of her letters, and she is starting to spell out words phoenetically well enough to write in a journal. and her math skills are very excellent. but most of all i'm impressed with how much her confidence has grown. the first few weeks of school were so shaky. she cried almost every morning. she cried almost every day at lunch. she was so nervous. but now she is a "shining star" in her class. those were her teacher's words. her teacher told me that she takes time out to help the other kids who are struggling in class. and she's very sensitive and sweet and great to have around. you know, i've always known that about her, but it's so great that her teacher sees that in her too. i'm so glad she shares her gifts with the other kids. hee! ok - i could go on and on. i just love that girl! and i couldn't be more proud.

(and you would think i would have a good picture of her to post with this! guess i better work on that one! eek!) :D