Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Friday, June 6, 2014
Exchanging Languages
The best thing about this was they both were exchanging languages. He would teach "Mrs. Ueda" English words and she would teach him Japanese words.
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
International Friends and ESL
Friday, April 25, 2014
ESL Classes
Monday, April 14, 2014
First Day of Driver's Ed
It seems like just yesterday he was riding down the hallway on his battery operated Jeep. His feet could barely touch the floor. He needed assistant just to get up on it and ride.
Today I took him to his first driver's ed class. It was a tough pill to swallow watching him walk through the door of the school. He was excited about taking this big step to independence. The goal is to have him take his time and learn the rules and regulations. My husband will be his driving partner because my nerves can't handle him driving yet.
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Japanese Grocery Store Field Trip
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
The Holocaust Museum
Last Friday, my husband took our oldest son Bennett to the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills, MI. The museum is well known throughout Michigan as the first freestanding museum dedicated to the memory of the Holocaust, and houses an array of exhibits to shed light on horrors that the Nazis and their allies brought upon Europe in the 1930s and 1940s. At the museum, They saw pictures, videos, and exhibits that gave them a deeper understanding of the Holocaust.
Earlier in the school year Bennett read the book "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl ". I thought this field trip would give him more information and view points of the holocaust.
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Another Eye Surgery
On a day that most schools were closed and we were expecting near blizzard conditions. I was on the road driving two hours to the hospital which should have taken about 40 mins. Talk about being scared in the moment seeing cars spun out in the ditches. Mommy had to be a big girl and drive while all the people in 4x4 flew by her. My oldest son had to have Chalazion surgery. This is his third surgery for the same problem, the last surgery was last year. It is really stressful when you have to deal with doctors and the thought of surgery. We are praying that this is the last time he will need this procedure.
While waiting patiently I crocheted him some fingerless gloves to cheer him up.