First of all, both the Beast and I got up (fairly) early and the Beast decided it was time to mow Dennis' lawn because he is supposed to be back here on Friday afternoon. How's that for a nice surprise. The Beast, I discovered today, had an accident with Dennis' lawnmower and some tree branches. No, not the way you think. I told you that Dennis had made a shade for himself on his mower so that he was protected somewhat from the sun. Not any more. The Beast tore the hell out of it in the fight with the branches that he lost. So, Dennis will have to devise another shade....actually, he will need to replace the fabric is all.
The gal from the insurance company got here earlier than she had said. Not really a problem but I guess the damage on the garage and door was more than she could actually figure but she took some pictures, talked to the Beast and is going to have a contractor come over and give us an estimate. The Beast called Tara tonight and wants her to have the contractor she used for all the work on her house come and give us a bid. We have no idea who the hell the contractor is or what kind of work he does that the insurance adjuster is going to send to us. But we do know the one that has done all Tara's work is a good one.
As for Chewlee.....I went outside and sat on the stairs to wait for Chewlee to get off the bus at 4pm. The bus came whizzing down the street and never even braked in front of our house but turned the curve and braked to let the Spanish kids out in front of their house. I was stunned. At first I thought ...*well, maybe the Princess had her days off mixed up and forgot to call me to tell me that Chewlee was going to be picked up/dropped off at her own house.* So, I called her to find out if that is what happened.
The Princess' shock was apparent and she quickly hung up to call the school to see if Chewlee might have been left behind. The school had no answer for her and she called the principal directly. In the meantime, I went outside again, hoping that maybe she got off in front of one of her other friends homes across the circle. What do I hear? The school bus again. Sure enough, it stops in front of the house and I walk over to the bus to ask him what happened. First, it wasn't her regular bus driver. I guess Chewlee got on the bus, laid down and fell asleep as soon as the bus took off. She was on the seat directly in back of the driver so he didn't even see her there. I don't know what happened but I know he had to have discovered her after leaving our area and then circled back to drop her off.
I called the Princess right away to tell her what the driver had told me. He apologized for not seeing her or realizing she should have been on the bus. I knew he wasn't the regular driver so I told him it was no problem as long as she was safe.
Chewlee tried to blame her mother for her falling asleep but I told her that her mother was NOT responsible. When I asked her what she got today, she told me she got a *9* and that WAS her mother's fault. Turns out her mother didn't do the homework she was supposed to do with Chewlee. I told her that she really should read everything in her folder because the homework was reading the book that the Princess knew she had. Chewlee told me, when I read the instructions, that her teacher told her that she had to read each book to me/her mother/whomever three times. So she did. I was proud of her because she asked me about two words (there, whisper) and she remembered them after asking the first time.
I then dated a line on the book page, wrote the name of the book and initialed it. Chewlee will be tested by three questions about the book. Her answers will determine her retention. She will have to re-read the book until she can answer three questions (and the questions DO change). The monitor has to initial the page also along with Chewlee's score each time. It's a push to make the kids superior readers and help them advance quickly in their reading levels.
I worked with her one her spelling words and, because she had three words that she really didn't know, I made her write them all five times. Later, I just turned to her and asked her to spell first one, then another, etc. She did much better then.
Our weather is cool but it was sunny most of the day. The weatherman says we won't have any actual rain until Thursday. We got the car into the repair shop and it's only going to cost us a little over our deductible to repair so we aren't putting in a claim on it. I have to remember to call our agent and let him know that fact. We left the Yaris there at the repair shop and he says it should be ready in just two or, at the most, three days. It's the parts that make the difference. He might have to wait a day for them.
So, love you all. Going to get this posted and think about an early bedtime. Chewlee hates when I even close my eyes and will start talking, talking, talking to me to keep me from napping. She now has been learning to play bingo on my lap, one card and I help her. She still hasn't scored a bingo but she hasn't played that many games.....yet! She literally begged me to let her play. I let her try three cards (she insisted she could do it) but she finally asked for just ONE card to play. She does just fine with one and is learning that there are certain numbers that only go under certain letters. I'm waiting for her to really *get it*. She will.
Have a great Hump Day! Stay warm and dry. **Wink**
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