Jevin's New Hair

And this is what happened when Daddy took Jevin for a haircut.  Jevin came back bald.

WOW Grade 7 kids!

I was just floored last week when my one grade 7 classes stood up immediately after I said good afternoon.  Suddenly in unison they all said, "Good afternoon teacher," and bowed.
The homeroom teacher for this class has asked them to do this at the beginning of every class for every teacher.  

I had them do it over again today so I could record it.

Hospitals

On Monday evening Josie started feeling yucky.  We canceled her field trip in anticipation.  We also went to the doctor to get some meds hoping to minimize the sickness.  Sadly it did not work.  Tuesday she woke up throwing up.  We calmed the stomach and kept her close all day.  By the late afternoon her temp was around 39.  We got the medicine in her and it still didn't go down.  We had to put the dreaded super strong fever meds in her.  It worked after a while.  But around 1:30 am she was throwing up again.  I packed her up and took her to the Peds ER.  We stayed all night and finally left this afternoon.  She had to be rehydrated and get her fever in check.  It's still hanging around, but at least it is easier to be sick at home.  Hopefully we don't need to make another trip in tonight.

 I said, "Josie, why are you frowning?"  She said, "Mommy, I'm in the hospital.  I have to look sad."

And the rabbit look...

Oh, mom... You'll be interested to know that she has a new phrase now... One from my childhood.... "BARF BUCKET"

Josie's Birthday Party

In the early morning, little Miss Josie opened up all her gifts.

 Jevin gave Josie toy food - healthy and junk food.

 HA!  Disaster averted... Caught all the hearts before they fell on the floor!  Oh, beware your next card... Beware...

After dinner we went walking through the mall.  We had assumed that the birthday dinner was enough.  We always go to Chilis.  We went.  We ate.  We got the crazy song and the delicious dessert... but apparently because it was just us four, Josie assumed there was more coming.  "So when am I having my birthday party?"  I guess in hind sight we usually invite others to dinner with us so she must have just assumed that the others were still in the picture.  Well, not wanting to disappoint her, we sent out some last minute texts and made a few quick calls and pulled off a birthday party in less than 18 hours.

 Jeanne and Nick above...  

(Nick was Jevin's teacher last year in Baby class... When I sing "Jump down, turn around...." Jevin will freak out and say, "That's my Nick's song. You don't sing it!") 
To the left is the cake that Jason had specially made in like 30 minutes.... no extra charge.
And to the right, Jeanne and Chad, who will become the next additions to the Changhua parent scene in December.

 Carey and kids below with Chris in the jungle gym thingie... James in the blue shirt and Jeremy in the yellow shirt below.

 Death of the yellow cake:  Jevin was first to stick his finger in which led to the other kids poking so I got in there right away and cut it up. 

 And of course the gifts...  With only 18 hours or less to plan, she got an awful lot of gifts.  We have such understanding friends.  And they totally know what she likes!

 Thanks guys for making her birthday (in her words) 

THE BEST BIRTHDAY EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!