We Are 'Country' Now

Joe has been working till around two or three in the morning preparing for and teaching a CISCO class. Today was the last day of teaching so he might actually get to go to bed at a decent time. He is meeting our pastor and some guys from church for coffee tonight. He finally gets to leave the house!

We are going to make a stop and go sign to put on the basement door. Maizie takes every opportunity to sneak down to see Joe when he is working. This would be okay except for when he is in the middle of teaching or handling a crisis situation. The idea is Maizie will see the red sign and know dad is not available. Green will let her know dad is ready for a visit. People from Radvision seem to enjoy "conferencing" with Maizie. Some have even admitted to becoming addicted to Maizie's blog. Hopefully the stop and go sign will put an end to Maizie wondering if she can make her way downstairs or disregarding having just been told she should stay upstairs.
Tuesday Christian spent the night. We went to the zoo for the first time this year. They had a blast riding on the train. They were both in bed early and sound asleep within seconds. It was great.

It has been nice trading play dates with Beth whenever possible. She had Maizie to her house a few hours on Tuesday and I had her girls here today. This time has enabled me to get homework done without interruption. My class ends this week! Yes! Too bad I go right into an American History class next.

Maizie had tutoring today. I am trying to get caught up on reading the On Cloud Nine manual. After getting Maizie's test results back we know she has problems with visualizing. Difficulty in this area makes math and comprehension pretty difficult. We ordered the Lindamood Bell V/V program for Visualization and Verbalization.

Country music is Maizie's latest interest. She loves Dolly Parton's song Jolene. Belts it out in the car and begs me to play it over and over again. Joe and I bought her a classic country mix CD to find out what country singers she likes. We discovered this interest because she would beg me to stop on all the country stations. We know her birth mother listened to country music all the time when she was pregnant. It must have soaked in since Joe and I are country illiterate. We would be more into the White Stripes cover of Jolene. I have to admit that a few of the songs are growing on me, including Dolly's.