Photos from my trip to SF

My sister made a Kodak album (http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=k3zorig.ahlbgxm8&x=0&y=mvkz7b&localeid=en_US ) of the Intercontinental Grand Opening Party which was also my Dad's birthday. Seeing the photos reminded me how fun it was and how very glad I went. I ended up getting an 80% on my exam that I had the day I arrived. Which is OK but not great. It's the lowest score I've received so far so it bummed me out for a bit and then I realized, hey, I got to go to San Francisco and see my family. In light of that, it is just fine. I still have plenty of opportunities to take more exams in Anatomy and Physiology before the semester ends in a month.

I start my first Toddler sign language class on Tuesday through the Post Falls Park and Rec. This is a "continuation" of Baby sign. However, I have never taught these particular parents/kids so I am curious what they already know and if this new curriculum that I developed over the weekend is going to be too hard/easy or appropriate. I always have some anxiety doing a new class but I am just going to get through it. It is poor timing in terms of how busy I am with my class but it will be nice to do a Toddler class and expand my world a little bit. :)

Mason goes in on Tuesday for his second Dentist appointment for teeth pulling, cavity filling and possible polpectomy. I feel bad that I can't be there for him but between my new Signing class from 11 to 12 and Lab from 1 to 4 and Lecture from 4 to 5:30 I will be gone all day. I will be, of course, thinking of him all day and hope it goes well. It is so sad!

Talan is such a riot these days. He wants to help all the time. He walks behind me signing "help" when I unload dishes, vacuum, fold laundry or any of the other millions of things I do in a day. Unfortunately, he usually is not very helpful other than be awesome at unloading the dishwasher. He color sorts my dishes and stacks them in a neat pile. He is so John Buss! As for laundry, he undoes my neat piles as he and Mason like to dive into the stacks of made. I wish Talan could be more useful. We did just buy a new mini vacuum cleaner with dust buster build in. He knows how to use it but I am afraid he will vacuum something he shouldn't so it is a bit nerve wracking when he uses the dust buster portion of it. I think I am going to return it and I hope he doesn't break it before I get it back to Costco.

Joe and I took the boys to Mobius Science Museum in Spokane of Friday http://www.mobiusspokane.org/ which was really fun (for the boys). Joe laughed because Talan enjoyed playing with the gate to the kids under 3 section just as much as any of the exhibits. It reminded him of when we took Mason to Disneyland and Mason was most fascinated by a flight of stairs as anything else there. I think "pointless" came up. Maybe these things are more for us. We do love to check out other parents and see how they handle their children's misbehaviors.

The annoying thing that happened on Friday, my fault, is that on our way back home from Spokane I finally checked my cell phone and saw that the audiologist called to say my hearing aid was ready. By then we were almost in Post Falls, it was 4pm and I was exhausted. They had called at 1:50 but I didn't hear my phone (I wonder why considering they have my hearing aid!). Joe lectured me that I should have given them his phone number so he could have heard the phone. So, I went without my hearing aid all weekend when I could have had it. I am heading to Spokane first thing this morning as I have been absolutely miserable without it for the past 6 days. As ugly as I think my hearing aids are, I really should just thank my lucky stars that I have them. I need to cultivate some more gratitude and appreciation for them.