Woke up today and was on the laptop and noticed the family blog was up. What I saw was pretty neat, my wife writing a blog, I am surprised that she has done a couple.
It is neat to see her write about things going on in her life, especially when she includes me in it :).
Well school for us is going full force right now. This semester I am taking a Spanish and Human Relations (HR) class. It sure is keeping me busy, but I am enjoying it.
Jeanine is taking Biology, Spanish, and another Math class (dang math teacher). She is just breezing through the Spanish class, seems to be doing well in Biology. Math though she is very good at it seems to be frustrating her this semester. She always strives for perfection and gets a bit down on herself and stressed when she does not understand something.
I tried to help her but it just looks like a foreign language to me. I wish that she would seek out more help from others than she does, but she is my lovely stubborn wife and wants to do it on her own.
Well on to my kids....Emilie holy smokes turns 12 tomorrow, where did the time go? She is going great in Middle school, in fact in band she was asked by her teacher to join the Advance Band, which is not usually done for a 7th grader. Way to go fellow band Geek :).
Nina seems to be adjusting pretty good that she is the big sister on campus now that Emilie has moved onto Jr. High. Nina has always done well at school and it is exciting to see her progress.
Kaulin...well what can we say about my son, besides that he is my son ;). We have seen so much improvements in his schooling. Though we still get the occasional fighting on the homework, it is much better than it has been in the past.
Rose, out lil bit is now in Kindergarten, and she is taking to it like a fish to water. She loves doing her homework and getting her happy notes from her teacher. It is funny when Jeanine picks her up from the bus stop. Jeanine says that you when she gets dropped off with the bus that has the big seat you cant see her walking towards the front cause she's so little.
Work is going well, I finally got to move over to the Men's Wearhouse side and I feel that my job is a bit more secure since they are closing alot of the MWTux stores every couple of months. I am a Operations Manager, which pretty much is the same thing I did as a Store Manager with MWTux, but I don't have the whole stores responsibility on my shoulder, just part of it. Also I am way closer to home, before it was 45-1 hour drive to and from work, now it is only 20 mins. each way.
I just wanted everyone to know that my wife is my rock, she is the one that keeps me going strong. Without her I would just be a wandering fool not knowing what to do. She inspires me to do my best and pushes (sometimes a bit hard) to do my best and do more.
She means the world to me and I love her very much and pray that the Lord will bless her and give her the strength to put up with me and her children. I know that things can get hard for her and that she would love to run away for a bit (who doesn't), but I know that all will be well in the end. She has her goals and she is working hard to get them done as fast as she can.
Well that is it for my post for now, I hope that I won't take so long to post again, but till then, love to all.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Well, I suppose it is time to update the world of fans on what is going on in the Rioux household.
School is progressing for everyone. Jeanine gets her workout every morning running to class. Since Rose's school starts at 7:30 and Jeanine's at 8:10 the 25 minute drive can be stressful. Especially if Rose has had a screaming morning (the majority of the time) or a clingy - I don't want Mommy to leave morning; Or if Riverside is actually working on the upcoming Magnolia undercrossing; or if the parking structure is crazy; or even if the night before was a long one and getting out of the house in the morning on time is difficult. But we are usually all right.
Emilie is registering for MIDDLE SCHOOL! Are we prepared for this? Hopefully her middle school experience is better than mine. She has been invited to be in the AVID program, but would have to sacrifice band. Not likely to happen in this Band centered family. Stephen and Jeanine have already waited 11 years to be involved in a good band program, don't make us wait longer.
Nina has been working on her Snickerdoodles for the county fair. She has already earned recognition at school for her delicious little works of art. She earned a certificate of achievement last month for her progress in math and her teacher also made mention of her progress in Snickerdoodles.
Kaulin is growing by leaps and bounds. He is still trying to learn the difficult lesson that what occurs on the playground may not be appropriate for the house. We'll daily work on this one. He is making good progress on his reading and his report card shows this. He is still quite the charmer at school and at church and at grandmas, most especially when he is not under the influence of mom or sisters.
Rose's speech is getting clearer every day and she loves writing. It is so fun to be handed a whole page full of easily recognizable letters. She then has fun reading the story to anyone. And she manages to do that with the biggest grin spread across her sweet face. She has also learned that cleaning the living room is a good step towards getting mommy to play blocks with her. For such a little thing, she's pretty good at cleaning (when she has the right motivation).
Stephen is also working away at his school work each day. Even though algebra is fairly high on his "don't wanna" list, his grades do NOT reflect this. His determination to conquer the mathematical beast wins out. He also does not let this challenge detract from the employment beast. He still slaves away 40 hours each week in support of the family. He is also making valiant attempts to be home when Jeanine needs to be at school (or needs to be anywhere but home) and making sure his kids know who he is.
Nutmeg is still the pinhead of the house. She loves everybody and is pretty sure everyone loves her, which is probably true. She loves to chase after the lizards (or any leaf that moves or sits like a lizard or perhaps even a shadow that does likewise) She also loves to spend the morning curled up with Nina. Another favorite activity is behaving like a moron when mommy is trying to work out. Nothing like behaving like a rolling pin on someone who is trying to do sit-ups!
So not much has changed, even though no two days are ever alike. And even though the number of times "I'm bored" is whined within these walls, it is never boring around here.
School is progressing for everyone. Jeanine gets her workout every morning running to class. Since Rose's school starts at 7:30 and Jeanine's at 8:10 the 25 minute drive can be stressful. Especially if Rose has had a screaming morning (the majority of the time) or a clingy - I don't want Mommy to leave morning; Or if Riverside is actually working on the upcoming Magnolia undercrossing; or if the parking structure is crazy; or even if the night before was a long one and getting out of the house in the morning on time is difficult. But we are usually all right.
Emilie is registering for MIDDLE SCHOOL! Are we prepared for this? Hopefully her middle school experience is better than mine. She has been invited to be in the AVID program, but would have to sacrifice band. Not likely to happen in this Band centered family. Stephen and Jeanine have already waited 11 years to be involved in a good band program, don't make us wait longer.
Nina has been working on her Snickerdoodles for the county fair. She has already earned recognition at school for her delicious little works of art. She earned a certificate of achievement last month for her progress in math and her teacher also made mention of her progress in Snickerdoodles.
Kaulin is growing by leaps and bounds. He is still trying to learn the difficult lesson that what occurs on the playground may not be appropriate for the house. We'll daily work on this one. He is making good progress on his reading and his report card shows this. He is still quite the charmer at school and at church and at grandmas, most especially when he is not under the influence of mom or sisters.
Rose's speech is getting clearer every day and she loves writing. It is so fun to be handed a whole page full of easily recognizable letters. She then has fun reading the story to anyone. And she manages to do that with the biggest grin spread across her sweet face. She has also learned that cleaning the living room is a good step towards getting mommy to play blocks with her. For such a little thing, she's pretty good at cleaning (when she has the right motivation).
Stephen is also working away at his school work each day. Even though algebra is fairly high on his "don't wanna" list, his grades do NOT reflect this. His determination to conquer the mathematical beast wins out. He also does not let this challenge detract from the employment beast. He still slaves away 40 hours each week in support of the family. He is also making valiant attempts to be home when Jeanine needs to be at school (or needs to be anywhere but home) and making sure his kids know who he is.
Nutmeg is still the pinhead of the house. She loves everybody and is pretty sure everyone loves her, which is probably true. She loves to chase after the lizards (or any leaf that moves or sits like a lizard or perhaps even a shadow that does likewise) She also loves to spend the morning curled up with Nina. Another favorite activity is behaving like a moron when mommy is trying to work out. Nothing like behaving like a rolling pin on someone who is trying to do sit-ups!
So not much has changed, even though no two days are ever alike. And even though the number of times "I'm bored" is whined within these walls, it is never boring around here.
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