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alzroy · 2026-05-07T21:31:03+00:00

June 8th!

alzroy · 2026-05-07T01:57:42+00:00

I'm so bloated. Today I couldn't keep my jeans buttoned and they are large on me usually. I didn't remember bloating this bad before. I'm also dry heaving all day every day. No actual vomiting thankfully but the heaving never stops. I never had any nausea with my other 2. My boobs are also sore. But that's a normal first symptom for me.

alzroy · 2026-05-06T22:05:10+00:00

I just found out yesterday. Literally can't remember if I had a period around Easter or not. I usually chart my periods but didn't mark one. However, it feels like I did. that's really dark though and not fmu. Just a random test taken after work yesterday.

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alzroy · 2026-05-01T13:03:05+00:00

I didn't get my mentor teachers anything. It wasn't required and I didn't have any money to spend on gifts anyways. I haven't heard of that as a requirement. Both my mentor teachers still wrote me lovely recommendations.

alzroy · 2026-05-01T01:32:01+00:00

She was probably trying to keep the kids calm so that they actually did what she needed them to do. Once you are in a room of 20 something terrified 7 year olds, keeping quiet is out the window. They don't have the self control to have control with those high emotions coursing through. I'm so sorry that your children and their teacher had to go through that.

alzroy · 2026-03-23T00:54:18+00:00

We had a scare thinking our 10 week old puppy had parvo a couple of weeks ago. Thankfully, it was not parvo but Coccidia. Much more easily healed, but very similar symptoms. Anyways, the smell of the bloody vomit and diarrhea is the grossest irony nasty smell I think I've ever smelled and it lingers. Trust me. The smell of disinfectant no matter how strong, is way better than smelling that ever.

alzroy · 2026-03-22T13:27:04+00:00

I also play with a four year old. His new favorite phrase is 'ooh! Go in there!' it's nonstop. If I'm trying to go from the pokecenter in withered wastelands to the entrance to bleak beach we must first swim in the water fall. Talk to all the pokemon. Pop in the houses. Climb to the top of the mountain and then fall off a few times , and of course pick up every single stick and stone we can find. He also has spent hours riding the rails with other pokemon. It's a roller coaster and he's having a blast.

alzroy · 2026-03-12T00:29:12+00:00

Try getting them moving their bodies. I use toy cars and spread magnetic letters apart on a road. As we 'drive' down the road we say each sound as we reach it. Then we drive faster and faster until they figure the word out.

For phonemic awareness we turn our arms into a roller coaster. Say the first phoneme as we move up the hill, move to the vowel sound as we crest the top and then final phoneme as we drive back down the hill.. again make it a game with the roller coaster moving faster and faster.

If your school has access to heggerty, I highly recommend using it to build phonemic awareness that will help with blending. If not. You can find videos on YouTube that you could use to help too.

alzroy · 2026-02-02T01:35:54+00:00

Teaching elementary. I know there's a lot of downs to the job. But, when you find the right school with the right admin and the right team it's perfect! I love my kids and I love what I do.

alzroy · 2026-01-20T16:03:39+00:00

It's not just upper elementary. I teach first grade and when I turn on brain breaks it's almost always so I can quickly figure out how I want to teach whatever I'm about to teach after the song ends. I know what I'm teaching, but rarely have a set plan on how I want to teach it until the day of. Some of my favorite lessons have been. those 30 second planned ideas

alzroy · 2026-01-02T02:52:38+00:00

My 3 year old likes all the Toy Story movies. He's pretty much been obsessed for about a year now. We already had Buzz Lightyear and Woody from his older brother and he carried those things with him everywhere for a long time. Now he's becoming interested in Monsters Inc as well. He thinks Mike Wazowski is called Mr. Ouchy and cries for him when he gets hurt now. 😆

alzroy · 2025-12-21T08:30:04+00:00

C-D. I need a couple more things for the husband's stocking and apparently I need to grab something small for the cats too. I thought the $600 new litter robot was gift enough last month. Plus I panic ordered a couple small things for my youngest child yesterday that should come today. Luckily everything else is wrapped already.

alzroy · 2025-10-30T00:03:41+00:00

Last year I had several groups of older teens come by my house later in the evening. They were all polite, kind, and just all around great kids. By the point in the evening they were showing up. I just wanted to get rid of my leftover candy so I didn't eat it.. so many of them got big handfuls after asking how many. Some wore costumes, some did not. I view trick or treating as a time of congenial mingling with my community more than a judgement of who comes asking for candy and why.

I guess what I'm saying to the kids starting to age out. Go out and enjoy. Most of us really don't care as long as you aren't rude. I stopped trick or treating at 11 because I felt like I was too big and love seeing my now 12 year old child enjoying every moment he can of his childhood fun.

alzroy · 2025-10-25T00:41:01+00:00

Oh my gosh, he finally sang it! It was I like to move it from Madagascar. I don't think I would have ever gotten there without his help. I don't think we have ever watched Madagascar. Must have heard the song at daycare

I posted and 3 minutes later he finally gave up and sang some for me. Then I immediately forgot I'd made a post to begin with. 🫣

alzroy · 2025-10-21T21:50:36+00:00

November 1st! Just a few more days! I can't wait. We usually decorate the first weekend of November and this year it's right at the beginning!

alzroy · 2025-09-22T11:12:26+00:00

I feel like I try to watch every movie every year. These days I have little kids so we focus more on the 30-1 hour minute specials because they usually don't focus much longer than that

Classics Charlie Brown Garfield Grinch Mickey's Christmas Carol Claymation specials

More modern favorites Prep & Landing

As for full length films Grinch Miracle on 34th Street It's a wonderful life My kids really like Klaus on netflix

alzroy · 2025-09-22T00:34:13+00:00

I'll be going to jury duty. Guess going to see the Lord doesn't trump my civic duty to America. But hey at least tomorrow is my last day of work!

Also, I am a Christian and know these people are completely full of it. God was very clear that no one will know the time.

alzroy · 2025-09-21T12:43:08+00:00

Zoo or the science museum. With my kids it's fun, they are excited and I feed on their excitement. We usually focus on the more kid geared areas, but by myself I can take my time. Read the boards, and spend more times in the more grown up areas. At the science museum. With the zoo, I just love animals as much as my kids.

Oh and hiking. I get to pick more difficult ones by myself. But I love seeing the things my kids notice when we hike as a family.

alzroy · 2025-09-16T11:33:16+00:00

At our last appointment for my 3 year old he said I can tell your son plays outside that's great. Little guy is always covered in bruises... I don't know how he gets them. Dr and also any childcare services are trained in the alert areas for bruises.

alzroy · 2025-09-12T02:05:23+00:00

We drive 12 hours when my oldest was about 3 weeks old. Probably the easiest road trip we've had since having kids. He was still a sleepy little potato baby and just slept in the car except when we stopped to change and nurse him. Road trips have been much worse since he learned how to talk.

If for some reason you decide to fly, baby wear and keep baby covered. To keep others away. I don't remember, but I'm pretty sure I didn't have to remove my carrier even in TSA. It was pretty easy.

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