Monday, December 9, 2024

Mama is going to the grocery store after work today so Nanaw didn’t have any chocolate milk to go with Chase's breakfast on Monday morning so she gave him the chocolate Premier protein drink and that worked well. Chase has to take his Frisbee Science Fair project to school tomorrow so Mama gave it to Daddy to give it to Nanaw to put in the back seat of her car so there will be no forgetting of the project. Nanaw wishes that parents and grandparents could go look at the Science Fair projects but they don't let them do that. Thursday night is Chase's Christmas band concert, and he has to be there at 6:15. It's also an Art Show of the students' art projects from art class. After school, Chase studied with Nanaw on the vocabulary for the Mockingbird test on Wednesday. He knows it pretty well but they'll go over the words again tomorrow. Chase had an earache this afternoon, and Mama was going to get ear drops for him. Nanaw forgot to take a picture of him so she asked him to take a selfie on the drive home. Unfortunately, it was very dark so you can barely see his sweet little face in the picture below.

Happy Hockey Tournament in Omaha! Friday, December 6 to Sunday, December 8

On Thursday evening, Mama brought Sylvester and Tyler over for their three days with Nanaw. It was very sad to not have precious Sam with them. Unfortunately, Chase's hockey team lost their first game on Friday 14 to 0. Mama said it was really bad. Mama sent a picture of Chase on the ice and Chase eating pizza. Nanaw sent Mama pictures of Sylvester and Tyler. Chase's team lost their second game but Mama said the team had fun and that's what matters. Chase and one of his hockey buddies went to the workout room at the hotel and Chase lifted weights and walked on the treadmill. They got home a little after 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, and Mama came to pick up Sylvester and Tyler. Nanaw was having lunch with friends in Wentzville so she didn't get to see Mama. For dinner, they had Domino's Pizza, always a favorite. Nanaw came over to visit Chase in the evening and had fun playing with Chase and his stuffed animals. 

Thursday, December 5, 2024

On Thursday morning, Chase said he felt better, which made Mama and Nanaw happy. Today for lunch he had sausage and waffles, one of his favorite lunches. When he came out of school, he said he got an 89 on his science test, and he was happy about that. Science is one of his hardest classes, and the teacher is a strict grader. When Nanaw picked Chase up from school, he said he didn't want to do any homework after school. He said he could some of it on the drive to and from Omaha, in Omaha and on Sunday. He has a fair amount to do so it's good that he'll start on it over the weekend rather than waiting till Monday. Mama brought Sylvester and Tyler over to stay with Nanaw while they go to Omaha for the hockey tournament. It was very sad not having the precious Sam there for a sleepover with Nanaw. Chase has hockey practice tonight, and Mama has lots of packing to do. She bought Chase a good supply of his favorite kinds of candy for the trip. Nanaw will miss them.

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Chase spilled chocolate milk on his shirt Wednesday morning so Nanaw had him wear the white shirt she has. She got the chocolate out during the day. Nanaw was supposed to give Cole a ride home from school but Chase and Nanaw couldn't find him. Then he showed up at the car so everything was all right. Chase told Nanaw he didn't fell well, and he thought it was allergies. When he got home, he laid down on the bed, and Nanaw brought him Tylenol and water. She covered him with a blanket, and he fell asleep. He has an English essay to work on, some geography work and his AR. Nanaw thinks he has baseball practice tonight but she's not sure he'll feel well enough to go. She didn't get a chance to ask him about his marathon math test but maybe she'll do that on the drive home. They're both enjoying the heated seats in Nanaw's car, and Nanaw likes the heated steering wheel.

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Chase's big mid-quarter math test is Wednesday and Thursday. Chase and Nanaw compared their answers on the big math packets. Chase only missed one; Nanaw missed a coup. Chase said he thought he did well on the science test, probably better than he did on the Mockingbird test. Both tests had tricky questions that weren't included on the study materials. On the drive home from school, Mama told Chase she had scheduled his birthday party at the Columbia bowling alley on Friday, December 27. She invited the members of the crew: Brady, Cole, Hunter, Drew and Joey. She also invited the boys to spend the night at Chase's house.

Monday, December 2, 2024

Chase's science test was rescheduled to Tuesday from Wednesday because of a Builders Club meeting on Wednesday. Chase has a Mockingbird test on chapters 5 through 9 on Tuesday, and he and Nanaw studied the Mockingbird packet, some Quizlet questions and some ChatGPT questions. Nanaw told Mama what she still needed to spend on Chase for his birthday and Christmas, and Mama said she would think of some ideas of things for Nanaw to get Chase. In the evening, Chase and Mama went to Pure Hockey and bought a $240.00 hockey stick for Chase to replace the one he broke on Sunday. Nanaw had no idea hockey sticks cost so must. She was surprised during this past summer to learn that baseball bats could cost $100 to $200. 

Sunday, December 1, 2024

Chase and Daddy went to mass on Sunday morning. Mama said Chase played outside for awhile on Sunday afternoon. Then he worked on his huge math packet and did his AR. Chase had a hockey game on Sunday afternoon so he and Mama, Daddy and Chase were all so excited that Chase's team won the hockey game 6 to 1. For the first time, Chase broke his hockey stick so now he has to buy a new stick. He's started looking online for a stick and seems to have really definite ideas about what kind of hockey stick he wants. Mama heated up leftover lasagna for their dinner because Nanaw hadn't fixed the turkey soup yet; she promised to make it on Monday. Mama offered to heat some lasagna up for Nanaw but Nanaw said no, thank you. When Nanaw came over to visit Chase on Sunday evening, after they got back from the hockey game and had eaten dinner, she brought along her copy of the math packet so she could finish the problems. She and Chase would compare answers before math his test started on Wednesday. It's a mid-quarter math exam, and it was going to take the class Wednesday and Thursday to do it.