Raising Boys

Painting with a finger July 13, 2005

My son Dylan had to use his fingers to paint a picture using watercolor in school today. He did not have any watercolor and brush and forgot to ask me to buy him these things. His teacher told him and his classmates the other day that they were going to need the materials for an art project today.

His babysitter, who brings him lunch everyday, told me when she came back home at around 2 p.m. that Dylan had to share his seatmate’s watercolor but since there was no extra brush he improvised and used his fingers.

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Young reader July 4, 2005

Young reader, originally uploaded by engkanta.

Dylan reads up on the sun, planets, solar system, nebulas, comets, asteroids, quasars, milky way, other galaxies. The book is one in a set of 15 that he wants me to buy for him. He balked when he learned how much the set would cost and told me he did not really want the books.

Scary experience July 3, 2005

My sons’ babysitter called me from the office using her mobile phone two hours ago because Lennon, he is 2, locked her and his older brother Dylan in the kitchen and would not open the door despite their pleas.

The kitchen was not in the original design of the house; we had it built into the free space at the back when we took over the house from its original occupants. This is why there is a door leading to it that locks from the inside.

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School troubles June 28, 2005

Dylan is having problems in school. He does not write as fast as his classmates and sometimes finishes last. He told us recently that he does not want to go to school anymore because of all the stuff they have to copy from their books to their notebooks and I suspect that he faked a stomachache once just to be allowed to stay home.

What’s a mom to do?

Fever problems June 26, 2005

After Dylan, it’s now my other son who has come down with something. My husband and I took turns watching over him last night. His temperature rose to a high 41 degrees C and stayed in that range even after we’ve given him paracetamol and he has one those fever patch pasted to his forehead the whole time.

Lennon was crying and babbling incoherent words; he was shaking, too. I was so worried we almost decided to bring him to the hospital until I remembered what happened with his elder brother. The doctor had sent us home with a prescription.

Earlier yesterday, I brought him to my mother’s house and he had fun running after all the chickens there. He did not want to go home. He was all right then.

Another busy day June 22, 2005

Finally finished and submitted feature for online course. What a relief! I feel like going out and celebrating but may have to settle for glass of wine at home. I’m so tired.

I was out the whole day attending the Cebu 2005 ICT summit at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City. I posted some entries in the blog we created for the event. I posted a picture of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and a little of what she said in her speech using my mobile phone. The Sun.Star website is trying out mobile blogging and the ICT summit was the perfect event to test it on.

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