Trevor's first quarter report card

Trevor had his best report card ever.
2 - B's & the rest A's.
We are so proud of him. Way to go Trevor. He improve his reading too. Keep up the good work.

Trevor cell phone

Trevor lost his cell phone sometime on Monday, October 26. We didn't notice till like 8:45 p.m. Monday night. We look all though his backpack, no phone. Steve & Christina both looked though Steve's car. Christina call Trevor's cell, it rang & rang and rang then it went to voice mail. Steve called too, it did the same thing. Tuesday when Steve took Trevor to youth center before school care, they look though Trevor's locker at the youth center. Not in there. Monday night Steve had took Trevor back to his office to get homework done before cub scout meeting. Steve checked his office, no cell phone. He called the phone, this time it wasn't on, it went right to voice mail. Later that morning Christina & Steve went to a winter meeting on base. We both tried calling the phone then. Still not on, went right to voice mail. So we thought ok maybe the battery died. After the meeting Christina went to school and talked to the sectary. No phone had been turned in. But she would be on lookout for it. Christina looked though lost & found. I found a sweatshirt Trevor had lost. LOL. I went to his class & look though where they keep there backpacks. I talked to Trevor's teacher, so she knew. Later that afternoon I was on IM with my friend Amy who lives in Virginia. She was like did you get Trevor's cell phone back. I am like how did you know Trevor lost it. I hadn't even told her about it. They had call her house & left a answer machine message saying the youth center had Trevor Barosko's cell phone. I was trying to figure out why they called her. Then I thought oh ok her son name is Brendan (Trevor's friend). The contacts are in ABC order. Maybe she turn on Trevor's cell phone & call the first number on his list. I called Steve and told him. When Steve picked up Trevor after school he asked about the phone. At first the lady behind deck said no phones have been turned in. Then she turned around and saw it sitting there. Steve was like yes that is Trevor's cell phone. He called me & told me they had phone. He said it is dead, it needs to be charged. So when they got home I went to charge it & it said not able to charge. Steve said lets take battery out & put back in and then try charging. Otherwise we will need to get his phone looked at at Verizon store. Steve took case off the phone, took back off the phone to get to the battery and guess what....... no battery. It was gone. Steve took cell phone in to youth center today to talk to the youth center about it. The director is who Steve talked too. She is the one who called Amy. She took all our info & took phone back too. She was going to check into things today. Director e-mailed Steve this morning. Wanting to know what day & time she had called our friend. So I called Amy & got that info. Director is trying to figure out did a kid go behind counter or was it one her staff or was it a cleaning person that night who stole the battery.

First base house offered to us

We got offered a house on base last week. It was an old house on base. There are two elementary schools on base. The house would have NOT been in Trevor's school area. So Christina would have to drive Trevor to & from school each day. It was only like 2 miles, but still. Steve signed we would take the house. He started working on the details to move our self and make some money. He called base housing office to tell them we will move our self. They told Steve sorry we ran out money so we have no money to move you right now. It could be October or November till we get more money in. Steve & Christina went to a party on base that Friday night. Many people at party told us the house we signed for had flooding issues. The housing office never told us any of this info. Monday was a holiday. Tuesday Steve was already going to a housing meeting to learn the rules what we can and can't do. Steve told the guy what we heard the house we signed for had flooding issues. He told us we can pass on # 1 house we got offered. And stay in the # 2 slot on base housing list we were at. The people who are # 1 on waiting list we are on live off base too, but they are in a year lease on the house they rented. So they probably won't take a house on base till closer till they lease is up. We are hoping to get offered a base house in the area of Trevor's school. We will have to wait & see.

mid quarter report card

Trevor got his mid quarter report card today. He did WONDERFUL. He got 6 A's, 2 B's, couple S+. Best report card ever. We are so proud of him. Keep up the good work TJ!

End of September blog

Trevor's IEP (special ed) meeting went fine. Steve & I (Christina) are so far very pleased with Trevor's school & the teachers. Steve & Trevor been doing cub scouts every week. He is in his last year of cub scouts before coming a boy scout. Steve has been working many long hours & even goes to work on weekends also. Trevor's school tested Trevor on his reading level & it was low. 2nd grade 8th month (so basically start of 3rd grade level.) He is in 5th grade. How could have Virginia miss that, there is no way. Maybe Trevor was scared, nervous, etc. So they put TJ in a after school program "fast forword". He goes every day after school for an hour, for the whole school year. He has been going one week now. He said it is like playing a video game on the computer, but a learning game. Yesterday was the fall festival on base. Christina help for Steve's group 91 OGV. Christina help Helen (her husband Todd runs the 91 OSS group). Helen & Christina combine their spouses group. Next year if all goes as planned, Steve will move up to another group. He will be 2nd in charge of that squadron. Guess who will be in charge to plan & organize the fall festival....... Christina. (Well if the person who will be above Steve in that squadron is married, then her & I will be in charge. OMG that is ALOT of work. Plus our normal spouses stuff we are suppose to be doing. I want Steve to move up the ladder for his job. But that means MORE work for me to do. We really been enjoying the nice hot temps. (70-80) But we are scared we think we are done with the nice temps. Here comes the cooler weather. And maybe even snow soon. OH MY GOSH! LOL.

What been going on with us, last few week.

School is going fine for TJ. Christina asked him who does he like better 4th grade teacher from Virginia Mrs. McDannell or this year 5th grade teacher from North Dakota Mrs. Melton. (We thought for sure he would say Mrs. McDannell just cause he knows her better.) He said ohhhhh that is hard choose I like them both tie. We are glad he is adjusting to the new school okay. He has made a new friend Erik. He knows Erik from before school care & after school at the youth center. Erik is in 6th grade. TJ is in 5th grade. But they are about a month apart in age. Erik spend the night at our house last Friday. They had a great time. Steve signed TJ up for cub scouts last night. They start next week. TJ is getting used to the rountine. Steve & TJ get up about 5:00 a.m. They are out the door at 6:00 a.m. We live about 30 min from base. He goes to before school care 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. He goes to school 8:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Then he goes to the youth center after school to hang out till Steve gets him around 5:30 p.m. Then they come home. Unless Steve has more work to get done, then he picks up TJ & goes back to his office to get more stuff done. Sometimes they don't get home till 7:00 p.m. or later. Makes for a very long day for TJ. Today we got a auto starter put in Christina's car. Let's hope that will help when the COLD winter hits here in North Dakota. We are # 4 on the base housing list. Next week we have an IEP (special ed) meeting for TJ.

first day of school

Here is Trevor "TJ" before he left for his first day at North Plains Elementary School on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. He is in 5th grade now. He is 11 years old. His teacher is Mrs. Melton. He is so nervous, being new to a new school. Not knowing anyone really. He will go to before school care 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. School is from 8:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Then after school he will go to youth center till Steve can pick him up & come home. That will be around 5:30 p.m.
So very long day for Trevor. Our off base house rental is about 30 min from base.