Bird Logic

G: Sweet, sweet, I'm so sweet. That's the call of Yellow Warblers.

Reezle: Yellow Warblers don't use contractions.

G: Like Androids?

Reezle: Yep.

G: So they're Androids!? Woah. Cats eat Androids!?

Time Out

Me: So, G, why are you in time-out?

G: Because I was harassinating the cat.

I'll Take a Pony

A few days ago, after Reezle had helped me with a bunch of things (over several days), I said to her, "You know, you're a great helper. I'd like to do something special for you to say thank you."

She said, "You don't have to do anything for me." I told her I knew that, but that I felt she deserved some recognition for being so awesome. She said, "Mommy, I help because I want to help, not because I think I'm going to get something."

Wow. I won't lie, I would have been the kid saying, "COOL! I'll take a PONY!"

Schooled

So, I just got owned by an 8 year-old. My husband said, "Differentials. Don't you love them?"

Reezle chimes in and says, "I like differential equations."

I said, "Dude, you don't even know what a differential equation is."

She said, "Yes, I do. It's like subtraction. It's about finding the difference."

Um. Duly noted.

He Will Sword You.

Little G [wielding his new foam sword]: "Nobody messes with me! 'Cept for my mama. 'Cause I love her. Anybody else messes with me and I will sword you!!"

Love this kid.

Water

A recent quote from my 5 year-old son: "Water only runs, it doesn't walk!"

Indeed, little man.

Math is Everywhere

How much does my son love math? Today I was plotting the kids' height and weight on the CDC growth charts when the little guy walked up behind me and squealed with delight, "I want to do that!" Apparently, he thought it was some sort of math worksheet.

Spain and First Grade Curriculum

Our quote of the day is brought to you by Reezle: "Sticky is my furry sister. She picked me to be her non-furry sister." Indeed she did.

This morning started off with some unexpected excitement; the OLS had Little G's 1st grade Phonics and Language Arts! The good news? He was super excited and we worked on Phonics today. The not so good news? They don't have 1st grade Math in there yet, nor is it listed in our orders. Of course, that is the one he wants the most, so I bought him a math workbook to hold him over until the OLS updates his curriculum.

In other academic news, we are currently studying Europe in K History. Today's focus was on Spain and I had G color Spain on his Europe map while we talked about it. I found a couple of beautiful time lapse videos on YouTube, which had both of my children saying they want to go to Spain.

They also did some Art, which I will share sometime this weekend. R chose her favorite illustration from a book she recently read, Clara and The Bookwagon, and it turned out amazing! Little G colored Spain's flag and his suitcase for our European adventures.

Over the weekend, I plan to spend some time working with G on his handwriting. His capital letters are great, but his lower case letters could use some refining. I also want to get him writing more sentences, which I'm sure can be easily accomplished just by encouraging him to write descriptive sentences about the things he loves. Like cats. And Math.

I am ready for the weekend. I'm sort of emotionally drained for non-school reasons, and I just want a day or two where I don't have to think about much of anything but snuggling up with my kids and maybe watching some movies, playing a little Monopoly, and getting lost in a good book. The chilly, windy, rainy, 55-degree weather almost begs for chili to be made, so I will probably be adding that to my to-do list as well.

Quote of the Day

"Woah, this checkpoint practice is so awesome!" - Little G, on his Math assignment.

Quote of the Day: Customer Service

"If the call is important to them, then why don't they get to you faster?" - R, commenting on my 80-minute wait time experience this morning, which I endured by using the speaker feature and setting the phone down. Until the battery quit. Yes, before I actually reached customer service.