m: What's this cereal called?
Me: Shredded Wheat
M: Shrimp?
Me: Shredded...
M: OH! Shredded Meat
Me: Wheat
M: Oh, Shredded Wheat
Can you imagine? Waking up to a bowl of shredded meat? While I know we're a family of carnivores, that still doesn't sound too appetizing!
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Spelling
I've been so impressed with M so far this year. Every Friday she has a spelling test with a bonus word. So far her bonus words have been August, September, Wednesday, Thursday and surprise. She's known all of them. I was really surprised this morning as I hadn't expected her to spell surprise correctly on the first try.
She's also reading through the Frog and Toad Treasury, which has all 3 Frog and Toad books inside. Ok, that 3 (and this one) drives me crazy as the font I'm looking at lowers the baseline. Yeah, I'm weird like that. Ok tangent finished. M's doing really well with her reading too. We just have to work some more on her math. Time to spend more time with the flash cards.
I have noticed something interesting when we're working on math. M touches her fingers to her lips to count. That is interesting to me because one of her stims is to rub things on her right cheek. I wonder if there's any connection. I also haven't seen any other children do that, but again, all of them could and I wouldn't know.
So as not to leave A out, he enjoys his "homework" too. He has an activity book that he calls his homework book. He and I sometimes work on those pages while M is working on her pages.
Now if we didn't have to do this at 6:30 am :)
She's also reading through the Frog and Toad Treasury, which has all 3 Frog and Toad books inside. Ok, that 3 (and this one) drives me crazy as the font I'm looking at lowers the baseline. Yeah, I'm weird like that. Ok tangent finished. M's doing really well with her reading too. We just have to work some more on her math. Time to spend more time with the flash cards.
I have noticed something interesting when we're working on math. M touches her fingers to her lips to count. That is interesting to me because one of her stims is to rub things on her right cheek. I wonder if there's any connection. I also haven't seen any other children do that, but again, all of them could and I wouldn't know.
So as not to leave A out, he enjoys his "homework" too. He has an activity book that he calls his homework book. He and I sometimes work on those pages while M is working on her pages.
Now if we didn't have to do this at 6:30 am :)
Sunday, September 17, 2006
New word: Baconist
Yes, I am a baconist.
C, A and I went to the store this week while M was in school. They were having a sale on bacon. We stood for a good 15 minutes opening up the little flaps in back looking for good bacon. I swear we we stood there looking like bacon snobs. At least we can laugh about it.
Also, A wanted to play on my computer the other day. When I told him no he threw his little 4-year old fit. After a few minutes I went to talk to him & asked why he couldn't use his computer. His reply: "It's not fast enough."
Oh my goodness! I had to laugh as the kids' computer is plenty fast to play on Noggin (www.noggin.com) or Starfall (www.starfall.com).
C, A and I went to the store this week while M was in school. They were having a sale on bacon. We stood for a good 15 minutes opening up the little flaps in back looking for good bacon. I swear we we stood there looking like bacon snobs. At least we can laugh about it.
Also, A wanted to play on my computer the other day. When I told him no he threw his little 4-year old fit. After a few minutes I went to talk to him & asked why he couldn't use his computer. His reply: "It's not fast enough."
Oh my goodness! I had to laugh as the kids' computer is plenty fast to play on Noggin (www.noggin.com) or Starfall (www.starfall.com).
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Wanna buy a cookie?
Yes, it's that time again. Time to schlep the school fund raiser around the workplace and annoy everyone with the phrase "Do you want to buy some cookie dough?"
Blech.
I'm all for raising money for schools, but why do I feel like I have to do all the work? I hated doing fund raisers when I was a kid, and now we're told not to send our children door to door (totally agree there) but hey, you can sell at your work place. Gee, thanks. Blech.
All I can say is that thank goodness it's something that most people might enjoy. It's not wrapping paper or other assorted junk.
So, wanna buy some cookie dough? It's a 3 lb tub. Stays good in your freezer for up to 6 months. Just scoop & bake...
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
It's taken over 30 years
I've become a tea drinker. How'd that happen?
A few months ago I wasn't feeling well at work & my boss gave me some tea to help make me feel better. A month or so after that another co-worker shared some tea with me. Then about 2 weeks ago C bought some mint green tea and some spearmint tea & we've been drinking that in the mornings. Good stuff. Funny thing is that we make it in our coffee maker (thanks N!). The kids like that we put "honey topping" in our tea.
They also like honey topping on their cereal, ranch topping on their salad, and gravy topping on their potatoes. I love that they call sauces, gravys, honey or anything drippy a topping. It just makes my day.
A few months ago I wasn't feeling well at work & my boss gave me some tea to help make me feel better. A month or so after that another co-worker shared some tea with me. Then about 2 weeks ago C bought some mint green tea and some spearmint tea & we've been drinking that in the mornings. Good stuff. Funny thing is that we make it in our coffee maker (thanks N!). The kids like that we put "honey topping" in our tea.
They also like honey topping on their cereal, ranch topping on their salad, and gravy topping on their potatoes. I love that they call sauces, gravys, honey or anything drippy a topping. It just makes my day.
Friday, September 01, 2006
Interesting little survey
Has a silly name, but gives much to think about. http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html
While C & I have similar views, our results were different. At least it sparked some good conversation about our beliefs and how we see & experience the world around us. Anyway, here were my results:
1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (92%)
3. Reform Judaism (87%)
4. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (85%)
5. Bahá'í Faith (84%)
They don't surprise me too much.
While C & I have similar views, our results were different. At least it sparked some good conversation about our beliefs and how we see & experience the world around us. Anyway, here were my results:
1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (92%)
3. Reform Judaism (87%)
4. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (85%)
5. Bahá'í Faith (84%)
They don't surprise me too much.
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