(Please read on the bottom first that is the Introduction). (Very short!!!)
I Sis would like give you Part 2 of the Science!!!!
As I said we are doing lots of experiments with Radishes!!!!
I am glad to show you our schedule!!!
Here it is I will show you the first thing we did!!!!
Happy Birthday
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We took Radish seeds and and drew circles and put numbers on them!!! (We wrote these on a piece of paper towel!!!!)
Then we took a orange juice box and cut of the top and then we put a piece of tape and then we used that as an easy opening!!!!!
Then we put two Radishes on each hole and we drew stages of the plants until we had stages A B C D E and F!!!!!
And we made a graph!!!!!!!
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Mini Planters
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We took a battery and wrapped aluminum foil and wrapped it around the battery and then we made Planter A B C and D and put lots of soil in them!!!!
We put them on the tray and wrote our names Sis and Buddy!!!!
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We then Did
Four environments
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We took a plastic cup and we put two paper towel pieces and let them hang out of the plastic cup and put water in them and then we took some, foil and wrapped it around one of the paper towel pieces and we put four Radish seeds and put them under the foil then on the other piece of paper towel we put 4 radish seeds on it without foil!!!
Then we put four radish seeds on the top lid. And then we checked them and the top of the lid with Nooooooo water did not grow and the on with the foil on top did grow and then the one with Noooooo foil on top did grow a little bit!!!!!!!
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Night and Day
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We took a 2 cups and some foil and then we wrapped the foil around on one of the cups
and the other we left with noooooooo foil and we came back later an their we were shocked we saw the ones in the cup with foil did grow!!!!
But they turned out gray!!!
They did grow but they did not have enough food so they did not grow healthy!!!
Then we checked the one with light and they were green and healthy!!!
I am taking a brief brake and then I will come right back to tell you more!!!!
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Build a Greenhouse
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We took a glass container and we filled it with water not to the brim like half way!!!
Then we put circles in the box out of paper towel rolls!!!
And we put a hole in the box we were using , and some paper towel in the glass container!!!
We used tape and rolled it up and then, we put it on the box and then we put another piece of tape strait up and we had a latch!!!!!!
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We also put our other experiments light and day and let them grow in the greenhouse!!!
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Sun Salad
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We took a plant that had grown from all the stages A B C D E F
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and we took the cotyledons they tasted like grass!!!
The hypocotyl tasted SPICY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The tap root tasted cold!!!!!!!
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Toxic Stress!!!!
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First we took 3 plastic cups and we cut out 3 circles made out of paper towel pieces!!!!!
We put them on the bottom of the 3 cups!!!!
And then we filled 1 with salt water!!!
1 with vinegar!!!
And one with just water!!!
And we put four radish seeds on each paper towel!!!
And then we came back later and we saw that the ones in the salt water did not grow!!
The ones in the vinegar did not grow!!!
The ones in the water did grow!!!
We can not grow plants in the ocean!!!
We can not live unless we have fresh water!!!
And so we have learned a ton this PART of the school year!!!
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I hope you like all the radish news that we did!!
I hope you all learned a loooooooooooooooooooootttttttt!!!!
Science Part 2 By Sis Age 7
Friday, September 28, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Introduction to our Science!!!! By Sis
Me Sis Buddy and Mom have been doing Science including Radishes!!!
It has been great to grow all sorts of plants!!!
They have not grown into flowers you see and all sorts of plants because they have been growing on wet paper towl!!!
But it was still fun!!
I am not going to put everthing on this entry but go to the next entry!!
It is more interisting!!!!
Like when I read books they are not that good until you get to the story cause I am telling you what we were doing!!!
But please read on!!
It is very interisting!!!!
I hope you like the Radishes!!!
I will not be able to give every detail though!!!
Well I will come back tommorow and you will hear about all the
things that involve plants!!!!!!!
Introduction to Radishes By Sis!!!!! Please come for more tomorrow!!!!!!
It has been great to grow all sorts of plants!!!
They have not grown into flowers you see and all sorts of plants because they have been growing on wet paper towl!!!
But it was still fun!!
I am not going to put everthing on this entry but go to the next entry!!
It is more interisting!!!!
Like when I read books they are not that good until you get to the story cause I am telling you what we were doing!!!
But please read on!!
It is very interisting!!!!
I hope you like the Radishes!!!
I will not be able to give every detail though!!!
Well I will come back tommorow and you will hear about all the
things that involve plants!!!!!!!
Introduction to Radishes By Sis!!!!! Please come for more tomorrow!!!!!!
Sunday, September 23, 2007
How I came to gymnastics!!!! (By Buddy).
First Sis was doing the parachute at gymnastics!!!
Then Mom asked me if I wanted to be included!!!!
I said YES!!!!!
Then I Buddy started doing gymnastics the next time they had it,Thursday!!!!!
It is really fun being in gymnastics!!!!
One of my favorites is on the bars!!!!!
And floor!!!
I get to flip on the bars!!!
BUT NOT WITHOUT A TEACHER!!!!!
I get to do a Tripod on floor!!!!!
A Tripod is when you put your knees on your elbows!!!!
It is hard to do!!!
Then you go into a headstand where your head is on the ground (or mat)and your feet and legs are strait in the air!!!
That is how I started doing gymnastics!!!
It has been veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Buddy Age 6 The End
Then Mom asked me if I wanted to be included!!!!
I said YES!!!!!
Then I Buddy started doing gymnastics the next time they had it,Thursday!!!!!
It is really fun being in gymnastics!!!!
One of my favorites is on the bars!!!!!
And floor!!!
I get to flip on the bars!!!
BUT NOT WITHOUT A TEACHER!!!!!
I get to do a Tripod on floor!!!!!
A Tripod is when you put your knees on your elbows!!!!
It is hard to do!!!
Then you go into a headstand where your head is on the ground (or mat)and your feet and legs are strait in the air!!!
That is how I started doing gymnastics!!!
It has been veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Buddy Age 6 The End
"The Silence of God"
God, You will give me the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that I may know that You are the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons me by name. (Isa.45:3) Lord, even in this difficult place, You have treasures for me here. You want me to discover the riches of relationship with You that will set me free from this place.
I appreciate the analogy of this life being like a tapestry. We know that God is weaving something beautiful, yet from our limited view of the fabric's backside, we merely see random colors, marred by knots and frays. This has been a year marked by unusual sadness and questioning in my own spiritual journey. Enduring my second miscarriage after losing our church home and many dear friendships left me feeling disillusioned and scared. Our desires were wholesome and God-honoring, so why would He allow such losses? How could this possibly be part of God's plan to sanctify me and work "all things to my good." This past week, those unsettling questions rushed back in a torrent when I heard the tragic news that my friend gave birth to a still born baby. It just seemed like a huge mistake. Why this particular family? Why now when their hearts have so longed for this little one to ease the emptiness left by their other losses?
All I can say is that these heartaches have taken all pretense out of my prayer life. I am thankful for the Holy Spirit's intervention at times when all I can manage is a weak, "Why, God?"
I have mulled over this quote from Charles Spurgeon, savoring it and finding new significance each time I turn to it...
"Oh, dear heart, what is your condition? Are you torn with anguish? Are you sorely distressed? Are you lonely? Are you pushed aside? Then cry to God. No one else can help you. He is your only hope. Wonderful hope! Cry to Him, for He can help you. I tell you, in that cry of yours will be the pure and true worship that God desires. He desires a sincere cry far more than the slaughter of ten thousand rams or the pouring out of rivers of oil (Mic. 6:7)....See then, poor, weeping, and distracted ones, that it is not ritualism, it is not the performance of pompous ceremonies, it is not bowing and struggling, it is not using sacred words, but it is crying to God in the hour of trouble that is the most acceptable sacrifice your spirit can bring before the throne of God."
I'd like to close here with the lyrics to a song that have provoked so much healthy thought about this matter of suffering and the questions we ask. They come from Michael Card's recording "The Hidden Face of God."
The Silence of God: Words and music by Andrew Peterson
It'll drive a man crazy, it'll break a man's faith, It's enough to make him wonder if he's ever been sane.
When he's bleating for comfort, from Thy staff and Thy rod,
And the heavens' only answer is the silence of God.
It'll shake a man's timbers when he loses his heart,
When he has to remember what broke him apart;
This yoke may be easy, but this burden is not
When the crying fields are frozen by the silence of God.
But when you have to listen to the voices of the mob
Who are reeling in the throes of all the happiness they've got,
When they tell you all their troubles have been nailed up to that cross,
Then what about the times when even followers get lost?
'Cause we all get lost sometimes...
There's a statue of Jesus on a monastary knoll
In the hills of Kentucky, all quiet and cold;
He's kneeling in the garden, as silent as a stone
All his friends are sleeping and He's weeping all alone.
And the Man of all sorrows, He never fogot
What sorrow is carried by the hearts that He bought;
So when the questions dissolve into the silence of God,
The aching may remain, but the breaking does not,
The aching may remain, but the breaking does not,
In the holy, lonesome echo of the silence of God.
I appreciate the analogy of this life being like a tapestry. We know that God is weaving something beautiful, yet from our limited view of the fabric's backside, we merely see random colors, marred by knots and frays. This has been a year marked by unusual sadness and questioning in my own spiritual journey. Enduring my second miscarriage after losing our church home and many dear friendships left me feeling disillusioned and scared. Our desires were wholesome and God-honoring, so why would He allow such losses? How could this possibly be part of God's plan to sanctify me and work "all things to my good." This past week, those unsettling questions rushed back in a torrent when I heard the tragic news that my friend gave birth to a still born baby. It just seemed like a huge mistake. Why this particular family? Why now when their hearts have so longed for this little one to ease the emptiness left by their other losses?
All I can say is that these heartaches have taken all pretense out of my prayer life. I am thankful for the Holy Spirit's intervention at times when all I can manage is a weak, "Why, God?"
I have mulled over this quote from Charles Spurgeon, savoring it and finding new significance each time I turn to it...
"Oh, dear heart, what is your condition? Are you torn with anguish? Are you sorely distressed? Are you lonely? Are you pushed aside? Then cry to God. No one else can help you. He is your only hope. Wonderful hope! Cry to Him, for He can help you. I tell you, in that cry of yours will be the pure and true worship that God desires. He desires a sincere cry far more than the slaughter of ten thousand rams or the pouring out of rivers of oil (Mic. 6:7)....See then, poor, weeping, and distracted ones, that it is not ritualism, it is not the performance of pompous ceremonies, it is not bowing and struggling, it is not using sacred words, but it is crying to God in the hour of trouble that is the most acceptable sacrifice your spirit can bring before the throne of God."
I'd like to close here with the lyrics to a song that have provoked so much healthy thought about this matter of suffering and the questions we ask. They come from Michael Card's recording "The Hidden Face of God."
The Silence of God: Words and music by Andrew Peterson
It'll drive a man crazy, it'll break a man's faith, It's enough to make him wonder if he's ever been sane.
When he's bleating for comfort, from Thy staff and Thy rod,
And the heavens' only answer is the silence of God.
It'll shake a man's timbers when he loses his heart,
When he has to remember what broke him apart;
This yoke may be easy, but this burden is not
When the crying fields are frozen by the silence of God.
But when you have to listen to the voices of the mob
Who are reeling in the throes of all the happiness they've got,
When they tell you all their troubles have been nailed up to that cross,
Then what about the times when even followers get lost?
'Cause we all get lost sometimes...
There's a statue of Jesus on a monastary knoll
In the hills of Kentucky, all quiet and cold;
He's kneeling in the garden, as silent as a stone
All his friends are sleeping and He's weeping all alone.
And the Man of all sorrows, He never fogot
What sorrow is carried by the hearts that He bought;
So when the questions dissolve into the silence of God,
The aching may remain, but the breaking does not,
The aching may remain, but the breaking does not,
In the holy, lonesome echo of the silence of God.
Still Plugging Away...
There have been a lot of adjustments as we've settled into our new school routine. A couple of weeks ago, I began to eye those yellow buses that frequently pass our house with a bit more longing than usual. Our days just seemed to drag on endlessly, prolonged by one interruption after another. The necessity of character training became more evident than ever, yet the process of patiently disciplining them, staying on track with academics, and running them to all of their extra curricular activities (while keeping up my home and caring for a challenging toddler) seemed daunting. After a couple of tearful conversations with Stephen and some fellow homeschooling friends, I resolved to press on and work out the kinks. I am fully convinced that this journey we are on is worth the investment of my heart and soul...
Last week we had our first GREAT day. It was one of those school days that moved like clock work. The kids were cooperative and engaged. Baby Boy was reasonably good, and I had the energy and inspiration to make everything happen the way it should.
We have been doing a fascinating hands-on study of plants including countless experiments with radish sprouts (following the steps of the scientific method which the kids have carefully studied). These hearty little seedlings have cooperated quite well, and we have observed their growth and habits over the past several weeks. I told the kids that we were going to taste the sprouts and write down our observations of the different flavors (from the cotyledons to the root hairs). Buddy protested, "But MMMOOOOOM, we'd have to be HERBIVORES to enjoy that!" Sis piped in, "YEAH, Mom. We're OMNIVORES!" I basked in the pride of that moment, realizing that they were actually getting it!!!
Last week we had our first GREAT day. It was one of those school days that moved like clock work. The kids were cooperative and engaged. Baby Boy was reasonably good, and I had the energy and inspiration to make everything happen the way it should.
We have been doing a fascinating hands-on study of plants including countless experiments with radish sprouts (following the steps of the scientific method which the kids have carefully studied). These hearty little seedlings have cooperated quite well, and we have observed their growth and habits over the past several weeks. I told the kids that we were going to taste the sprouts and write down our observations of the different flavors (from the cotyledons to the root hairs). Buddy protested, "But MMMOOOOOM, we'd have to be HERBIVORES to enjoy that!" Sis piped in, "YEAH, Mom. We're OMNIVORES!" I basked in the pride of that moment, realizing that they were actually getting it!!!
...The Best Medicine
Sis (Age 7), Buddy (Age 6)
Buddy turned to Stephen the other day and said, "Dad, I'd just like to take this opportunity to play with you."
Sis was confused about why her friend has a couple of extra grandmas and grandpas. I explained that this was due to remarriage in the family. Siobhan processed this and answered, "I hate divortion."
The other day Sis and I were riding in the car, and she was chattering up a storm. We were discussing different types of schools, and she observed, "Mommy, it's too bad that those biblical schools cost so much money!"
Sis, commenting on Grandma's teaching schedule, "She must be ferocious trying to get her school done!"
During Grammar, I asked Buddy for an example of a verb. He didn't miss a beat, "Navigo!"
Sis: "You can go sit on those bloopers over there." (meant bleachers)
Buddy turned to Stephen the other day and said, "Dad, I'd just like to take this opportunity to play with you."
Sis was confused about why her friend has a couple of extra grandmas and grandpas. I explained that this was due to remarriage in the family. Siobhan processed this and answered, "I hate divortion."
The other day Sis and I were riding in the car, and she was chattering up a storm. We were discussing different types of schools, and she observed, "Mommy, it's too bad that those biblical schools cost so much money!"
Sis, commenting on Grandma's teaching schedule, "She must be ferocious trying to get her school done!"
During Grammar, I asked Buddy for an example of a verb. He didn't miss a beat, "Navigo!"
Sis: "You can go sit on those bloopers over there." (meant bleachers)
Friday, September 14, 2007
Sturbridge Field Trip By Sis Age 7
We went to a Field Trip together as a family!!!!
It was fun!!!
I am going to write about it in my thousands of Journals!!!!
I suppose you are thinking how long was it to get there?
Well For us it is 2 Hours And 11 minutes to get there!!!
So total of driving there it took 4 Hours And 22 minutes to there and back!!!
So you might not think it was worth it but you just read and you might change your mind!!!
It was awesome!!!
So that is why I have chosen to write about it!!!
So where on earth do I start?
Well you might live some where else but to us it looked like a drizzle and when we got out after we had been driving for a hour and a half we were getting tired of driving!!!
And we went to a resting area!!!
And we bought a camera!!!
And used the bathroom!!!
And when we finally got there we waited in line for a long time in the rain the boys went back and got our lunch!!!
Food felt soooooo good!!!!
And then we went and payed and then we got settled and looked at our map and in the building was a play area!!!!
And it was amazing!!!
We went and played a game in the room where you could play like the settelers did!!!
It was awesome!!!
And just as we were going out to set out on a new adventure I shouted Mom look!!!
And there was mirror where there were little girls like me Sis dressing up like in the old days!!!
And I got in a dress and Mom took a picture of me!!!
And then we set out and found a little barn!!!
It had some chickens!!
And then we set out again and I will not be able to tell you the things in order!!!
We did a lot!!!
And we found a cooper shop where a man dressed up explained about how coopers work!!!
It was fun!!!
And we got to do a thing where you made wood flat!!!
And then came the schoolhouse!!!
And a women there said that the children used to come to school and then they stayed for 3 hours and then they went back and had dinner (lunch) and came back for another 3 hours!!!
And Mom said Wow!!!
Cause she homeschools!!!
And we walked to a barn where we saw a 2 oxen and then Mom took a picture of us!!!
Ane then we walked out of it and saw a few cows!!!
One was friendly and we touched him!!!
And then we saw a chicken again!!!
And then we saw a 2 pigs!!!
And then we went to a house that the people would have lived in and they were building it to look like the people in the olden days houses!!!
It was fun!!!
But the childrens attic was cut off.
But that was OK cause they were probably building up there!!
We would not want any trouble!!!!
And then we went to a meeting house!!!
And it was fun to see that and we saw a lot of seats!!
And it said that people could get fans and feet warmers exc.!!!
And we went up and saw a top of the meeting house for more people!!!
And then we went to see a thing which had hoops that you could race if you wanted to!!!
It was fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And finally I got the hang of it!!!
And we went to a sawmill!!!
And there was a lot of water below it and do you know why?
Well it was because what powers the mill?
Water!!!!
You are right if you had guessed that!!!
And we went to a cup maker and we saw him make cups!!
We did not see him put on the handles though but he said he had to wait a long time before he put on the handles!!!!
It was fun to watch him do it!!!
A women asked "When do you stop when your legs get tired?"
He said "No when my hands get tired!!!!!"
It is fun to watch people do things!!!
And we set out again to a blacksmith shop!!!
And we saw some of the things that he uses to make the stuff he needs to!!!
He said that his stove is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy hotter then ours!!!
And we went to a shop where we here about the things women bought in the olden days!!!
Here are some of the things!!!
"BASCKETS AND CLOTH AND SUGAR AND FLOUR AND ALL SORTS OF COOKING STUFF AND MORE CLOTH AND ALL SORTS OF STUFF YOU CAN NOT GROW!!!
It was fun to see!!!!
And it was a lot of fun!!!!
And that was a day I will remember all of my life!!!
By Sis Age 7
It was fun!!!
I am going to write about it in my thousands of Journals!!!!
I suppose you are thinking how long was it to get there?
Well For us it is 2 Hours And 11 minutes to get there!!!
So total of driving there it took 4 Hours And 22 minutes to there and back!!!
So you might not think it was worth it but you just read and you might change your mind!!!
It was awesome!!!
So that is why I have chosen to write about it!!!
So where on earth do I start?
Well you might live some where else but to us it looked like a drizzle and when we got out after we had been driving for a hour and a half we were getting tired of driving!!!
And we went to a resting area!!!
And we bought a camera!!!
And used the bathroom!!!
And when we finally got there we waited in line for a long time in the rain the boys went back and got our lunch!!!
Food felt soooooo good!!!!
And then we went and payed and then we got settled and looked at our map and in the building was a play area!!!!
And it was amazing!!!
We went and played a game in the room where you could play like the settelers did!!!
It was awesome!!!
And just as we were going out to set out on a new adventure I shouted Mom look!!!
And there was mirror where there were little girls like me Sis dressing up like in the old days!!!
And I got in a dress and Mom took a picture of me!!!
And then we set out and found a little barn!!!
It had some chickens!!
And then we set out again and I will not be able to tell you the things in order!!!
We did a lot!!!
And we found a cooper shop where a man dressed up explained about how coopers work!!!
It was fun!!!
And we got to do a thing where you made wood flat!!!
And then came the schoolhouse!!!
And a women there said that the children used to come to school and then they stayed for 3 hours and then they went back and had dinner (lunch) and came back for another 3 hours!!!
And Mom said Wow!!!
Cause she homeschools!!!
And we walked to a barn where we saw a 2 oxen and then Mom took a picture of us!!!
Ane then we walked out of it and saw a few cows!!!
One was friendly and we touched him!!!
And then we saw a chicken again!!!
And then we saw a 2 pigs!!!
And then we went to a house that the people would have lived in and they were building it to look like the people in the olden days houses!!!
It was fun!!!
But the childrens attic was cut off.
But that was OK cause they were probably building up there!!
We would not want any trouble!!!!
And then we went to a meeting house!!!
And it was fun to see that and we saw a lot of seats!!
And it said that people could get fans and feet warmers exc.!!!
And we went up and saw a top of the meeting house for more people!!!
And then we went to see a thing which had hoops that you could race if you wanted to!!!
It was fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And finally I got the hang of it!!!
And we went to a sawmill!!!
And there was a lot of water below it and do you know why?
Well it was because what powers the mill?
Water!!!!
You are right if you had guessed that!!!
And we went to a cup maker and we saw him make cups!!
We did not see him put on the handles though but he said he had to wait a long time before he put on the handles!!!!
It was fun to watch him do it!!!
A women asked "When do you stop when your legs get tired?"
He said "No when my hands get tired!!!!!"
It is fun to watch people do things!!!
And we set out again to a blacksmith shop!!!
And we saw some of the things that he uses to make the stuff he needs to!!!
He said that his stove is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy hotter then ours!!!
And we went to a shop where we here about the things women bought in the olden days!!!
Here are some of the things!!!
"BASCKETS AND CLOTH AND SUGAR AND FLOUR AND ALL SORTS OF COOKING STUFF AND MORE CLOTH AND ALL SORTS OF STUFF YOU CAN NOT GROW!!!
It was fun to see!!!!
And it was a lot of fun!!!!
And that was a day I will remember all of my life!!!
By Sis Age 7
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
A Soggy Day at Sturbridge Village
For any of you, my friends, who have ever called me organized, I'd like to set the record straight. This has been one of those weeks where I've messed up my scheduling left and right. Double booked, scrambled dates, arrived late for stuff... The chaos culminated today on our field trip to Old Sturbridge Village where I received a harsh lesson in the consequences of poor planning...
We arrived at our field trip "fashionably late" only to see that there were already swarms of families waiting to sign up for homeschool day activities. We took our place in line - trying to ignore the pesky drops of rain landing here and there. Before five minutes had passed, the sprinkle had changed to a downpour. It was at this time that I watched in contemptuous awe as the seasoned homeschool moms sprang into action...
Without missing a beat, these wonder women procured their rain gear. Children were wrapped in color coordinated raincoats and issued umbrellas. Even the strollers were swaddled in protective gear. Meanwhile my little ones stood in line, blue lipped and whimpering. The only consolation I could offer them was that they could only get SO WET before their little shirts couldn't possibly hold any more water. I'm not sure that I looked all that credible, drenched in my see-through khakis (sporting my turquoise frog underwear no less!).
I began to wonder where these other mothers obtain their Mary Poppins bags. These compact, miraculous satchels from which they pull out any and all items needed to fit the occasion - everything from a first aide kit to a portable globe. But then again, I am one of those moms who carries her beach stuff in a Hefty lawn bag. My shovels and buckets aren't initialed, and most of our sand toys have been stolen from our friends.
I was truly proud of the kids as they cheerfully engaged in the day's activities. We made it up to them on the way home with a trip to Dunkin' Donuts and some steamy cups of hot chocolate.
It won't come as much of a surprise that there are no pictures included in this post. Did you honestly expect me to remember to put my camera card back in my camera? We did purchase a disposable camera, so there should be some coming before too long...
We arrived at our field trip "fashionably late" only to see that there were already swarms of families waiting to sign up for homeschool day activities. We took our place in line - trying to ignore the pesky drops of rain landing here and there. Before five minutes had passed, the sprinkle had changed to a downpour. It was at this time that I watched in contemptuous awe as the seasoned homeschool moms sprang into action...
Without missing a beat, these wonder women procured their rain gear. Children were wrapped in color coordinated raincoats and issued umbrellas. Even the strollers were swaddled in protective gear. Meanwhile my little ones stood in line, blue lipped and whimpering. The only consolation I could offer them was that they could only get SO WET before their little shirts couldn't possibly hold any more water. I'm not sure that I looked all that credible, drenched in my see-through khakis (sporting my turquoise frog underwear no less!).
I began to wonder where these other mothers obtain their Mary Poppins bags. These compact, miraculous satchels from which they pull out any and all items needed to fit the occasion - everything from a first aide kit to a portable globe. But then again, I am one of those moms who carries her beach stuff in a Hefty lawn bag. My shovels and buckets aren't initialed, and most of our sand toys have been stolen from our friends.
I was truly proud of the kids as they cheerfully engaged in the day's activities. We made it up to them on the way home with a trip to Dunkin' Donuts and some steamy cups of hot chocolate.
It won't come as much of a surprise that there are no pictures included in this post. Did you honestly expect me to remember to put my camera card back in my camera? We did purchase a disposable camera, so there should be some coming before too long...
Sunday, September 9, 2007
My Soccer Game Sis Age 7
I Sis have been doing soccer!!!!!
Buddy will be doing soccer Monday!!!!
But I did a soccer game yesterday!!!!!
My team won and it was a hot game!!!
These were the scores!!!
Sis's Team Points "5" Points
Other Team's Points "2"!!!!!
It was a fun game!!!!!!!
It was a lot of fun but it was hot!!!!
I am 7 years old so I play with 3rd Grade and 4th Graders!!!!!!!!!!!
I am glad to do this sport!!!
It is my favorite sport!!!!!!
I am glad Buddy got some cones for his birthday cause we can use it for soccer we practice some times with my dad!!!!!
Buddy will be doing soccer Monday!!!!
But I did a soccer game yesterday!!!!!
My team won and it was a hot game!!!
These were the scores!!!
Sis's Team Points "5" Points
Other Team's Points "2"!!!!!
It was a fun game!!!!!!!
It was a lot of fun but it was hot!!!!
I am 7 years old so I play with 3rd Grade and 4th Graders!!!!!!!!!!!
I am glad to do this sport!!!
It is my favorite sport!!!!!!
I am glad Buddy got some cones for his birthday cause we can use it for soccer we practice some times with my dad!!!!!
Buddy's 6th Birthday
Buddy turned 6 on Thursday. Our day started with a special donut breakfast with Stephen. He had taken our orders the night before and bought them fresh in the morning. Buddy had a lighter school day (no Math or penmanship!) and then burned off some of his surplus excitement at gymnastics before we met at Grandma's for a dinner of pizza, corn dogs, smiley fries, and Shaw's cupcakes (Buddy's choice of menu). Before bed we snuggled up on my bed and looked through Buddy's baby album, talking about the exciting day, 6 years ago, when he joined our family.
He also enjoyed some special activities during the week. Stephen brought him on a special Daddy/son outing. They went bowling and then enjoyed lunch and playtime on the slides at McDonalds. Grandma Z. brought our big kids swimming at the Holiday Inn (a traditional birthday treat she has begun for her 11 grandchildren).
On Saturday we had yet another celebration at Mom's for all of the Sept. birthdays in our family.
Enjoy the pics...
He also enjoyed some special activities during the week. Stephen brought him on a special Daddy/son outing. They went bowling and then enjoyed lunch and playtime on the slides at McDonalds. Grandma Z. brought our big kids swimming at the Holiday Inn (a traditional birthday treat she has begun for her 11 grandchildren).
On Saturday we had yet another celebration at Mom's for all of the Sept. birthdays in our family.
Enjoy the pics...
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