Amelia was the first one to be ready (bath, homework, chores, etc). She snuggled up next to john on the couch and dutifully tried to figure out what the whole thing was about.
Note: we don't follow football. We aren't against watching it, but don't make a point to watch any games. As a result, our kids don't watch either.
Shortly after Amelia sat down, the half time show started. I wasn't sure that was something kids should be watching, but John reported it seemed okay.
The game continued and I heard Amelia asking questions about the game and what was happening.
John said about 20 minutes after the half time show, Amelia asked, "when is that singing girl coming back? I liked her better than this."
Despite this, John reported she stayed by him the whole game until I called up to go to bed. Then, she was given a choice:
A: have a book read to her as our usual routine.
B: watch 10 more minutes of football.
She chose 10 more minutes of football.
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Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Sunday, February 1, 2015
William's science fair
This was a fun experiment! I think we all learned through the experiment. I am very glad we split up most of the project over a few weeks- much less work on a daily basis!
Amelia's science fair
The projects have to be turned in by Monday morning! We ALL learned things through the process. I learned that I should check the available size on the project board before gluing things down. She is pretty proud!
Gemma
When I asked for them back she told me:
"No. They not look good on you. I not give them back. They too silly. Silly glasses!"
4 Gemma things
1. We were eating dinner a few nights ago and suddenly, Gemma's foot was on the table. I'd like to tell you this is a rare occurrence and we were all shocked. Sadly, this is so common none of us even stopped. We all just continued eating. No one even raised their brows. Or blinked. We just chewed as usual.
What was unusual was that she was crying. She was crying about her foot.
"It's spicy! It hurts!"
Your foot hurts?
Uh huh. It feels spicy!
The only thing I can figure out is that her foot fell asleep and it was tingling. Maybe?
2. Gemma was playing with an electronic device while we got lunch ready today. The second her plate hit the table, she was ready. She stood up and started turning the device around in her hands.
"How you off this thing???" She said becoming frustrated.
She and I offed that thing together and then ate lunch.
3. When we went eagle watching a few weekends ago, gemma loved using the binoculars. I am loosely using the word "using" here because she mainly held them over her face and ran into objects as she walked around.
Anyhow.
She calls them her monkey bars and asks about them occasionally.
4. We aren't really football watchers or fans. I am especially uninterested. However, John likes to watch the super bowl (which was this evening). John had the TV on downstairs as we were all eating upstairs. As we were sitting down to eat, William and Amelia were discussing which team they were cheering for. Amelia was vigorously cheering for one team (she liked their colors better) and William was loudly cheering for the other (by default, he will always pick the opposite of what Amelia picks).
Gemma observed for a few moments and then stood up in her seat, thrust her fist into the air and began chanting her own cheer:
"Someone win! Someone win! Someone win! Someone win the game!"
Lucky for her, someone did win the game.
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What was unusual was that she was crying. She was crying about her foot.
"It's spicy! It hurts!"
Your foot hurts?
Uh huh. It feels spicy!
The only thing I can figure out is that her foot fell asleep and it was tingling. Maybe?
2. Gemma was playing with an electronic device while we got lunch ready today. The second her plate hit the table, she was ready. She stood up and started turning the device around in her hands.
"How you off this thing???" She said becoming frustrated.
She and I offed that thing together and then ate lunch.
3. When we went eagle watching a few weekends ago, gemma loved using the binoculars. I am loosely using the word "using" here because she mainly held them over her face and ran into objects as she walked around.
Anyhow.
She calls them her monkey bars and asks about them occasionally.
4. We aren't really football watchers or fans. I am especially uninterested. However, John likes to watch the super bowl (which was this evening). John had the TV on downstairs as we were all eating upstairs. As we were sitting down to eat, William and Amelia were discussing which team they were cheering for. Amelia was vigorously cheering for one team (she liked their colors better) and William was loudly cheering for the other (by default, he will always pick the opposite of what Amelia picks).
Gemma observed for a few moments and then stood up in her seat, thrust her fist into the air and began chanting her own cheer:
"Someone win! Someone win! Someone win! Someone win the game!"
Lucky for her, someone did win the game.
Sent from my iPhone
Saturday, January 31, 2015
My helper
She tackled a stack of plates and started putting them away in the cabinet. These plates are stored vertically in the cabinet. When I put them away, I stack them up, turn them on their side and plunk them in the cabinet.
As I put away the other dishes, I could hear Amelia muttering away under her breath. I couldn't figure out what was taking her so long to put the plates as I was so focused on completing the task. It wasn't until later that I noticed the reason it took so long: she took all of the plastic plates out of the cabinet, organized them by color, and then put them away. Of course she did.
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