Papa showed me a clip that we laughed long and hard about. About which we laughed long and hard, to you proper English folks.
Papa and I don't usually watch Chris Matthews, mostly because we get our fill of yelling from our kids. ;) But this video is absolutely *priceless*. Chris Matthews reveals Kevin James (this one, not this one) to be the total ignorant creep he is.
The video pretty much speaks for itself, but a couple things to point out.
Papa and I identified this guy as a total jerk the minute he was introduced. He gave me the visceral reaction of wanting to hit him. It happens every time I see Carson Daly, too.
Also, I think some people are missing the main point. Certainly James is. I can understand not knowing off the top of one's head what it was exactly that Chamberlin did. But don't go on national TV and agree emphatically and blindly with someone. *That* is the ridiculousness of his behavior, I think. That is where the Bush-ites go so wrong. They fail to look at things objectively.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Well, we all must sacrifice in time of war
Bush recently said that he gave up golf for the troops.
Good night! What a sacrifice! American soldiers have given the token gesture of years of service, and in some cases their lives. Seems rather a petty comparison, when placed in the light of our President giving up a game.
Good night! What a sacrifice! American soldiers have given the token gesture of years of service, and in some cases their lives. Seems rather a petty comparison, when placed in the light of our President giving up a game.
Secular homeschooling
I recently was directed to this essay, titled The Bitter Homeschooler's Wishlist.
It's interesting, because I don't consider myself to be bitter. Jaded - yes. Bitter - not so much. But maybe I am. Because I can totally relate to just about everything on the list.
So I went about perusing the rest of the site. And can I just say, I *so* want a subscription to this magazine!
There is another great article about the discrimination homeschoolers face. We often have our rights dismissed, or are forced to validate ourselves to "officials" - and for that matter, busy-bodies.
It's interesting, because I don't consider myself to be bitter. Jaded - yes. Bitter - not so much. But maybe I am. Because I can totally relate to just about everything on the list.
So I went about perusing the rest of the site. And can I just say, I *so* want a subscription to this magazine!
There is another great article about the discrimination homeschoolers face. We often have our rights dismissed, or are forced to validate ourselves to "officials" - and for that matter, busy-bodies.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Lil' Miss Fat and Sassy
Mootsie has been weighed 3 times in the last 24 hours. Yesterday, by the WIC office, which supplies us with the crazy-expensive soy drink she needs. Two hours after that, she was weighed by the homecare nurse, who came to check on her and change the cap on her PICC line. Earlier this afternoon, the doctor weighed her. She had a hospital follow up today.
There is a consensus: she is nice and healthy. She weighs a whopping 24 lbs. and a couple ounces for good measure. The WIC office also took her height and, not only does she weigh 7 pounds more, she is *4* inches taller than 7 months ago. Wow!
She has even developed back fat, which is way cuter than on an adult. ;o)
There is a consensus: she is nice and healthy. She weighs a whopping 24 lbs. and a couple ounces for good measure. The WIC office also took her height and, not only does she weigh 7 pounds more, she is *4* inches taller than 7 months ago. Wow!
She has even developed back fat, which is way cuter than on an adult. ;o)
Apparently, I *can't* catch a break
The child gate came yesterday. I had Papa install it last night. Within 12 hours of it being installed, Mootsie figured out how to open it. And for 9 hours of that time, she was *sleeping*! So yeah, apparently, I *can't* catch a break. :o)
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Can't I catch a break?
As I was dropping Papa off at the bus depot this morning, I told him I was going to have a good day. And in a few ways, I have. I got the kids' schooling done before dinner time (sheesh) and they have been relatively good. The non-student, aka Mootsie, is another story all together.
She has been into everything today! I think I'm going to be counting the nano-seconds until the child gate we ordered gets here. As it stands now, Mootsie can get into the kitchen because there is nothing blocking the way. So far today, she has dumped a full cup of water all over the kitchen table, emptied her leftover lunch on the living room floor. Rice with cream of chicken soup can be a pain to clean. Did you know? She also smashed and dropped various assortments of crackers on the living room floor 17 times. She has managed to get into the pencils and pens 148 times. That's her favorite treat. When we had the Easter baskets down, she would go for the pencils, rather than the chocolate that the Easter bunny had brought. Go figure.
I think it's also time to install the toilet lock. In the past 24 hours, she has dropped something in the toilet 5 times, that I know of. This does not include toilet paper. That is a whole other ball of wax. She will dip a stretch of toilet paper in the water and then smear the soggy mess on the seat. Possibly the grossest feeling is sitting down on a wet seat. Luckily, we have trained the other ankle biters to flush. And tricked them into thinking it's fun to clean the toilet bowl. They actually fight over the privilege.
Sigh. Calgon, take me away!
She has been into everything today! I think I'm going to be counting the nano-seconds until the child gate we ordered gets here. As it stands now, Mootsie can get into the kitchen because there is nothing blocking the way. So far today, she has dumped a full cup of water all over the kitchen table, emptied her leftover lunch on the living room floor. Rice with cream of chicken soup can be a pain to clean. Did you know? She also smashed and dropped various assortments of crackers on the living room floor 17 times. She has managed to get into the pencils and pens 148 times. That's her favorite treat. When we had the Easter baskets down, she would go for the pencils, rather than the chocolate that the Easter bunny had brought. Go figure.
I think it's also time to install the toilet lock. In the past 24 hours, she has dropped something in the toilet 5 times, that I know of. This does not include toilet paper. That is a whole other ball of wax. She will dip a stretch of toilet paper in the water and then smear the soggy mess on the seat. Possibly the grossest feeling is sitting down on a wet seat. Luckily, we have trained the other ankle biters to flush. And tricked them into thinking it's fun to clean the toilet bowl. They actually fight over the privilege.
Sigh. Calgon, take me away!
The Five Senses
We are homeschoolers, as probably everyone who reads this blog knows. I recently decided to start a Science unit on the body/biology. We had been doing science experiments and learning terminology, but I felt we needed a more concrete goal. One of the advantages of homeschool is I can do that. :o)
The first thing we are going to study is the five senses. I set up posters in our dining room, as that is where we do most of our schoolwork. When the missionaries came over to eat a week ago, I noticed one of them looking at them with curiosity. (tee-hee) I ordered some new books to supplement what I already had and ordered a stethoscope and blood pressure cuff. The books and other tools will come in handy for other biology units, also.
Yesterday, I went to explain to them the five senses and introduce the topic. Turns out they learned all about the five senses off of "The Big, Big World", a show on PBS. So yesterday was a pretty easy lesson. ;o)
Today, we are going to learn about sound. I found this activity that I thought would be fun. I still haven't packed away the Easter eggs yet, so for once procrastination saves the day. :o)
I created a worksheet for them to fill out, and when Papa gets home I'll see if there is a way to link it. For now, here's a description. There are two rows of three eggs at the top of the page. Under the eggs is a list of the things that are in the eggs, written in no particular order. After I printed them, I wrote numbers one through six in each of the eggs. Little Fella's paper had the numbers in order, the other two were random.
They will shake the eggs, which have been labeled one through six, and will determine which item is in which egg. Then they will match it up on their papers. The older two will also alphabetize the list. Two birds with one stone.
This website looks like it has a lot to offer. And I'm also going to go pick up The Story of My Life as soon as I get done posting this. We'll be implementing this unit study as well.
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The Story of My Life is too advanced for the kids. So instead we are reading Dear Dr. Bell.... Your Friend, Helen Keller. I already had that at home, which is good, as I didn't bother to look over the autobiography until I got home.
We also went over the anatomy of the ear. The kids thought it was really interesting.
Little Fella did a great job drawing lines from the words to the right eggs and I couldn't believe how fast Half Pint was able to alphabetize her list. I'm horrible at alphabetization.
The first thing we are going to study is the five senses. I set up posters in our dining room, as that is where we do most of our schoolwork. When the missionaries came over to eat a week ago, I noticed one of them looking at them with curiosity. (tee-hee) I ordered some new books to supplement what I already had and ordered a stethoscope and blood pressure cuff. The books and other tools will come in handy for other biology units, also.
Yesterday, I went to explain to them the five senses and introduce the topic. Turns out they learned all about the five senses off of "The Big, Big World", a show on PBS. So yesterday was a pretty easy lesson. ;o)
Today, we are going to learn about sound. I found this activity that I thought would be fun. I still haven't packed away the Easter eggs yet, so for once procrastination saves the day. :o)
I created a worksheet for them to fill out, and when Papa gets home I'll see if there is a way to link it. For now, here's a description. There are two rows of three eggs at the top of the page. Under the eggs is a list of the things that are in the eggs, written in no particular order. After I printed them, I wrote numbers one through six in each of the eggs. Little Fella's paper had the numbers in order, the other two were random.
They will shake the eggs, which have been labeled one through six, and will determine which item is in which egg. Then they will match it up on their papers. The older two will also alphabetize the list. Two birds with one stone.
This website looks like it has a lot to offer. And I'm also going to go pick up The Story of My Life as soon as I get done posting this. We'll be implementing this unit study as well.
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The Story of My Life is too advanced for the kids. So instead we are reading Dear Dr. Bell.... Your Friend, Helen Keller. I already had that at home, which is good, as I didn't bother to look over the autobiography until I got home.
We also went over the anatomy of the ear. The kids thought it was really interesting.
Little Fella did a great job drawing lines from the words to the right eggs and I couldn't believe how fast Half Pint was able to alphabetize her list. I'm horrible at alphabetization.
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