Years since M&A's birth: 6 and a half, today! Cupcakes made to celebrate the occasion: 17 Time A woke up today: 8 AM Adjusted time A woke up today: 7 PM New book club books started: 1 (Sarah Plain and…
Here is the post that I was too tired to write last night. Thankfully, I have a handy outline to remind me of what I wanted to include! A Wants Bunk Beds. Last night Daddy and I went to a…
Here's the thing. I have some funny things to share on the blog tonight, but I am so tired that I don't think I can type them up now. Blogging really should be fun and pleasurable, but blogging while exhausted…
Tonight for homework, A had to do possessives with her family, meaning she had to come up with "Mommy's ____", "Daddy's _____", etc. A always wants to pick words that will make people laugh. She did "Mommy's iPad", "Daddy's Blackberry" (both…
Day 2 of the book baskets went well. M read a book about a report card, and A read a book called "The Littlest Leaguer", which she said she didn't really like. But I love that they both read level-appropriate…
Homework tonight consisted of spelling words, calculating total number of cents with different combinations of pennies and nickels, coming up with "ip" and "in" words, and possessives. We have put out baskets with books in them for the girls when…
Is it already time for another Weekend By The Numbers post? Halloween Special Edition Pumpkins carved this weekend: 4 (spider, Dorothy, M, ghost) Hours spent by the girls in ballet rehearsal or class: 3 Pieces of candy collected today: countless…
Lots of Halloween celebrating this week and weekend. Yesterday was the Halloween parade at the girls' school, and then the class parties. They had an early dismissal, and then last night they had a "half-sleepover" party at their friend Emily's…
Tonight, we did a dry run on the Halloween costumes. They look adorable. We will take lots of pictures tomorrow. For homework tonight, the girls had to draw a picture of their costumes and write a few sentences about them.…
We had parent-teacher conferences today. Here's what we learned: A is doing very well. She's reading at the 1st grade level, and her comprehension is excellent. She pays a lot of attention during stories. Her spelling and reading have improved…
