Not such a good math day. Sam didn’t do as well as he thought he did. Tried to explain that math is a “language” in hopes that would help his outlook. Maybe it will eventually. Not so much at the moment. He confused “value” and “digit” which changed the format of his answers BUT he [...]

"Mommy! 'actually' and 'architect' start with 'A'." ~ Jessie Posted via email from The Sinister Scribe

Today was our first day of formal studies for the 2009 – 2010 school year. Can I just say that I am completely wiped out? We didn't get to everything but we did get to a lot. We hit the major subjects. Both had meltdowns at one point or another. Sigh. But it all ended [...]

So I’m doing this word problem with Sam. I have the answer but I don’t know WHY it is the answer. Can any of you out there in cyberspace help?  Here is the question: Sarim has $1 in coins. One-fifth of the coins are dimes, two-fifteenths are nickels, and two-thirds are pennies. Tell how many [...]

via picasaweb.google.com Last night Sam caught a bass that was just shy of 2 pounds. The new family record! We also caught a few catfish but they were smallish and we let them go. Also found a bait shop closer to the house that sells bait cheaper than BP. Sam is totally hooked on fishing [...]

via picasaweb.google.com Oh man what a fishing experience! We fished until 9:30 pm. I neglected to bring flashlights so that was interesting because I could not see a thing! Sam made the haul tonight. A catfish (caught right as we were leaving) and a bass caught an hour before. He is quite pleased and his [...]

via picasaweb.google.com Here’s the picture of the fish Jessie caught today. Yes, she’s quite proud of herself. Posted via web from The Sinister Scribe

Today’s agenda: dog park, people park, lunch, swimming, dinner, fishing.  Yep. We did all that in one day.  Went to Bass Pro before fishing to pick up minnows. They were out so the nice gentleman at the counter gave us 4 ginourmous goldfish… free because they were out of those minnows.  How did he know [...]

via picasaweb.google.com Some quickie notes… Instead of all grey, baby wren is showing lots of brown! He/she is also showing signs of wren-y attitude. LOL! The 2008-2009 school year is now officially over. We’re all ready to relax… well some of us will get to. Me… I gotta get to planning out the 2009-2010 year! [...]