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Audrey's Math Sense
The other day, Audrey explained to me how to solve 16 x 3. It started with her asking me "what's 16 x 3?" and I told her I couldn't solve that in my head right now (I was driving, it'd been a long day, and I'm TERRIBLE at math as it is).
She proceeded to ponder and then told me: "So if you take the tens out, that would be 3 tens. That's 30. And ( Read more... ) -
New Year, New Habits - WEEK ONE!
My new habits didn't fully kick off until January 3rd - I gave myself New Year's to enjoy and then the day after that to ease into some new routines ( Read more... ) -
Something Fun
WITHOUT prompting, ask your child these questions and write EXACTLY what they say....
Audrey, age 6 (she got almost all of her answers right!)
*What is something I say a lot?
I love you
*What makes me happy?
Seeing me and Oliver play
*What makes me sad?
Seeing me fight with Mommy
*How tall am I?
A little bit taller than me
*What's my favorite thing to do ( Read more... ) -
NEW
John Lennon was always my favorite Beatle. But now that I'm adulting.... I think I've changed to liking Georg the best. This video is just one example of the cleverness of this quiet Beatle. I'd never heard it before until our beloved DJ on KSPC played it during his morning polka show this past week! And it's not a polka song....
Here are some NEW ( Read more... ) -
Late
It's late. It's after midnight. And here I am journaling for the first time in nine months.
It has been a whirlwind nine months. A lot has happened... where to begin?
March
You've seen my Bullet Journal entries, so here is another one:
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My Bullet Journal Journey
I'm on a roll with organizing my Google photos. Here is My Bullet Journal Journey album! -
Vacation Recaps
In January we went to Palm Springs with the Johannsen family and in February we went to Idyllwild with the Williams family. These are our two traditional vacations every year. We have a lot of fun and I take a lot of pictures so here are two albums you can browse. Videos forthcoming.
Palm Springs (Google Photos)
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(Super Belated) February Reading Update!
I've started to notice a trend for me with these reading challenges.... In January I am TOTALLY PUMPED and read 6-7 books in the month! By February and March, I'm a little fried, life is a little too busy, and I'm lucky if I get 1-2 books read... I think it's also because I choose the easier categories of books to read first or the books I'm most ( Read more... ) -
Jonah's Light
God help us. Today was 8-year-old Jonah's memorial service.Jonah was a member of our church, the adopted son of our good friends, Johnny & Karen, and always so kind and sweet to Audrey in their Sunday School class. He was shot and killed on Monday, February 20th while having dinner at our friends the Robinsons' house. I just couldn't even believe ( Read more... )
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