Obviously I am a wee bit behind, so to catch up, I figured I would start with the most mundane happenings and then devote some real time to the important ones so stay tuned.
Snow Days
I think I may be the only parent who looks at the beautiful white stuff and thinks, "This is going to be a long day." Probably. For about 30 minutes they are in heaven, and it is totally worth it, but it is a bit like making dinner - a lot of preparation, a bit of enjoyment, and a lot of cleanup. It was a nasty winter, and this type of snow and clean air wouldn't stick around for long, so I am glad we were able to enjoy it before the smog set in for the next 3 months. It really was an incredibly beautiful day.
Ski Days
I think the moose makes him look more professional. The BK keeps telling me that if we are going to live this close to the greatest snow on earth, that we should teach our kids to enjoy it. It makes sense, but it also makes me cold just thinking about it. Maybe if there were moose sculptures along the slopes. That probably won't happen. Neither will me warming to the idea of spending every Saturday in the pizza position on an ice hill for the next 5 years.
Education
My kids are geniuses, that would be due to all of the time we spend with the abacus, working on our times tables, reading, and doing our Mensa worksheets. Yup. In truth, they just like the noise the abacus makes when they shift the beads around. That doesn't mean they aren't geniuses.
IPad
This thing has taken over our lives. I just thought it deserved some mention as the newest member of our family.
2 comments:
Hello! Welcome back! My friend has had her kids in abacus class for years. Some parents sign their kids up for dance, some parents do abacus. Anyway, they have regional competitions and everything. I keep thinking I should check it out but somehow never make the phone call. You should totally do it.... :)
That sounds totally intriguing! I'm all about turning my kids into nerds. Popularity is highly overrated these days.
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