Always Looking To Improve

I went to my husband's office to look for resources for a paper H is writing. While there, I found a parenting book I'd enjoyed while H&J were little, so I decided to bring it home. H asked C to carry it.

C: What's this book?

Me: Oh, it's a book that helps kids who have trouble with being bad to learn to be good.

C: Oh! So it will make you into a good mom?!

Yep. That's one way to look at it, I suppose.

Mixed Reviews

"Nothing's better than a momma."

This could be taken two ways!

Encore!

We borrowed an audio version of the book Mr. Popper's Penguins, along with a paperback, to read in the car.  The audio version proved not to work, so C began reading the paperback aloud.  After two chapters, she stopped.

C:  Whew!  Reading makes me tired!  I'm so thirsty, too.

Me:  That's fine.  You can stop.  But I like the way you read.  You have good pacing, your words are clear, and you really make it sound interesting.

C:  Well...I guess I could read a LITTLE more... :)

DIY

We bought one of those little backyard fire pits last summer, but didn't get to use it until a couple weeks ago.  The first time, DH built up a fire while the kids were inside.  Just before they came out, he threw on some paper and dried leaves for effect.  When C came out, she oohed and aahed, then asked, "Oh!  Can I be the first one to make a sacrifice?"

Testing 1, 2, 3

My C absolutely LOVES math and spelling.  Today we're taking the CAT (standardized testing) and she thinks it's the most fun she's had in a long while.

Winning at homeschooling for once!