Flashback WW: 2009

And one of all three....

WW: Silly Boy

He's too young to have a drinking problem.  :-)

*Disclaimer:  This is a posed picture.  The idea was his.  That's how he roles. 

Wordless Wednesday: Dorothy Rules!

This is her annoyed face.  

She's a constant blur! 

Sweetie!  

With her favorite toy, Mr. Piggy Pants.  

Note:  Dorothy is settling in just fine.  We really enjoy her youthful energy, except in the middle of the night, when she will bring us a toy and howl until we play.  That's why her toys get inventoried and locked up each night before bed.  :-)

Wordless Wednesday: Phone Picture Time

Grace got hold of my phone and took this picture of Dorothy one evening. 

Wordless Wednesday: My Sleeper

Let sleeping teens lie. 

(When I leave him to his own sleeping rhythm, usually only on Saturdays, I don't see him until 11 o'clock AM, even with the bright sun shining! )   

Wordless Wednesday: Our Kitty

18 years old next month and still going strong! 

Abbey Cat


And one for the funny bone... Ryan sent this to me this week. 

The Shirt Explained

OK, I promised to explain my oldest son's new t shirt. Since he is the real geek in the family, I decided to let him tell you. Take it away, Ryan. 

"Root is the ultra administrator user on a Unix system (computer).  Root has the ability to do anything at all.  If you have root powers, you better make sure you are trustworthy or else you may get over thrown. "
-Ryan, age 13 

See what I have to go through to get tech support at my house!  :-)

A Whole Lot of Star Trek Going On

The Captain and his crew.

He's not just another Red Shirt. 

Lego phaser.

And another phaser.

Scanning for data on the  Tricorder.

Yep, there is a whole lot of Star Trek going on here these days!

I'd Fall For It...Would You?

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Read more about this cake at Not Martha.

My Movie Making Debut

What will they think of to amuse and entertain us next?
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I hope you enjoy our little movie (yes it was a family collaboration) and consider making one of your own. Please,let me know if you do. I'd love to see what you come up with.

Explode the Code 7

My third grader is currently rather enjoying Explode the Code 7, a phonics book.  I used to think the title was in reference to "exploding" the code of phonics.  Now I think it is referring to the exploding laughter that will erupt when you read the silly sentences! 

For example:

Yes or No?
Can you keep a huge giraffe in a gold bird cage? 

Will it help to  use a big, plastic sponge as a bandage for a sore toe? 

If the hinge of the door squeaks, will you grease it with ginger ale? 

Can a gerbil read sixty pages in sixty days? 

The expression, "Laughter helps the medicine go down," has never been more true!

You Are a Super Cool Video

This little ditty made me wish I had a dog, for a moment. Thought it might brighten your day too.



Oh, and today is my honey's birthday. In his honor, the kids and I wanted to share this Turkman Proverb we read in our studies recently. (Have to love being able to make connections from real life to our studies.) 

"A family with an old man

is a family with a treasure."

Happy Birthday, Jeff! 
In our eyes, you are super cool!   

Contrasts

Mom and I both went to a beach yesterday. 

This is her beach, yesterday. 

This was taken at our favorite beach, yesterday. 

I think she had more fun than we did. 

More Nonsense

Sometimes you just have to watch a funny video, because they are there to watch.

Oh, My Stars!

I read a lot.  I read books.  I read blogs, a lot of blogs.  I read aloud to my kids every day for a couple hours.  I love to read.  I am hooked on it, you might say!  That's why I love Google Reader.  One of the features that I use frequently is the "star".  I decided that it might be fun to post some of my favorite "stars".  So here it goes.

The number one slot goes to Summer Tomato's How to Start Working Out When You Don't Like Exercise.  I don't think I need to say any more on this topic.  *sigh*

Number two slot goes to A Wise Woman Builds Her Home's When We Fail.    Thank you, dear lady!  I needed to hear this after my day of trying to teach a certain child yesterday.

Number three goes to Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers's Homeschool Showcase # 63.  Lots of good reads there.  I am still working on them, myself.

Number four goes to Best of Fates' This is a Cat in a Bowl.  It made me smile.  I just love cats.

And number five goes to The Animal Blog.   The whole blog makes me smile.  I guess I was in the mood to smile this week!

My favorite video this week is:


I want to learn how to fold a shirt like that!

And here is a cool post from Pioneer Woman that I just found.  Your kids can learn vocabulary and earn real rice for real people.  Don't ask me how that works.  I just go with it.  I will say it is for younger kids, as my 7th grader found the words too easy.  I told him to keep going anyway, because people were hungry.

I hope you enjoy these sites as much as I have.  It may take me a month to get another crop of good ones to share, or it may be another week.  :-)
~Jenn

That's a Hoot!

This cracks me up!  My son has a laser pen and tortures our poor old kitty.  I can only imagine what he could do with an iPad. Not that he will soon learn.  We have no plans to buy one.  He enters contests all the time to win one, so who knows!

Smiling,
Jenn