Friday, September 12, 2008

This week is all about weather


We started every morning this week huddled around the computer checking out The Weather Channel. We have come up with every kind of slogan revolving around "I like Ike". The good news is rain for our very dry bit of earth and I think the bad news is obvious and makes the good news a bit heavy with guilt. The education value of these experiences -- and most life experiences -- is huge! So even though we made some very cool simple machines (pictures coming) it was difficult to focus....landfall very soon. Hold on to your hats!

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Labor Day







Early Monday morning the boys approached me..."So Mama, Ryan (neighborhood friend who goes to school) told us that today is like a holiday or something." Long pause. I asked them if they wanted to celebrate it and Leo said, "But we don't even know what Labor Day is!" So after a quick computer search and a discussion of unions and child labor, we took the rest of the day off. Why not!