Let me just start off by saying that I know the quality of this picture is horrible. Now that we have that out of the way…why is Liam wearing a nametag that says “Ray”? For April Fools’ Day his teacher let them pick another name for the day. He chose Ray. I have no idea why, but I thought it was a cute thing for the teacher to let them do.
I went up to kindergarten today to help with their Art Literacy program. It is a program the school has in addition to the regular art curriculum. About every six weeks or so the whole school learns about a new artist. This time around it was Paul Klee. The students first learn about the artist and their life, look at examples of their work, talk about what they see, how it makes them feel, etc. Then they concentrate on one of those pieces and make a piece of art in its likeness.
Liam took this picture. It all started when I showed the boys this video on my friend Dana’s blog. The boys were laughing so hard they could barely breathe. Then for the next half hour they were obsessed with looking up funny cat videos on YouTube. (We did find a couple of funny ones.) So anyways, when Liam went to go take a shower that night he saw Butch drinking from the toilet, he thought it was super hilarious in light of the videos we had watched and he had to snap a picture.
I got sucked into this book somewhere in the middle of the second chapter and could not put it down. Don’t start reading this book unless you have some time on your hands because your children may not get fed and the laundry won’t get done until you are done reading this book. 🙂
I have wanted to learn how to make these things for years. Yesterday I sat down and watched a YouTube tutorial and now I know how to do it. 🙂
One thing I learned that the tutorial did not mention, is that it is important to make them during Mass or shortly thereafter. If you wait until three o’clock in the afternoon, they have started to dry out and it makes it much more difficult to fold and bend them.
I highly recommend both of these games. Wordstorm is like Scrabble except that you don’t build off of other people’s words, you build off of your own words. Every person that is playing takes a corner of the board and that is their space to work in. We rarely play games by the rules so as to accommodate everyone in the house…this game is no exception.
Tikki Topple is a FANTASTIC game. It took us a little while to figure it out, but once we did we discovered how much fun it is. I will say, however, that this is the kind of game that in order to win you have to screw over the other people who are playing. In other words, if you have a kid who is a sore loser, don’t play this game. (In other words, don’t play this game with Colm.) The tide can turn in this game in a hurry and someone who thinks they are going to win can lose in a hurry. It says it is for ages 10 and up, but I would say a sever year old could probably play it. I would definitely do a few practice rounds first no matter how old you are so everyone can see how the game works before you starting playing for blood real. 🙂
This is the second Amy Tan book I have read. One theme that seems to run through them, based on what I have read and what someone else told me, is that all of her books go back and forth from the present times in the United States to several generations back in China. Of the two Amy Tan books I have read, this one was my favorite. This story is about a lot of things, but basically it is about a woman who learns about her mother’s life as a child and learns to forgive her and in doing so is able to move on with her life.
Saturday-Tacos
Sunday-Fish, Noodles, Green Beans, Baguette
Monday-Potato and Chorizo Omelet, Salad
Tuesday-Meditteranean Salad with Chicken
Wednesday-Chicken and Black Bean Quesadilla
Thursday-Kitchen is Closed
Friday-Pasta
Little area that leads from the kitchen to the dining room.
Family Room (There is still painters tape up, that’s what the blue stuff is.)
I really like the tile work around the fireplace.
(Project 365-3/26/10)