Battle of the Books is a competition they have at the boys’ school for the intermediate level kids. The kids have most of the school year to read a list of books (there’s about 20 on the list), the kids are put in teams and then they have sort of a Quiz Bowl-type of competition over the content of all the books. The librarian has read most of the books, but she asked another mom and I to help her finish up because she was worried she was going to run out of time. (I think the “battles” are in February.) So, I have been assigned Finest Kind. My job is to read the book and to make up about 25-30 questions about the book for the kids to answer during the battle. I am not too worried about it except that the questions have to follow a certain format. I am sure I will get the hang of it once I get on a roll. Maybe she’ll even let me do another one if I don’t mess this one up too badly. 🙂
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It is so much fun to be a parent on the days when your kids are learning something new. To see their eyes light up with pride is enough to make any parent’s day. Colm came home from school today reading. He was SO proud of himself and he read those same words over and over and over again to me in the car and then to Sean when he came home from work. It was great! There were high fives all around. Then to see Liam at Tae Kwon Do today. He is working really hard to get his first stripe. He is going to try and get it next week and I think he will. One more thing and then I will stop bragging about our children…Colm is a rock star ice skater. I am serious. He isn’t going to be in the Olympics any time soon, but he is doing awesome. Even if he wasn’t doing great, what makes me smile from ear to ear is that he is trying something new and he loves it. Being a parent can be the hardest job on the planet, but there are days like today when you get paid in smiles, hugs, high fives and accomplishments that make it all worth it.
For part of his homework this weekend Liam had to make a list of about twelve things that he is thankful for. They are going to use this list for a project at school. Liam listed the cats, Colm, me, Sean, the dog and some other things. I would have assumed that some family member would have made the top spot. Nope, the first thing he was thankful for was the television. I came in a close second…at least I know where I stand.