Wednesday: O:CtH, pinewood derby

This morning I ignored several of my to-do list chores and worked on the kitchen.  I feel the most productive when I get some of Operation: Clean the House done, I think because the results are so visible.  I know my other tasks are important, but half of them will show up again the next day.  I'm also ready to be done with the kitchen.  The deep clean is important so I'll keep going, but seriously.  It's a small space with so much storage.

Anyway, I started with the freezer (in pretty good shape), moved on to the cabinet above the freezer (I got rid of a bunch of stuff from the back), and finished up under the fridge (dusty).  I did finally get rid of two sticky notes that were in the freezer.  Some child had put them in the fridge for a while, and then a child wanted to see what happens if you freeze them.  (Spoiler: not much.  I was surprised they stuck the whole time though.)

This evening was Pinewood Derby.  Isaac got first place and was excited.  Joshua didn't place and while he expected that going in he was rather sad afterwards.  Joshua does have big plans for next year already.

Tuesday: errands

Well, I did a lot of errands today that I was only partially expecting.  They were important errands, but errands nonetheless.  Then I forgot Isaac's piano books.  I brought everything else we need to wait for piano lessons, but missed the most important thing.  I remembered this ten minutes in advance, so Isaac stayed at the school and I ran home to get the books.  We hit the lights well and I was back in 15 minutes.  Annoying, but successful.

Monday

I was a bit tired after getting groceries this morning, so I laid down for a bit on the couch.  I enjoyed Tornado's shadow.

I still managed to get stuff done today, but not nearly as much as I was hoping.  Oh well, it happens.  My book is good and I'm on spring break so I feel as though I should take that into account too...even though I normally wouldn't be working today.

Saturday: life

Joshua had made leprechaun traps at school on Thursday.  Friday they all shrunk into hats.  I'm not sure how the teacher did it, but it was cool.

Tornado enjoyed a short ride with Ben today.

We were going to see some friends for dinner and we were in charge of fruit.  I decided we'd bring assorted apple types.  But I didn't have a good divider plate; so I made a divider out of Lego.  I was rather proud of it, even though it was really pretty easy.

Isaac took his PATH math assessment this morning.  The instructions for proctoring it could have been a little better, but Isaac persevered and finished.

Friday: no talking day, Leprechaun day

1. Today was my no talking day for karate.  Well, eight hours.  It was not too bad, although it was a bit more annoying than I was expecting.

*It turns out that my kids don't understand my hand gestures well.

*It is rather hard to write/text in real time during conversations.  

*I also tried not to talk to the cats; that was rather hard

*My conclusion is that even though I was able to communicate easily, the time it takes to do so was often prohibitive.  (Although if this was a permanent condition I think several things would change, so I need to remember that too.)

2. As Joshua calls it, "Happy Leprechaun Day!"  The kids were surprisingly into wearing green.

3. Our evening discussion was surprisingly productive:

It is probable that the mythological dragons were actually ruminant animals whose methane breath would ignite causing the perception that they breathed fire.

Abstract:

Dragons are legendary creatures that have puzzled researchers and enthusiasts for generations. Throughout history, dragons have been described as having the ability to breathe fire, and although it was commonly assumed that this ability was a mere myth, this paper will explore the possibility that it is based on fact. In this article, we propose that the mythological creatures known as dragons could be ruminant animals whose methane breath would ignite, thereby causing the perception that they breathed fire. This paper presents an analytical review of this theory, including both scientific and historical evidence to support this claim.

Thursday: into Spring Break

Ahh, the classes before spring break.  They're always poorly attended.  But there's still learning that needs to be done!  

I'm excited to have a few days off.  Nothing will really change for me, but a slight change of pace is always nice.  

 I found out from Facebook today that Isaac managed to earn himself a Crumble Cookie today.

Apparently it wasn't interesting enough to tell me about.