Daily Archives: September 30, 2014
Loving life one day at a time
Today is English day at school. Not the fun part at first, either. I was never a fan of rules myself, and frankly, although important, grammar isn’t fun….normally
I found a great site, TurtleDiary.com and it had so many things to choose from. The different nouns can be confusing. Indeed engaging games were found and learning commenced. We ended with adjectives, a wonderful lunch and reading time on the porch.
We’re reading Tales from the Odyssey, by Mary Pope Osborne. She really makes this classic come alive for the kids. It’s fun to read aloud as well. The best part? Here is the view my son had while listening to me read
As a mother and teacher, I receive so much joy from watching the wistful look on his face, as he imagines, dreams, empathizes and grows inside, learning the morals of the tales. With the sounds of the creek flowing over the rocks, the birds chirping and tufts of cotton (fall pollen is FUN) looking so pretty as the wind sweeps it by….. Nature is always making a movie!
I didn’t want to interrupt his zen moment so I decided to drop the trip back to the earlier lessons of the day. We could pick out ‘non-countable nouns’ and ‘adjectives’ later. All his friends just got off the bus, it’s time to go play 😀
Bewildered and Befuddled
I’m so confused, lost my heart
I know it here somewhere, I felt it tear apart
in a million directions, the pain flowed
Oh no! Oh no! Where did it go?
It’s got to be here somewhere
you have to have a heart
If I could find the pieces
i could mend them i’m sure
I’ll use my best skills
Then again, I know this is not true
I’ll smack it together, hit it with my shoe
Because for some reason when the day is near the end
And I’m trying to assess
who needs what & when
What hat did I drop?
Is it ever going to
JUST STOP
And I’ve still barely managed
to get anything done
It stops
It screeches to a halt
*!*!*!* I think I get it now *!*!*!*
I’ve forgotten to care the most
for the one person
who gets
a toast
those pieces will find
a way back inside
when you hear love agree
NM 09-29-14