First Day of School (Pre-K 4)

Here is today in a nutshell:

Except, really, it was WAY better than this.  

We took a trip to the pet store after we finished and had a great impromptu Science lesson!

Held a snake.  Almost held poisonous tree frogs and scorpions.

(I think we'll pass, thank you very much!)

And had a blast with a chameleon.

And yes, each picture face was all his own idea.

Homeschooling BEGINS!

Say a little prayer for me, tomorrow (Tuesday) is the official start of...

HOMESCHOOLING

In the Swizz household.

(eek!)

I've been laminating.

I've been organizing.

JMonster is excited.

(WAHOO!)

And now it is time...

LET THE MADNESS BEGIN!

(I'll post pics and an update after we have our first official day.)

Happy Birthday to The Rev!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

to my life-mate...

my best friend...

The father of JMonster...

THE REV!!!

Light at the end of the tunnel!

And it is NOT a train!

I sent out this email today, and boy do I feel a weight lifted off of my shoulders:

Dear Swizz's swimmers...
This is the LAST week of official swimming lessons for the year!  I will start homeschooling my little boy next week and am looking forward to a great fall. 

For those of you who are interested in not losing those summer skills, I am offering a winter program!  One or two "maintenance" lessons a month for as long as the water stays warm enough.  If you are interested in the winter maintenance program, let me know.  I will publish available dates and times, and those will be treated on a first come, first choice basis.

I have really enjoyed working with each and every swimmer this summer!  Thank you for trusting me with your biggest blessings!
Swizz

 

 

Temps outside...

I'm getting ready to go teach swimming lessons in a few minutes.  I have NO desire to be outside, even in a pool, when the weather is like this:

The water in the pool is going to feel like a hot tub.  

Ugh.

Even more fun Over Dinner!

After discovering dog food in several places it does not belong, 

we now believe there is a mouse in the house. 

Upon hearing this, JMonster starts whispering at dinner, 

"We should put mouse traps ALL over the house." 

"Why are you whispering?" 

"So the mouse won't hear me!"

After that he start squeaking and says, "I speak Mouse English!"

Four is such a fun age!  You never know what you will hear Over Dinner...

UPDATE:

We put out some "humane" mouse traps.  While watching television we hear one of them being moved.

Three of us adults go running to check if we have caught a mouse.

No mouse.

We open the coat closet and peek inside.

No mouse.

We poke at the coats.

Dog food comes raining down out of the coats!  A bit like Chip and Dale, the Disney chipmunks!

We then search a bit more and find even MORE dog food hidden in out of the way places.

Now it is ON to find this little mouse.

Over Dinner...

For dinner we ate pasta with a deer sausage meat sauce.  It was delicious!

I am now listening to JMonster and The Rev as they converse in the shower:

"Daddy, why did they kill the reindeer?"

"No one killed the reindeer."

"We can't eat reindeer cuz that's what pulls Santa Claus's sleigh!"

"We didn't eat Santa Claus's reindeer.  It was just a deer."

"Oh."

All of this following the conversation we had while he was sitting on the potty:

"Mommy, I need to not eat too much."

"Oh really?  Why do you need to not eat too much?"

"So I won't get a tummy ache.  A eats too fast.  Tell him to not eat so fast."

"A does eat too fast, but he doesn't eat too much.  We don't give you too much food."

"He always eats too fast and finishes before we all do.

I don't want him to get dessert before the rest of us!"

JMonster has been very concerned lately about getting fat.  

And exercising.  

And not eating too much.  

And not drinking sugary drinks.  

To the point that I've actually been concerned.

Maybe this explains it just a little...