Today has been somewhat productive. Isaac did his Happy Phonics today. I love this program. It is fun for Isaac. Today we had cards that made a full sentence. Like this: The man is in the van. He would then draw a card that has a picture on it: a "cat" on top of a "hat". He would find the correct word which would be "hat, cat and on " and exchange the words with the sentence on the ground. He makes a new sentence by doing this. It was so awesome to see him do this. 4 months ago I tried this with him and he really didn't "understand" it. .

Yesterday, Rebekah had her last day of Creative Writing. The teacher has "An Author's Tea" and all parents and grandparents come to listen to their children's literature. Here are two poems that Rebekah wrote:

The Boy In Blue: A picture painting by Gainsborough

The boy in blue

lost a button or two

As a cavalier

Of the last century

His outfit of satin

And lace

Boy!

He has a confident face

Hands on hips say, "I'm the boss."

He is standing on some moss

But kindness and grace

Show on his face

A welcoming invitation

To travelers

The Sea

The sea is a gigantic bathtub

Full of rubber sea animals

But alive and way different

Things we still don't know

Because it's so deep

Like a deep, deep well

Someday we might find out

With knowledge coming every day

Who knows?

It could be you who finds out

The unknown things

Under there

Way under the deep, deep sea

Where we can't go....

Yet

Well, off to do some never ending laundry and make dinner....