52frames, Bandwagons

What’s black and white and snowy all over? This week’s 52Frames photo.

Last week’s 52Frames theme was “Black and White,” and once again I didn’t even take my camera out for a go at it. I’m hoping I’ll find my enthusiasm for this project once the weather stops being so insistently unpleasant.

We had a good bit of snow last week, and the neighborhood kids took to the hills to enjoy it. It was only around until mid-afternoon, so I’m glad we went out when we did! I took this photo with my iPhone and converted it to black and white using Aviary.

52Frames, week 9: Black and White "Snow Day"
52Frames, week 9: Black and White
“Snow Day”

Pete and Poppy are growing so quickly that it’s a rare occasion to look at them and think “Oh they’re so small!” I like that the trees and the expanse of sky in the photo show that they are, indeed, still little guys. I also like the textures that popped out when I converted it to black and white.

menu plan Monday

A menu plan for the week after a busy weekend

One of the kids’ cousins spent Friday and Saturday nights with us, and she and Poppy and Pete played from the time they woke up until the time their heads hit their pillows. It was still cold out, and it was pretty muddy where last week’s snow has been melting, so they spent very little of their unbridled fun-times outside. Which is, I suppose, another way of saying that the weekend was a bit of a blur.

Monday: Pizza
The co-op meeting I was supposed to attend last Monday was rescheduled for tonight. I look forward to enjoying a slice or two of pizza when I get home.
Tuesday: Oven-baked chicken
First I’m gonna shake it. Then I’m gonna bake it.
Wednesday: Mahi Mahi
I think I had this on the menu last week, too. The fish is still in the freezer, though, so clearly we did something else that evening instead.
Thursday: Cheeseburgers
Cheeseburgers are Pete’s favorite food, and it’s been awhile since we’ve had them.
Friday: ???
This is the last week of Poppy’s ski lessons, so I may go with her and Rockford if I can find someone to hang out with Pete. So I’m not sure what’ll be happening for dinner.

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Homeschool

Sorry, Elsa, the cold is starting to bother me after all

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Poppy was supposed to start soccer two weeks ago, but we’ve been living in an avant garde Icecapades performance and so she has yet to have practice. The kids haven’t had history or drama for two weeks, either. The public schools have been either closed or on a delay for something like 9 or the last 10 school days. I’m pretty sure we’re all done with winter now, so go ahead and bring on the sunshine Weather Man.

Despite all the ice and snow, my little homeschoolers haven’t gotten a single snow day. We have been operating on a two-hour delay, though, because I haven’t been setting my alarm. Here’s a bit of what we’ve done over the last couple of weeks.

  • We rebooted our Geography study. I’m using “Cantering the Country” and “Trail Guide to US Geography,” and we’re taking it quite slowly.
  • Poppy was having some trouble figuring out the mechanics of multiplying two-digit numbers. She found this video pretty helpful:
  • Poppy finished “Harriet the Spy” and the accompanying literature study, and today we’re watching the movie.
  • Pete is reading a comic-book-style book about the Wright Brothers.
  • Poppy tested for and received her blue belt in tae kwon do.

    • And there was a good deal more, too, but I somehow managed to erase all of the notes I’d made and the computer won’t let me have them back.

    How’ve you been lately?

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