It Makes a Momma Proud…
...when her ten year-old asks for help on coming up with a jingle for class about suffrage. First we watched this for inspiration:
He made it clear that we could not plagarize anything (proud, again!)
When we asked for Michael and Rachel's two cents they broke into this song, separately:
This was the final product:
You trust us with your house.
You trust us with your kids.
So you should trust us to help the government.
:::::::::::::::You are What You Read::::::
I was in the waiting room while Aaron had his dental cleaning yesterday and picked up the January 2011 issue of The simthsonian and was introduced to the painter Guiseppe Arcimboldo. I was surprised and intrigued by his use of still life objects...fruits and vegetables to great portraits. He used other objects, such as, sea creatures and books. I am completely enamored with this one:
Time for Girl Scouts...later, gators!
It Makes a Momma Proud…
...when her ten year-old asks for help on coming up with a jingle for class about suffrage. First we watched this for inspiration:
He made it clear that we could not plagarize anything (proud, again!)
When we asked for Michael and Rachel's two cents they broke into this song, separately:
This was the final product:
You trust us with your house.
You trust us with your kids.
So you should trust us to help the government.
:::::::::::::::You are What You Read::::::
I was in the waiting room while Aaron had his dental cleaning yesterday and picked up the January 2011 issue of The simthsonian and was introduced to the painter Guiseppe Arcimboldo. I was surprised and intrigued by his use of still life objects...fruits and vegetables to great portraits. He used other objects, such as, sea creatures and books. I am completely enamored with this one:
Time for Girl Scouts...later, gators!
Naivete…Taylor Style
Adventures in Conversations with my kids:
First:
Noah came in after watching some show we picked up from the library and started explaining how someone might survive a fall from 100 stories. It entailed standing on top of a plank of wood and jumping up at just the right distance from the ground to avoid a deadly impact.
My response: "Your superhero days await you."
Noah's reply: "I wouldn't try it...I'm not sure what a survival distance from the ground is?
Michael then explained to him that no one would survive a fall from that height. Apparently, Noah couldn't figure out how he would be able to jump up from the board during the fall.
Second:
We will be selling Girl Scout cookies by the end of the week and I was picking Rachel's brain for some ideas for the annual ad. I thought a retro, or vintage style ad may be fun. Eve was hanging out with us by the computer.
I said: "I need to find a vintage Girl Scout picture."
Eve matter of factly: "Go to vintagegirlscout.com"
Rachel quipped: "Like that would work."
I googled the terms and got a link to vintage girlscout.com.
Eve said: "I told you."
Naivete…Taylor Style
Adventures in Conversations with my kids:
First:
Noah came in after watching some show we picked up from the library and started explaining how someone might survive a fall from 100 stories. It entailed standing on top of a plank of wood and jumping up at just the right distance from the ground to avoid a deadly impact.
My response: "Your superhero days await you."
Noah's reply: "I wouldn't try it...I'm not sure what a survival distance from the ground is?
Michael then explained to him that no one would survive a fall from that height. Apparently, Noah couldn't figure out how he would be able to jump up from the board during the fall.
Second:
We will be selling Girl Scout cookies by the end of the week and I was picking Rachel's brain for some ideas for the annual ad. I thought a retro, or vintage style ad may be fun. Eve was hanging out with us by the computer.
I said: "I need to find a vintage Girl Scout picture."
Eve matter of factly: "Go to vintagegirlscout.com"
Rachel quipped: "Like that would work."
I googled the terms and got a link to vintage girlscout.com.
Eve said: "I told you."
Snow and Ice(ing)
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Noahism of the Day
There is a tradition at the kids' elementary school to create Dicken's inspired snow villages. Rachel made a beautiful inn she called "The Out Inn" when she was in 5th grade:
While sitting at the table Noah lamented that he couldn't use this box design that he created on Sunday for his snow village:
Noah said, "I guess they wouldn't want a Fusion Reactor Core Generator at School."
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Haley's 13th birthday
Rachel was invited to Haley's birthday party held at an awesome place in Senoia called Cutie Pies and Cakery;
The girls decorating their cake boxes. Each girl iced and decorated their own cakes:
Rachel loves to design with circles and the color blue:
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These are photos from the day before Thanksgiving when the girls baked and decorated cupcakes:
Here is a mash up of two of my favorite pics of the cousins:
Off in a little bit to take photos of this year's snow village.
Snow and Ice(ing)
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Noahism of the Day
There is a tradition at the kids' elementary school to create Dicken's inspired snow villages. Rachel made a beautiful inn she called "The Out Inn" when she was in 5th grade:
While sitting at the table Noah lamented that he couldn't use this box design that he created on Sunday for his snow village:
Noah said, "I guess they wouldn't want a Fusion Reactor Core Generator at School."***********************************************
Haley's 13th birthday
Rachel was invited to Haley's birthday party held at an awesome place in Senoia called Cutie Pies and Cakery;
The girls decorating their cake boxes. Each girl iced and decorated their own cakes:
Rachel loves to design with circles and the color blue:
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These are photos from the day before Thanksgiving when the girls baked and decorated cupcakes:
Here is a mash up of two of my favorite pics of the cousins:
Off in a little bit to take photos of this year's snow village.