Because they DO say the darndest things......

I really love all the funny things my kids say. Even if it's just a mispronounciation. (Holy Cow! I think I just spelled that right!) Super H has several. Like instead of  'sunburn' it's 'sun bite' and it's not the 'post office' it's the 'poke office'. She also likes to eat 'hag-u-bers' and sing about being a 'scall-u-wab' and sit in my 'laps'. That's right. If you have two legs, you must have two laps.

The older two are at the point where they just say funny stuff without trying to be funny. Like the other night, they were out front and saw a HUGE group of birds fly over. So one says to the other, "Look! It's a school of birds." and the other says "Well, which one is the teacher?" "I guess that one flying by herself. They must take turns being the teacher." Or they'll ask me if there are sharks in the lake. Or octopusses. Or jellyfish. As if one wouldn't live in the lake, but some how the others could.

Hands down the funniest thing that they have come up with was the day my sister was over for a visit with her then less-than-a-year old son. She changed his diaper in the living room and my middle daughter stared out right at his 'weiner'. Then asked in the most confused voice ever, "Why does hims butt have a thing like you milk a cow with???"

Two homeschooling Resourses

First, I don't claim to be any kind of expert on homeschooling, but I DO know what I like and what works (at least for my kids). And sometimes I am annoyed sad that no one asks my opinion. Which may mean I have an ego issue, but it would be nicer if we just thought of it as me trying to be helpful, but not wanting to be pushy.

Second, since I don't want to be one of "those" people that walks around saying, "Hey, use this and try it my way" I am kicking off my blog with 2 tidbits for mothers of preschoolers. Then I am not forcing my opinion on you, since I am not making you read this blog. (See how sneaky clever I am?)


My mom found a great workbook for my preschooler. It's called "BRAIN QUEST PRE-K WORKBOOK". It boasts of a whole years worth of activities for your child. It is divided in sections that range from colors and shapes to writing to numbers and counting. They even include opposites and street signs. She got it at BJ's Warehouse and it cost about $9. I love it. So does my 4 yr old, which is the true test. Some of it is easy for her and some of it is spot on. I haven't gotten to anything she can't do, but she does have an older sister to observe and learn from. She's also an 'older' 4.

The second item I love for preschool is a DVD that is from LeapFrog. It teaches all the letters and their sounds in a cute little song. My 2 y/o totally knows her ABCs and their sounds already. Plus, while I am doing school with my older two, it keeps her entertained AND she's learning. Actually learning. Unlike lots of other things she can watch (Barney, anyone? Gag. Nope!) she is getting something out of it and then I don't feel like a horrible mom for turning on the TV as a babysitter. So we all win. It's LEAP FROG LETTER FACTORY and it's about 30 min long.

So, there ya have it. Some of my thoughts. I don't exactly know how to end this. But I am painfully aware that my M&M Blizzard is melting while I type that it is getting really late...

I gave in

I gave in. I have a blog. I know. Brace yourself, lol.