So I've decided that I will become a comic strip artist....just kidding. I actually found this cool software on my computer and wanted to try it out. It's really fun. You can make a comic strip out of anything. I think I will take some pictures of the kids next and have a little fun.
My son is so literal.
Today I was going through his school folder that was filled with completed work. I came across his math progress report. As usual, he tests as "secure" in each of the mastery concepts. This is nothing new, he has always had a mathematical brain. And if I didn't know that he really does understand math, I might be worried after looking over some of his answers on his assessment. Read on....
So read this question, and pay close attention to his answer.
5. Mrs. Green wants to buy a washing machine and pay for it in 1 year. L-Mart offers two plans, and she want to choose the cheaper one.
Plan A: $7 each week; a total of 52 payments.
Plan B: $27 each month; a total of 12 payments.
Which plan would cost less?
My child, correctly puts down "Plan B."
Then he is asked to "Explain your answer."
He writes:
"I remembered the answer on our study guide."
I tell ya, that kid is so LITERAL!
Have you heard of the Flip camera yet? It is so cool! It's so small that I can carry it in my pocket and then it just fits right into the USB port on your computer and BAM! you can share your videos via Youtube, blogger, email or even make a movie! I love technology.
Lest you believe that my kids are obsessed with batman (and batgirl) I am here to tell you that they are not. I wonder where you would ever get an idea like that? First of all, Brennen picked his costume this year. He wasn't seeking out to be batman, but that costume was at the store, it was his size, it was the right price for mom, and it was kind of cool. Maeve on the other hand did her shopping online. I believe that she had her costume down to a top 20 list. She finally picked batgirl after a little pressure from mom to hurry up and decide. I always wanted the kids to "match" on Halloween and this time, I didn't have anything to do with it!
We celebrated Brennen's birthday with a friend this weekend. His real birthday was like three months ago. The family did celebrate but we never had a "party." It was a bit hectic over here b/c both kids were starting school, mom was starting school, and dad was transferring offices. We meant to have a party, but it just never happened.
So finally, Brennen agreed to be satisfied with a sleep over and his best friend, Michael. Dad took him to the store to pick out a cake, and this is what they came home with. Again, I had nothing to do with it. You would think that we are up to our eyeballs in batman videos and toys but we are not. These seemed to just be three separate but coincidental happenings!
1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car) Whiskey Prism
2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie) Vanilla PB (Peanut Butter)
3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name) J Shi
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal), Green Feline
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, hospital where you were born), Elizabeth Pendleton
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first), Shi-je
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink),The Blue Pop
8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers), Hilary Floyd
9.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names ), Mildred Floyd
10. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter), Singletary Salina
11. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower). Autumn Tulip
12. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)Watermelon Skirtie
13. HIPPIE NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree), Oat Willow
14. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”), The Painting Wind Tour
So I started back to school this fall at KU. My ultimate goal was to apply to grad school in the Speech Pathology Program but I have to take about 30 credits of prerequisites before I can even apply!
The first class I had to take was Physics of Speech and boy did I almost chicken out! I had to force myself through the motions and just do it. (I keep thinking that if I had just started LAST year like I talked about doing, I would be almost done by now!).
So the interesting thing is that the two classes I am taking are both taught by audiologists. And not only do I enjoy both classes, but I am actually doing VERY well in them. As for my physics class, I have gotten a 100% on both exams. Out of the three exams given, we can drop the lowest grade so I guess I don't have to take the 3rd exam???
Now, if you know me, you know that I like to do things the HARD way. The more difficult, challenging, or expensive: I'm there! The point is this. Maybe I want to go to grad school for audiology instead of speech path. I just don't know. Speech path grad school is 2 years. Audiology is 4 years (Its a doctorate degree). Doesn't that sound cool?
I guess I have at least a year to decide. Since I am working full time AND going to school, these prereq's are going to take awhile.
Have you heard about Jessica Seinfeld's new book? She is the wife of Jerry Seinfeld (and we all know who he is). Well, her kids wouldn't eat veggies so she started to puree them and then hide them in foods that matched the color of the puree (squash in mac n cheese). And it worked!
Oprah had her on yesterday and as soon as I saw it, I knew I had to buy that book. My kids, especially Maeve, will NOT eat a fruit or vegetable to save their life. Once I offered them a new bike if they would "try" some fruit salad. Nope. Not falling for it.
So if I can't bribe them, I'll decieve them! Well, Oprah was just on, hardly 24 hours ago, and did you know that the book is already SOLD OUT! I checked Topeka AND Lawrence. Then, I had the brilliant idea to stop by at Sams Club. My last hope. At first I thought they didn't have it either and was on my way out when I spotted a copy, up high and on it's side. All mine.
I can't wait to try it out on my kids. Even if they aren't choosing to eat veggies, at least they'll be eating some foods with nutrition.
If you haven't heard of Wicked yet, then this is your lucky day! Let me tell you that my obsession with crocs was nothing compared to this! I love Wicked. I have read the book and have the soundtrack on my iPod. Even the kids and their friends beg me to play the music over and over again. And now, the best part....we have four tickets to see Wicked in St. Louis (thanks to my grandmother who had connections - THANKS MIMI!!). We tried to see it in Oklahoma this past summer but the tickets sold out FAST! My last resort was going to be flying to Chicago with or without the family. But luckily now it won't have to come to that. We can all see it together. Here is a preview:
I'm taking a physics class at KU this semester. It is called the Physics of SPEECH. We are learning all about the nature of waves. This is a video of the Tacoma Bridge disaster. The wind caused the bridge to vibrate and on this day, the frequency of vibration matched a natural resonant frequency of the bridge, eventually causing it to break apart. From what I read online, the only fatality was a dog named Tubby who refused to jump out of the car.
I love my digital camera. I love my computer. I love Flickr. I also love to set my pictures to music and create DVDs. The only problem is that while I can share my home movies with friends in Topeka, I can't share them with my friends who live far away! Well, I finally found a solution.
I've discovered a website, "One True Media" that will allow me to create online home movies. I don't have as much control over the end product as I do with my own DVDs but at least I can share them online. The other downfall is that if I want my new movie on a DVD, I have to pay 20 bucks to get it. They're FREE when I make them with my software. Oh well.
So I wanted to share two movies that I've made. The first one is of the kids and the second one is from a field trip Maeve took to the pumpkin patch! I hope you enjoy!
Meme: noun. In the context of web logs / 'blogs / blogging and other kinds of personal web sites it's some kind of list of questions that you saw somewhere else and you decided to answer the questions. Then someone else sees them and does them and so on and so on.
1. FIRST NAME? Jen
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Nope
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? Probably while watching a hallmark commercial.
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? sometimes
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT? I don't like meat much - but if I have some, it absolutly cannot be pink.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yes
7. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? Well, this blog is a journal, isn't it?
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Never ever.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Kashi Granola
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? umm, crocs don't have laces.
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? compared to who?
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? key lime or sweet cream
14. SHOE SIZE? 7 to 7.5 depending on the width. I have wide feet.
15. RED OR PINK? pink
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? I keep coming up with hobbies that I don't have the time to actually do.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Some of my college friends that I've lost touch with.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? I think it would be fun.
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS, SHIRT AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Khaki pants, brown shirt and black crocs.
20. LAST THING YOU ATE? pbj
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? itunes
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? yellow
23. FAVORITE SMELL? baking bread or cake
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? my friend, Petra
25. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? Their personality and sense of humor.
26. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON Don't know her.
27. FAVORITE DRINK? Diet Pepsi from the fountain with a slice of lemon.
28. FAVORITE SPORT? I don't like sports but I do enjoy taking pictures.
29. EYE COLOR? greenish brown
30. HAT SIZE? no clue
31. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? no
32. FAVORITE FOOD? fajitas
33. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings
35. SUMMER OR WINTER? Can fall be a choice?
36. HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs
37. FAVORITE DESSERT? pumpkin pie
38. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? I don't know, maybe YOU?
39. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? All the rest.
40. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? books with ideas for teachers of young children and listening to books on CD.
41. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? I threw it out....and haven't bought a new one yet.
42. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV? I watch shows that I taped on my TiVo (Days of Our Lives, The View, House and Survivor).
43. FAVORITE SOUNDS? the voice of glenn beck.
44. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles
45. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME? Japan
46. WHAT'S YOUR SPECIAL TALENT? developing new talents
47. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? California
48. WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? I took it from another blog
