Today was the day that Daddy came to school at 10:00 for a rock show. This was the kind of rock show that had actual rocks, as opposed to one with musical acts, like the Stones. Ye-Ye let us have a bunch of rock samples, and we were able to show the kids samples of fossils, lead, fluorescent rocks, obsidian, coal, pyrite, quartz crystals, petrified wood, feldspar, asbestos, aluminum, copper, and actually quite a bit more. Task one was showing the class the three different types of rocks that they've been learning. The next stop was showing the kids the rocks, and then talking about what those rocks can be used for. How is an element like copper important to children? Well, without copper, you don't have video games. So yeah, it's important.
Anyway, it went well. So well, in fact, that Daddy did the same exact presentation next door in another classroom as well. At the conclusion of each class, all the kids got to pick a free rock - you know those smooth stones you can get at some gift shops? Yes, those. But they go a long ways with kids, especially when the kids can pick their own rocks! So everyone got a souvenir of the day, including Madison.
Afterwards, Daddy got to have lunch with Madison in the cafeteria, which was nice. You sit up there on the stage, parents and kids having lunch together. I think next time we do that, Daddy will sneak in some Chick-Fil-A or something like that!
Madison gave Daddy a hug, and then it was time to part ways for a whopping two hours. Because she comes home earlier, and pretty much after that we zoom over to speech therapy. Which we did. Madison did some piano beforehand, and did her reading assignment in the car on the way down. And after speech, we dropped by the library and had ourselves a "Let's rent a movie on the way home" moment. I personally haven't had a moment like that in over ten years, thanks to the internet. Having worked at Blockbuster in the early 90's, that was all the rage of course. So it was interesting anyway: Daddy and Madison walked into the library, found our movie we were looking for, checked it out, and left.
What was the movie, you ask? It was called "Dog Days," part three in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" movie series. Mommy and Daddy hadn't seen this one yet, so it was a treat for all three of us tonight. We had dinner first, and then we jumped on the couch to squeeze in that movie before bedtime. Everyone enjoyed it - Daddy was laughing at the characters' dislike of that comic "L'il Cutie."
After the movie, it was straight to bed. I told you we squeezed it in, and we sure enough did. It was precisely 7:30 when that movie ended, which was precisely Madison's bedtime. Of course, bedtime is more of a process. The goal is to be lights-out and going to sleep at BOB time, which is 8:08. Sometimes we vary from that, and wind up going to sleep at BIG time (8:16) or BIB time (8:18).
Anyway, we read the first two chapters of the next Jack Sparrow book, which had Mommy and Madison excited. This is a fun series for Madison, who likes Constance the cat, even though Jack Sparrow apparently does not. In a funny moment of coincidence, the first few chapters of this book feature a freshly deserted town, food still out and the heroes questioning where everyone could have went off to just leaving everything there as if it were all still up and running. The coincidence involves our recent "Twilight Zone" binge - the very first episode is about that very concept. We'll unravel the mystery that the crew of the Barnacle is facing (that's Sparrow's ship) as we read on, but the two girls in the house are captivated.
Anyway, it went well. So well, in fact, that Daddy did the same exact presentation next door in another classroom as well. At the conclusion of each class, all the kids got to pick a free rock - you know those smooth stones you can get at some gift shops? Yes, those. But they go a long ways with kids, especially when the kids can pick their own rocks! So everyone got a souvenir of the day, including Madison.
Afterwards, Daddy got to have lunch with Madison in the cafeteria, which was nice. You sit up there on the stage, parents and kids having lunch together. I think next time we do that, Daddy will sneak in some Chick-Fil-A or something like that!
Madison gave Daddy a hug, and then it was time to part ways for a whopping two hours. Because she comes home earlier, and pretty much after that we zoom over to speech therapy. Which we did. Madison did some piano beforehand, and did her reading assignment in the car on the way down. And after speech, we dropped by the library and had ourselves a "Let's rent a movie on the way home" moment. I personally haven't had a moment like that in over ten years, thanks to the internet. Having worked at Blockbuster in the early 90's, that was all the rage of course. So it was interesting anyway: Daddy and Madison walked into the library, found our movie we were looking for, checked it out, and left.
What was the movie, you ask? It was called "Dog Days," part three in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" movie series. Mommy and Daddy hadn't seen this one yet, so it was a treat for all three of us tonight. We had dinner first, and then we jumped on the couch to squeeze in that movie before bedtime. Everyone enjoyed it - Daddy was laughing at the characters' dislike of that comic "L'il Cutie."
After the movie, it was straight to bed. I told you we squeezed it in, and we sure enough did. It was precisely 7:30 when that movie ended, which was precisely Madison's bedtime. Of course, bedtime is more of a process. The goal is to be lights-out and going to sleep at BOB time, which is 8:08. Sometimes we vary from that, and wind up going to sleep at BIG time (8:16) or BIB time (8:18).
Anyway, we read the first two chapters of the next Jack Sparrow book, which had Mommy and Madison excited. This is a fun series for Madison, who likes Constance the cat, even though Jack Sparrow apparently does not. In a funny moment of coincidence, the first few chapters of this book feature a freshly deserted town, food still out and the heroes questioning where everyone could have went off to just leaving everything there as if it were all still up and running. The coincidence involves our recent "Twilight Zone" binge - the very first episode is about that very concept. We'll unravel the mystery that the crew of the Barnacle is facing (that's Sparrow's ship) as we read on, but the two girls in the house are captivated.
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