We've been reading this latest Starcatchers book, and probably haven't used the word "ornithopter" so much in our lives. The story has been good though, a welcome return for so many characters we've been reading about the last six books or so. The writing style has been fun and engaging, and the girls have enjoyed the adventure. Fortunately, there are illustrations from time to time, so we have a visual as to what an ornithopter actually is.
Madison's artistic skills have increased quite a bit this past quarter, with some practical applications in her notebook. We've noticed some of her work there, and she's done a great job with everything. Even this joke item - although it isn't really a joke so much as a practice exercise. She was assigned to draw a shoe, without looking down at what she was drawing out. The end result was something that vaguely resembled a shoe, and something she's apologized for!
But its all part of the art portfolio experience, and by this quarter's end, she'll have a great collection of art experience under her belt, one we can't wait to flip through. Already, there are some great strides she's been making, and fantastic bits of artwork. She's done an experiment with negative space, and of course the eye drawing, and some other pieces that she's been trying out.
Daddy has been finishing the Romans series up, which has one more service to go. It's been so good, so much fun. We've written a great one here, and the ongoing drama has been a lot of unforgettable fun.
Speaking of writing, one thing that Daddy has been surprised by is Madison's increasing skill level with writing. I was taking a peek at some of her writing for school, and it is actually something that I wasn't expecting, because it was so much better than what I thought. And I'm not saying that I was expecting something horrendous from her. It's just that I feel she writes better than most people her age, with a creative and imaginative spark fueling a lot of the writing. With a little more exercise and practice writing, she has a lot of capability to actually write a book some day. Did this come from the frequent reading she does, or hearing books read to her each night? Does it come from the scripts we write each week? Or is it a natural gift? Whatever it is, keep an eye on her writing. With practice, she could do something amazing. She's already amazing, of course. But she can take things to the next level.
The pollen has been atrocious this week, which is right on schedule. This year has been so bad that I picture Doc Holliday and all those other famous western characters that moved to the west simply to escape to a climate that made it easier to breathe. This ain't it. Hopefully this will go away soon, but presently, the pollen has been at DEFCOM 10. We're breaking records this season. How does that happen when we're supposedly cutting down more trees and so on? I'm not advocating cutting all the trees down, of course. But part of "getting older" evidently means struggling more with allergies. Madison takes allergy medicine too. All our eyes are watery. But Daddy's lungs this year have struggled more mightily then ever before.
One more thing before going: Daddy is working on the Chestatee Elementary School yearbook for this year. I know what you're saying: Madison doesn't go there anymore. True. But the teacher in charge of that was in a desperate situation, and was crying out for help. So I've done the backdrops for a few pages...
These are just the first two. I didn't put the pictures there, but I made the license plates and the interstate sign. Each grade has a different Georgia license plate, with two of them actually having a picture of an eagle on them (the Chestatee mascot is an eagle). I found a road map with the Chestatee area marked on it, and used that for a backdrop, and anyway, it turned out pretty well I think.
I've got a few more pages to do, I think. But it's funny how I'm working on a yearbook that I'll never actually see! But it should be helpful.
Completely unrelated, and unexpected, and all of it... Madison is applying for the yearbook team at Little Mill Middle School. She's listing her experience working on the previous yearbook, and if they actually call up the teachers there at Chestatee, they'll certainly confirm that - and how much Madison's Daddy has worked on these the last two years.
But we won't mention that, and let Madison get in on her own merits. She did write a nice description of her previous experience, and her desire to help out - like I said, she's really improving with her writing abilities. But hopefully she'll be approved, and hopefully be a part of the team there. We saw a neat field trip for the yearbook staff, as well as some other things that would be fun to be a part of, increasing her writing skills and her photojournalism skills.
We'll see how all this turns out. You've got that benefit now if you're looking back and reading this...!
Madison's artistic skills have increased quite a bit this past quarter, with some practical applications in her notebook. We've noticed some of her work there, and she's done a great job with everything. Even this joke item - although it isn't really a joke so much as a practice exercise. She was assigned to draw a shoe, without looking down at what she was drawing out. The end result was something that vaguely resembled a shoe, and something she's apologized for!
But its all part of the art portfolio experience, and by this quarter's end, she'll have a great collection of art experience under her belt, one we can't wait to flip through. Already, there are some great strides she's been making, and fantastic bits of artwork. She's done an experiment with negative space, and of course the eye drawing, and some other pieces that she's been trying out.
Daddy has been finishing the Romans series up, which has one more service to go. It's been so good, so much fun. We've written a great one here, and the ongoing drama has been a lot of unforgettable fun.
Speaking of writing, one thing that Daddy has been surprised by is Madison's increasing skill level with writing. I was taking a peek at some of her writing for school, and it is actually something that I wasn't expecting, because it was so much better than what I thought. And I'm not saying that I was expecting something horrendous from her. It's just that I feel she writes better than most people her age, with a creative and imaginative spark fueling a lot of the writing. With a little more exercise and practice writing, she has a lot of capability to actually write a book some day. Did this come from the frequent reading she does, or hearing books read to her each night? Does it come from the scripts we write each week? Or is it a natural gift? Whatever it is, keep an eye on her writing. With practice, she could do something amazing. She's already amazing, of course. But she can take things to the next level.
The pollen has been atrocious this week, which is right on schedule. This year has been so bad that I picture Doc Holliday and all those other famous western characters that moved to the west simply to escape to a climate that made it easier to breathe. This ain't it. Hopefully this will go away soon, but presently, the pollen has been at DEFCOM 10. We're breaking records this season. How does that happen when we're supposedly cutting down more trees and so on? I'm not advocating cutting all the trees down, of course. But part of "getting older" evidently means struggling more with allergies. Madison takes allergy medicine too. All our eyes are watery. But Daddy's lungs this year have struggled more mightily then ever before.
One more thing before going: Daddy is working on the Chestatee Elementary School yearbook for this year. I know what you're saying: Madison doesn't go there anymore. True. But the teacher in charge of that was in a desperate situation, and was crying out for help. So I've done the backdrops for a few pages...
These are just the first two. I didn't put the pictures there, but I made the license plates and the interstate sign. Each grade has a different Georgia license plate, with two of them actually having a picture of an eagle on them (the Chestatee mascot is an eagle). I found a road map with the Chestatee area marked on it, and used that for a backdrop, and anyway, it turned out pretty well I think.
I've got a few more pages to do, I think. But it's funny how I'm working on a yearbook that I'll never actually see! But it should be helpful.
Completely unrelated, and unexpected, and all of it... Madison is applying for the yearbook team at Little Mill Middle School. She's listing her experience working on the previous yearbook, and if they actually call up the teachers there at Chestatee, they'll certainly confirm that - and how much Madison's Daddy has worked on these the last two years.
But we won't mention that, and let Madison get in on her own merits. She did write a nice description of her previous experience, and her desire to help out - like I said, she's really improving with her writing abilities. But hopefully she'll be approved, and hopefully be a part of the team there. We saw a neat field trip for the yearbook staff, as well as some other things that would be fun to be a part of, increasing her writing skills and her photojournalism skills.
We'll see how all this turns out. You've got that benefit now if you're looking back and reading this...!
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