After letting C6 sleep through the spacestation flyover this morning, C41 promised the girls that he'd take them out to look at stars tonight.
So after dinner and a movie he obligingly took them out. Down the sidewalk, to in front of our neighbor's home. I assumed.
I popped my head out once; I didn't see them.
Some 30 minutes later I got a call; they were at the elementary school and Q4 was still going forward at a very quick pace.
I hopped in the car and went to collect them. Unfortunate for Q4, her arguement that she can't walk that far has now just been shot.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Emergency sit
On Monday I had a H5 over over while his dad took his little sister to the doctors with 2 burst eardrums.
C6 and H5 were both thrilled to find out that he was coming over, and they were discussing all the things they could do. What they finally hit upon as a plan that satisfied them both was a book service. They created flyers and delivered them to the neighbors advertising the book service. When I asked what a book service was they ... weren't sure. So they figured out it meant they'd sell books.
What books? I asked. They'd make them! Even better. So they sat on the porch and made books together.
H5 isn't writing fluently yet, so he created a picture book and a nature kit, and one book where I had to laboriously spell everything out for him.
C6 wrote books like WWII, The Morse Code, and Landlocked States (3). WWII was quite good, it was mostly a treatise on how bad and mean and hurtful war was, but I'm not sure it was entirely facutual. The Morse Code was just a bundle of facts that H5 & C6 made up. And Landlocked States was a nice compendium of facts about three landlocked states (West Virginia, Iowa, and Arkansas).
And others. They then waited for customers. When somebody came by C6 would yell at them to ask them to come by. Some actually stopped. H5 demanded $4.99 for a book, but C6 dropped the price to $.01, (and even gave some away) and we had 3-4 sales. I suppose that is what you have to do when you are just starting out in the publishing field.
(note the exerpt from "The Morse Code"
Q4 was not absent for all of this. She was busy creating a sign:
C6 and H5 were both thrilled to find out that he was coming over, and they were discussing all the things they could do. What they finally hit upon as a plan that satisfied them both was a book service. They created flyers and delivered them to the neighbors advertising the book service. When I asked what a book service was they ... weren't sure. So they figured out it meant they'd sell books.
What books? I asked. They'd make them! Even better. So they sat on the porch and made books together.
H5 isn't writing fluently yet, so he created a picture book and a nature kit, and one book where I had to laboriously spell everything out for him.
C6 wrote books like WWII, The Morse Code, and Landlocked States (3). WWII was quite good, it was mostly a treatise on how bad and mean and hurtful war was, but I'm not sure it was entirely facutual. The Morse Code was just a bundle of facts that H5 & C6 made up. And Landlocked States was a nice compendium of facts about three landlocked states (West Virginia, Iowa, and Arkansas).
And others. They then waited for customers. When somebody came by C6 would yell at them to ask them to come by. Some actually stopped. H5 demanded $4.99 for a book, but C6 dropped the price to $.01, (and even gave some away) and we had 3-4 sales. I suppose that is what you have to do when you are just starting out in the publishing field.
(note the exerpt from "The Morse Code"
Q4 was not absent for all of this. She was busy creating a sign:
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Must clarify what I mean
Conversation with C6
C6: I have 10 things on my mind that I want to do
1) want to read in bed
2) I want to read on the couch
3) I want to read at the table
4) I want to write a story in bed
5) I want to draw leaves
6) I want to rake leaves
7) I want to read with you
8) I want to collect acorns
9) I want to make and sell books
10) I want to be late to pick up Q4
Me: We don't want to be late to pick up Q4; then she'll fuss and want to stay for the movie
C6: I know. It's the last thing I want to do.
C6: I have 10 things on my mind that I want to do
1) want to read in bed
2) I want to read on the couch
3) I want to read at the table
4) I want to write a story in bed
5) I want to draw leaves
6) I want to rake leaves
7) I want to read with you
8) I want to collect acorns
9) I want to make and sell books
10) I want to be late to pick up Q4
Me: We don't want to be late to pick up Q4; then she'll fuss and want to stay for the movie
C6: I know. It's the last thing I want to do.
Monday, October 11, 2010
How did I manage to have a whole weekend without a photo
We went to the zoo! The park! to dinner!
And all I got was this of K40
And all I got was this of K40
Friday, October 8, 2010
Acorns
C6 was very busy this afternoon cracking open acorns. I think she'd make a good historical interpreter (like an interpreter/craftsfolk at Old Sturbridge Village). She explains exactly what she is doing. I liked that.
As you can see, she is planning on making dye. As C41 mentioned (Ahem. Annoyingly commented upon seeing this video), it might actually be the outside, or "skin" of the acorns that should be used for dye. The bit that she is tossing over the side of the porch. No matter, if we ever get to the making dye stage we'll do a little trial and error.
As you can see, she is planning on making dye. As C41 mentioned (Ahem. Annoyingly commented upon seeing this video), it might actually be the outside, or "skin" of the acorns that should be used for dye. The bit that she is tossing over the side of the porch. No matter, if we ever get to the making dye stage we'll do a little trial and error.
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