Learning with Technology

You know, when I was growing up and in school we weren't allowed to use calculators because we were suppose to know it by heart before we could use a machine to help us. Now, Ethan brings home homework in 1st grade entitled "Learning with Technology" where he has to use the calculator! My, how things change...


And, yes, I realize I sound like I'm 105 years old!

Random Thoughts Stirring Around in my Head

Gardening

I know this will come as a shock to most of you, but I really do not enjoy gardening. Well, to be more specific, I hate weeding. I weeded our front garden today and honestly it is the most thankless job. I mean it looks nice when it's done, but then it just has to been done again in a week. I do wish I would've gotten Grandma Dorothy's green thumb gene, because I think if I had a natural inclination to care for my gardens, I don't think the weeding would be so bad. Ethan did come out and help me today. By help, I mean he collected and named the worms and enjoyed scouted out the frogs that live in our front garden.

I'm guessing they weren't too happy about me weeding either. Did I mention my whole body hurts now? Even my fingernails. On bright side, I think that counts as my workout for the day!

Facebook

Well, I took the leap a few weeks ago and joined Facebook. Of course, my two best friends who have been bugging me to get on it for months are no longer doing anything on there. (Yes, I mean you, Steph & Trace.) I feel like I just finally broke down and bought a pair of trendy flared legged jeans and now everyone is wearing trendy skinny jeans. Of course, now I'm the one filling them in on stuff going on at school so I guess it's not a total loss.

Things I like about Facebook:

1. Chatting with my sister! (Hello, my favorite sister!)

2. Playing Bejeweled Blitz. (My name is Kelli and I'm a Bejeweled Blitz addict...)

3. People I went to elementary school or college with finding me and catching up.

4. Catching up with my old Cast Members from Disneyland. (That really was a GREAT job!)

5. Finding out the lastest goings on at school. (Oh yea, so-and-so has swine flu and will be out for a week.)

6. Being able to discuss the latest reality show I'm obsessed with, with people I never thought in a million years would also be obsessed. (Can I hear it one more time for my girl Jordan winning Big Brother?!)

Things I don't like about Facebook:

1. People I didn't know that well or found creepy in elementary/high school/college wanting to be friends with me.

2. I get the feeling that every word I say is going to come back to haunt me.

3. Playing Bejeweled Blitz. (My name is Kelli and I'm a Bejeweled Blitz addict...)

4. It is a total Time Vampire, as my eloquent friend Stephanie would say. It just sucks the time away. (Maybe that's why she's not on there anymore.)

Mario Kart

If Mario Kart was a driver simulation requirement to get a license I would never ever be able to get one. (That's me in 12th place.)

Football

These cute kids played some good football and looked good doing it with purple hair for Spirit Day at Football yesterday!

I even got the purple hair treatment!

(If you look close you can see there at the top...)

Sunday Night TV

I am so glad my Sunday Night TV is back with Amazing Race, Desparate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters. I love Amazing Race! It is the one reality show I would love, love, love to be on! How fun to see all those places around the world! That's on my bucket list!

My Little Reader

Ethan has become such a confident reader that he decided instead of checking another Biscuit book ("Come here, Biscuit." "Silly puppy.") from the library, he brought home "Kokopelli's Flute", a 5th grade book because he said he was ready for chapter books! He had "read" 50 pages on the bus on the way home from school. ;) We decided he could read me more Biscuit books and I would read the chapter book to him.

Self-Portrait

In downloading pictures from Chet's camera, I found a few gems including this self-portrait! I'm pretty sure it's how he would look after reading all the above random nonsense!

Hope you enjoy your own random nonsense today!

How quickly things change...

At 1pm this afternoon I was doing this:

This being taking pictures of Chet and his class cooking marshmallows in their solar ovens and eating the fruits of their labor in the form of s'mores! Man, being a kid is the best! Please note, the SUN is reflecting off of the solar oven and it was quite warm outside as the kids who set their chocolate bars out too long found out when the bars turned to liquid.

Then I went inside to help set up the school Book Fair. When I got home at 4pm, it looked like this outside:

Please note the absence of the SUN that was just out less than 3 hours ago. When I left school with the kids at 3:45pm, it was as dark as night. It POURED the whole way home. I HATE driving in the rain, but thankfully, none of the roads were washed out yet and we made it home safely. The sky was putting on quite a show tonight with all the lightning! Very cool, once you're home and no longer driving!

I guess it's true what they say: "If you don't like the weather, just wait 10 minutes."

Out of the mouth of babes...

Ethan, sitting next to me at Chet's football game: "I spy something beautiful..."

Me: "The flowers?"

Ethan: "No."

Me: "The clouds?"

Ethan: "No. Do you give up?"

Me: "Yep."

Ethan: "It's you, Mommy! You're something beautiful!"

Chet to me, on the way to school this morning: "I get 'The Talkingness' from you, Mom!" (Said like I gave him some disease!)