Me: Isaiah you have a test tomorrow. Do you know how to multiply by 3's? Isaiah: No. It's too hard. 1 hour later... https://youtu.be/IchDCtUTUk4 Learning can be fun! I think someone's getting an "A" tomorrow 🙂
Tag: learning
How To Choose Your Words
Me: Aaron, What did you have for related arts today at school? Aaron: I don't know. It's a long name. Me: What?!? Tell me what you did there and maybe I can figure it out. Aaron: Well...we touched cotton balls and sandpaper. Me: Why? What for? Aaron: We learned that cotton balls are like saying [...]
I’m Just Getting Started!
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Word of the Day: “Drifty”
Isaiah: I'm hungry! Can I get a snack? Me: No. I'm getting ready to make lunch. Isaiah: I'm hungry now! Aaron: She's making Peanut Butter & Jelly. It will be ready in a drifty.
Multiplication Monday
Hey everybody!!! It's been a while since my last post. We just started week #2 of the school year. HOMEWORK TIME!! This time of our day can be a battle sometimes. Tonight we changed it up a little bit with some rocks and guess what?!?! Multiplication was no longer hard 🙂 Isaiah did a FANTASTIC [...]
“How To Make DNA”
https://youtu.be/1vGZyuAi6aU Step 1: Freeze a small cup of water. Step 2: Allow frozen water to melt slightly. Step 3: Add the following ingredients...5 bay leaves, salt, pepper, cinnamon, & a small drop of dish soap. Step 4: Freeze again. DNA is complete!
Can He Afford His Big Dreams?
Isaiah was recently hired by his father to do dishes. I know...that's a topic all on its own. The focus here is Aaron's meltdown regarding the whole situation. Aaron: "Isaiah, can I help you with the dishes and then we can split the money?" Me: "Isaiah are you seriously subcontracting out your one chore. I [...]
The Value of a Genuine Smile
For seventeen years I have worked in customer service. I’ve done my time in the fast food industry. I’ve worked in sales and marketing. I currently manage a call center. I understand the high level of stress that comes with the role but I also know from experience it is possible to exceed the customer’s [...]
Summer Reading Program
This summer my boys are participating in our library's reading program. We got our library cards this week and already started collecting stickers! It's a simple process to get signed up and most local libraries offer a similar program. When a child reads for at least 12 minutes each day they get a sticker. Once they [...]
7 Reasons Why I Blog
My quotes, stories, pics etc. needed a home. Maybe someday it will make me money! I love stats...actually I'm addicted to watching this site grow! I wanted to learn more about website/blog building. I wanted to learn how to manage social media in an effort to drive traffic to my site. I wanted to learn about [...]
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