Jump to content

Menu
Giving You and Your Child a Road Map to the Best Possible Education
The Well-Trained Mind Community

SorrelZG

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    2,405

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Status Updates posted by SorrelZG

  1. SorrelZG

    Discovered my 6yo had written on the patio in chalk, "Mom's a robot." I was so impressed with his correct use of the apostrophe.

    1. MerryAtHope

      MerryAtHope

      LOL!

       

    2. KathyBC

      KathyBC

      :D

  2. SorrelZG

    One of those school days spent popping dark choc chips and ordering new math curriculum. :-/

    1. GailV

      GailV

      There are days that don't include those things?

    2. SorrelZG

      SorrelZG

      Yeah. :-/ Most days I only THINK about scrunching up the math page, tossing it across the room and then ordering something new, shiny and full of the promise of happy math students.

  3. SorrelZG

    DS breaks from reading The Invisible Man to ask, "Can I go get the computer and start writing a novel? I've been inspired by H. G. Wells."

    1. Chrysalis Academy

      Chrysalis Academy

      I love it! I get inspired by HG Wells too.

    2. MerryAtHope

      MerryAtHope

      LOVE this!

  4. SorrelZG

    "If you cannot 'Kamihameha' quietly, you may not 'Kamihameha' at all." Trying to get my little super saiyans to wind down before bed.

    1. Renai

      Renai

      Ha! I kamihameha myself at times. :)

  5. SorrelZG

    Lugubrious.

  6. SorrelZG

    I have just repurchased MM Light Blue 1-6 and now my eyes are closed and ears plugged to all math threads until pre-algebra. LALALALALA

    1. mama25angels

      mama25angels

      I think that's a good idea! I'm thinking of doing something similar

    2. Chrysalis Academy

      Chrysalis Academy

      Good luck with that! ;-)

    3. Tress

      Tress

      You can do it!!

  7. SorrelZG

    I cannot believe I had to explicitly instruct my 8yo not to both ride his bike and read his Kindle at the same time.

    1. Korrale

      Korrale

      Oh my! I used to ride a bike and read a book when I was kid. I can relate.

    2. KathyBC

      KathyBC

      Distracted driving begins early. ;-)

    3. SorrelZG

      SorrelZG

      Yeah, I felt silly for being surprised when it finally occurred to me that I regularly witness adults doing similar things while in control of much larger vehicles. :P

  8. SorrelZG

    DH seems to think I'm a dork. Every time I read "First Flight: The Story of Tom Tate & the Wright Brothers (An I Can Read Chapter Book)" I cry like a baby at the end.

  9. SorrelZG

    Gently swinging the morning away in the hammock reading Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare and The War of the Worlds. Does this child know how good he has it?

  10. SorrelZG

    That feeling when, having found a snake in your house and getting to what you feel confident is a safe distance so as to identify said snake while remaining out of striking reach, you finally find a matching photo on your iPad and read the words, "flying snake." There were worse ways to find that out, I suppose. Still feel like I need a drink, though.

    1. Show previous comments  2 more
    2. Jean in Newcastle

      Jean in Newcastle

      Where do you live? I'm never going there!

    3. SorrelZG

      SorrelZG

      Southeast Asia. Ours was just 1.5-2 ft but I read they grow to over 4!

    4. SorrelZG

      SorrelZG

      Hah! I just read this on a website: "There's no need to worry about snakes falling out of the skies, even if you live in Southeast Asia." Hehe, they are bitey but harmless and don't use their "flight" power for launching attacks at people as I first envisioned. LoL

  11. SorrelZG

    Reading Jane Eyre; crying like a baby.

  12. SorrelZG

    When you turn from reading on your iPad to look for your iPad. *forehead slap*

    1. Chelle in MO

      Chelle in MO

      Ha! I've looked for my cell phone when I was talking on it!

    2. Tress

      Tress

      That's so funny! I did exactly the same, this afternoon.

  13. SorrelZG

    If I wasn't reading Dracula on my Kindle I would be seriously tempted to toss it across the room and then go jump on it.

    1. Show previous comments  7 more
    2. SorrelZG

      SorrelZG

      Tress, maybe you will enjoy it. I don't hate it. I don't regret reading it. I just want to scream at the characters sometimes, that's all. lol

    3. SorrelZG

      SorrelZG

      Mytwoblessings, I didn't know about that, I will check it out - thanks!

       

      I don't know if listening to someone else read it would help because I appreciate being able to speed read through parts. :P (but I do like it! .. just like, you know, I love my children and yet some days ... lol)

    4. LostSurprise

      LostSurprise

      I thought the audio tape was easier.

  14. SorrelZG

    Feeling a special warm, glowing love for Librivox and my Audiobooks iPad app.

  15. SorrelZG

    A sunny day! I finally got to hang out my laundry!!.... cue heavy sun shower. >:-|

  16. SorrelZG

    The child waiting for his dad to take him to the hospital to check out what appears to be skull fracture from yesterday's adventures randomly called out to me, "Mom! Watch me jump like a jaguar, spin like a jaguar!" I don't know how much more of this my heart and nerves can take. Are there any sedatives safe for children? What about body armor for 4yos?

    1. Show previous comments  3 more
    2. Arcadia

      Arcadia

      There are child helmets for skateboarding and skiing. I've seen them on preschoolers. We had a harder time getting a good fit for elbow and knee pads.

    3. Giraffe

      Giraffe

      I'd have had a heart attack 14 times by now. I prescribe Valium - in quantity! Hang in there mama - glad it's not fractured!

    4. SorrelZG

      SorrelZG

      All but my youngest already require adult size helmets. lol Perhaps there is a connection between the size of his head and the frequency with which it requires medical attention. :P My older two have not had the same trouble but then, they both possess natural fear and the ability to stand still - two things my 3rd child lacks.

       

      Thank-you so much for your concern, ladies. I appreciate it ! :)

×
×
  • Create New...