Have you ever had one of those days where you covered one subject and feel like you should get a gold star sticker for accomplishing even that much? Yeah, it was one of those days.
I suppose that after so many great post-Disney weeks, we were due a bad Monday, especially since my weekend was swamped with the BOLD Red Tent event that Patchfire and I (along our three dear friends, Mel, Mandi, and Sarah) ran on Sunday. The boys stayed over at Nana’s house and she didn’t bring them home until 11, with my blessings, I might add.
I coaxed Captain Science through one chapter of math, which involved two hours on one problem, partially because he seems to have decided he just can’t master the distributive property. Once I started asking him questions, he was all, “Ooooooh, I didn’t realize you meant to do that!” *headdesk* Whatever, kid. Just finish your math.
After that, I put on The Black Stallion and called it our “comparative media” class. We paused the movie multiple times to discuss what was happening, how it compared to the book, etc. Captain Science said, “I like seeing the look in the movie compared to the look in my imagination.” He’s going to write an essay about it tomorrow.
Because I’m a MOM (mean ol’ mom) and because I think he can handle it, I gave him (one of my many copies of) Beowulf to read. Not a young reader version or a simplified version. Just my unabridged modern English translated text from college. Why? Because I can and because I think he can handle it. Plus, how do I pass up the version that begins with “Lo!”
Tank’s day consisted of computer games, tormenting the dog, and falling off the kitchen counter while sneaking candy. I’m a winner of a mom right there. He did, however, finally tell a joke that made sense and that he actually got: Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other SLIDE.
Babypie asked me for a “bite of water.” Ok, then!
