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Hey guys...
I won't be on for a while... I might lurk and like but crap is happening around here and I am going to be needed more often for a while. I hope y'all have a bunch of really nice weather days.
talk at y'all later....
Celtic
Sorry you have so much crap coming at you, Celt. Remember to take good care of you while you are taking care of others.
A year? Geez, Celt, you can't stay a lurker for a year. Check in once in awhile
Celtic, I, too, hope your troubles are resolved soon, and that you can continue to be part of the group. BTW, I like your new frog avatar.
Good morning, Q.
Break time. Is it already 10am? Wow, where does the time go. I gotta get outta here. I'm going to Carson City to pick up half a cow, wrapped and frozen. All I have to do is pay for it and get it into my freezer. I think I'll eat at Burger King while I am there
Worked on the East Side irrigation. Boy, was that a mess. The good news is that all the watering zones have been gone through once at this point. They all need some more work but I can put that off for a few days.
Got some weeding done - I try to do some weeding almost every day.
I need to pick up some hay, aw well. Maybe I'll do that first and then go to Carson City.
For now, a delicious cup of Italian coffee. Too bad there's no donuts.
Break time. Is it already 10am? Wow, where does the time go. I gotta get outta here. I'm going to Carson City to pick up half a cow, wrapped and frozen. All I have to do is pay for it and get it into my freezer. I think I'll eat at Burger King while I am there
Worked on the East Side irrigation. Boy, was that a mess. The good news is that all the watering zones have been gone through once at this point. They all need some more work but I can put that off for a few days.
Got some weeding done - I try to do some weeding almost every day.
I need to pick up some hay, aw well. Maybe I'll do that first and then go to Carson City.
For now, a delicious cup of Italian coffee. Too bad there's no donuts.
I'll be here.
I So Hope So . . .
Since - There are a number of people who really make this thread and "Voltville" what it is . . .
AND - Although there are a number of them who have come and are gone now . . .
AND - Even some who only "lurk" and "pop-in" every so often (like "Myself") this place would not be the same or even as lively a "Home" without those who have stood around all these years and add so much to "Us" all . . .
Just know - "You" - are one of them . . .
So DO NOT be gone to long and come back every so often just to say HI so "We" Know "You" are still around and Okay . . .
BTW: I really "Like" your new avatar too - It suites Ya' . . .
Thanks everyone, Y'all mean the world to me.
I kinda feel like Froggy right now, grumpy.
I kinda feel like Froggy right now, grumpy.
I will persevere!!!!!
I am determined to handle this with dignity and in an adult manner. I will not lose my cool! I am determined!
I am determined to handle this with dignity and in an adult manner. I will not lose my cool! I am determined!I will persevere!!!!!
I never thought otherwise.
Here's my music for the day. I heard this on the car radio on my way to Ithaca.
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Tutoring report.
I picked the kids up at the restaurant today, which is unusual. They were there with their dad. I don't know where their mom and little brother were, and when I got them home, their grandmother was there. I asked them why I had picked them up at the restaurant, and the answer I got was that their dad have been giving them spelling tests. Aha! I wondered why, when I picked them up, he asked me if either of them said, "It's too hard. I can't do this. It's impossible." I told him they both said that. The boy told me the spelling tests his dad gave them were really hard, words they didn't know. I asked if the word list was from school, and they said no. I guess their dad was either trying to help or trying to see what they know. The parents focus a lot on spelling, and I focus on reading aloud, pronunciation, and word recognition. I'm less concerned with writing a word 10 times. Besides, they get that from their parents.
I wanted to have a cooperative reading like last time, but the girl started reading, the boy excused himself to go to the bathroom, and he never came back. I had a piece I had put together about pinatas, which they apparently learned about in school. But when I found they didn't know it was a Mexican tradition, I decided they could learn a little about the subject. And I found something out, too. Pinatas were originally a Chinese thing. When Marco Polo visited China, he brought back the custom to Italy and Spain. When Spanish missionaries went to South America to convert the natives, they taught them the custom, which was similar to games and religious rites the Indians already practiced. So that's how the pinata made its journey from China to Mexico.
Of course, the question, "Who's Marco Polo?" came up, so this evening, I got info from the internet for them to read. I think this will be for the boy only.
The boy returned, so I had him read the whole thing about pinatas, even though he wanted to start where the girl left off. Then I had him choose one of the many reading comprehension things I had printed out. He more or less grabbed the first one, which was about dreaming. He wanted to read it silently, which I allowed, and then he answered all the questions correctly. I generally don't like them to read silently, since I don't know whether they understand words or can pronounce them properly, but both kids were in an itchy mood, so I didn't press too hard today. Besides, the pinata thing was really too hard for the girl.
Then the girl read her 2 little books for school. I asked her why she resisted them so much since they are so easy for her. She said she didn't know.
Next, we did 2 short Mad Libs, which we haven't done in a while, and then I had 2 word searches that were duplicates, and the kids did them. The boy won. They seem to like the word searches as a contest rather than just to do them. Whatever works, right? I should print out more duplicates.
I picked the kids up at the restaurant today, which is unusual. They were there with their dad. I don't know where their mom and little brother were, and when I got them home, their grandmother was there. I asked them why I had picked them up at the restaurant, and the answer I got was that their dad have been giving them spelling tests. Aha! I wondered why, when I picked them up, he asked me if either of them said, "It's too hard. I can't do this. It's impossible." I told him they both said that. The boy told me the spelling tests his dad gave them were really hard, words they didn't know. I asked if the word list was from school, and they said no. I guess their dad was either trying to help or trying to see what they know. The parents focus a lot on spelling, and I focus on reading aloud, pronunciation, and word recognition. I'm less concerned with writing a word 10 times. Besides, they get that from their parents.
I wanted to have a cooperative reading like last time, but the girl started reading, the boy excused himself to go to the bathroom, and he never came back. I had a piece I had put together about pinatas, which they apparently learned about in school. But when I found they didn't know it was a Mexican tradition, I decided they could learn a little about the subject. And I found something out, too. Pinatas were originally a Chinese thing. When Marco Polo visited China, he brought back the custom to Italy and Spain. When Spanish missionaries went to South America to convert the natives, they taught them the custom, which was similar to games and religious rites the Indians already practiced. So that's how the pinata made its journey from China to Mexico.
Of course, the question, "Who's Marco Polo?" came up, so this evening, I got info from the internet for them to read. I think this will be for the boy only.
The boy returned, so I had him read the whole thing about pinatas, even though he wanted to start where the girl left off. Then I had him choose one of the many reading comprehension things I had printed out. He more or less grabbed the first one, which was about dreaming. He wanted to read it silently, which I allowed, and then he answered all the questions correctly. I generally don't like them to read silently, since I don't know whether they understand words or can pronounce them properly, but both kids were in an itchy mood, so I didn't press too hard today. Besides, the pinata thing was really too hard for the girl.
Then the girl read her 2 little books for school. I asked her why she resisted them so much since they are so easy for her. She said she didn't know.
Next, we did 2 short Mad Libs, which we haven't done in a while, and then I had 2 word searches that were duplicates, and the kids did them. The boy won. They seem to like the word searches as a contest rather than just to do them. Whatever works, right? I should print out more duplicates.
Time to say good night. This photo is from long ago, when I got my first digital camera, and I was amazed by what a little thing like that could do. It reminds me of Easter, too, which is coming up. I have to think about a lesson on Easter. I don't want to get too religious with the kids, but I think I should mention the crucifixion, at least. After all, I taught them the story of Noah's Ark, and they survived. I don't think the parents tell them anything about Christianity, and school is probably afraid to. But it is a basic part of our culture, even if you don't want to believe it. Any ideas?
Also, the kids have this idea that Easter eggs are plastic with candy inside. I think they should know about dying hard-boiled eggs. But the rock candy thing went so poorly that I don't really want to go there.
Also, the kids have this idea that Easter eggs are plastic with candy inside. I think they should know about dying hard-boiled eggs. But the rock candy thing went so poorly that I don't really want to go there.
They need to know the basics, because it is an important part of American culture. Their parents would be devastated if they knew nothing, and ended getting sucked into some weird cult later in their lives. Perhaps the basics could be taught through the Apostles' Creed, which is acceptable to most denominations.
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