"Fat Families"

My class has been learning about fact families. For whatever reason, they just love to make them, find them, and solve them! (I love it!) Today we were solving subtraction problems, and the sum was 8. One of my precious little ones, called out, "Yup, 8 is in the fat family because just look at him! He really is fat!"

________________________________________________________________

Today was my Grandmother's 82nd birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMOMMA!!!!

Grandmomma with her puppy Katie!

I Believe....

Today while my kids were working, I was walking around I overheard the following conversation:
Kid 1:"I believe in the future, God and Santa."
Kid 2: " I belive in the future, because it IS the future, nature, and my education."
Kid 1: " I do not believe in Chucky, 'Pampires' and Bats. Bats are real, I just don't believe in them and Pampires are just scary."
Kid 2: " Ya, it is ok to not believe in real things. I don't believe in Bats either."

Such a deep conversation for 6 year olds!

Need or Want?

Question... Is money a need or a want? My class is studying needs and wants and at the end of our little discussion a child asked about money. The class was split. 8 thinking it is a want, and 11 saying that it is a need. My first impulse was to say that it is a need. You need money to pay your bills, get groceries, and provide for your basic needs. Thankfully, I waited before I shared my thoughts. I had the kids choose if it was a want or a need and then sit on opposite sides of our carpet. We had a little mini debate. Each child sharing why they thought it was a need or a want. I must say my little 6 year olds are quite persuasive!
I learned so much from my kids! I learned that if you need something, a anything, ask one of my kids. They will pretty much give you whatever you need no questions asked. One child even went as far as telling us that homeless people who only own a box and a backpack don't need money. They can get free food from people, and clothes from the clothes closet at a church. Have I mentioned lately how cool my little kiddos are? It was so mesmerising to see them actually debating the topic and backing up their opinions!
Moral of this story: Before you speak your opinion, listen to a kid opinion.
My question for my blogger buddies is what do you think? Is money a need or a want?

Venting and some positives

I need to vent. My great friend Margo ( shout out to Margo!) told me about this incredible product called tinted moisturizer. I love it because it has a great product name, it is light weight and Laura Mercier offers my perfect shade, which is so challenging to find. I was running low on my tube, and needed my "winter shade" so I trotted along to Nordstrom's. Side note - I HATE the mall! I love it when I have lots of moo-lah, and time to kill, but that is pretty much never so I try to avoid it at all costs. I was going to brave the crowded mall and run in to Nordstrom's and get what I needed and run out. I was greeted by a nice sales lady. I told her my shade and that I needed a shade lighter but that I wasn't sure which one. She confidently recommended my moisturizer in sand. Usually they offer to let you try it but today they didn't and I didn't ask to do so. BIG MISTAKE! First thing Monday morning, I was so excited to put on my brand new makeup, only to discover Sand is WAY darker than my summer shade. So, I had 2 choices. I could wear it and look silly, or go without and look silly. I chose the latter. Now I have to make time to go back to the mall, take back the makeup I already opened and try to find my receipt.

On to my next thing to my next vent. I have another STUPID mouse hanging out in my garage. Do I
a. leave the garage door open and let the mouse run away and home that no others run in
b. put lots and lots of stuff in the garage so I can't see it run along the wall.
c. hire someone to install shelves on the wall so I can get rid of my cute shelving units.
d. get an outdoor kitty.
e. pay the bug man extra to come out every time I see one.

ALSO! I noticed that the weather striping thingy on the bottom of my door that leads from the garage to the laundry room is missing in some places thanks to my lovely dog. UH OH! Can a mouse squeeze under my door? OH NO!!!!!! Yes - I realize that this fear of mice is completly irrational, and it is just a tiny little critter. But EW!

Hmmmmm what to do, what to do!

Also, my Aa key is not working very well. Do you know how many times you use the Aa key? I just have to push it 3 times to get one letter a.

On a positive..... My kids were SOOOOOOOOOO super great today! It was one of those days that they were just super sweet to each other, and were willing to work hard!

Also, I had no class today, so I was able to go to the gym tonight!

Lessons to learn from my blog entry:
1. ALWAYS have the makeup people check the shade on you to make sure it matches your skin.
2. Don't buy a new house that backs up to an empty field.
3. Don't use the letter Aa.