By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; and by knowledge
the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. ~Proverbs 24:3-4
• Jun. 18, 2009 - Best of the Totally Random Pictures the Kids Took
Awhile back, my friend Mandy posted some random pictures her kids took. That got me to thinking about all the ones my kid's have taken. So here are the best. And yes, some of these are by the 18yr old...
In case you wondering, here is where they get it from: My toes after Mei painted them for me. At the Girl Scout banquet Mei had to fix my plate. The plate had 2 bites taken from it before I took the picture. Guess she thought I needed to eat less - and drink less too!So not totally random - she insisted I take this one of the round hush puppies stuck together.
So first there was the parent organized "official" graduation open house. This was a joint one for 5 of the graduates. One of the other mom's made the decorations. Posters with their picture for people to sign. Yup - made them tell what they are going to do for the rest of their lives. Not really - just the coming year. We had a couple of other graduates there too, so we made them participate.
Then there was the "whew glad that is over" impromptu pizza dinner after graduation. Yum!
Then there was the "can I have a few guys over to play video games" marathon. Quick, stock up on chips and cokes. At least they were quiet enough that I could sleep. All four of them are new graduates.
One gave up to sleep... This was taken at 9am after playing for 12 hours. The sleeper left shortly thereafter to pick up his sister. Another left at 1pm. Paul fell asleep around 3pm. One is still playing as I type this --19 hours from when they started! He has been up for 30+ hours. This party ends in 2 hours because Paul has Ultimate practice! Yay Graduates!
I had the privilege of reviewing a new product from China. This kit is put together in China by a mom and contains items that would help a child understand more about China. This kit is great for homeschoolers studying China and it's history. It is also wonderful for the adopted Chinese child or any child of Chinese heritage.
The kit arrived in a flat envelope direct from China. Inside were postcards, stamps, a bookmark, money, a red money envelope, a lantern, a red Communist scarf, a Chinese flag, a Chinese knot and old coin, a paper cut heart, and a brochure describing the significance of each item. All for $13, which includes postage!
My daughter Mei has recently been trying to understand her identity and what it means to be Chinese-American. This kit came at a perfect time to reinforce her Chinese heritage. Her favorite parts were the Chinese money and the red envelope it came in.
So run right over to this website and order yours: Or go to http://www.squidoo.com/china-kit
She has only prepared 100 of these kits, so they will sell out fast!
A new interpretation of dancing in the streets -->
I didn't get a picture of it, but at one point she was laying in the puddles splashing. At least the rain was warm!
School is done for Mark and Mei. Testing is done. We are going to do some things this summer. Mark commented that he wished school was not over - he needs something to fill up his days. We will be finishing up Astronomy and starting Flying Creatures, but just for the fun of it. No notebooking or schedule. Just reading together for fun - and learning stuff too!
Mei will be doing some grammar and other LA stuff. She is skipping WP's LA2 but needs a few things before going on to LA3. She is also asking about math to do this summer. I might let her start her new books or I might find her some thing extra to do. More practice on multiplication facts would be good.
Paul graduates in a week and half. I remember a day towards the end of Kindergarten when he stated - "I will finish this year, but I am not going to school for 12 more years and I am not going to college!". Funny how things change. He is already talking about graduate school and he hasn't even started his BS yet!
My oldest son (I still think of him as that snugglely 5 yr old in my mind) is graduating from high school in a few weeks. Last night I filled out graduation announcement and planned his open house. This morning I looked at a college dorm checklist and scheduled his physical for his college health form.
It seems like just yesterday he was so little. I miss those days when a simple hug and kiss from mommy made all the boo boos better. For some reason, that doesn't work as well with my young adult.
I was reading about all those moms getting weepy eyed when saying good-bye at the college. Me, I am almost weepy just filling out the medical form! Good thing he is only going to be about 30 minutes away!
His graduation picture:
How I still picture him:
Or even younger:
Guess I need to go find more cute pictures for his open house!
My toes after Mei painted them for me.
At the Girl Scout banquet Mei had to fix my plate. The plate had 2 bites taken from it before I took the picture. Guess she thought I needed to eat less - and drink less too!
So not totally random - she insisted I take this one of the round hush puppies stuck together.
Posters with their picture for people to sign.
Yup - made them tell what they are going to do for the rest of their lives. Not really - just the coming year. We had a couple of other graduates there too, so we made them participate.
