What a crazy-lazy, sickly week we've had! 

But...things are looking up....

Yesterday, I was able to get groceries and take Tommie to his last Lego Robotics class in this session.  He really enjoys it and is looking forward to Lego Robotics II.  He is showing interest in the Catapults and Seige class as well, so we'll see how that fits into the schedule.  His instructor, is a really wonderful man, who come to find out, has worked in the gifted and talented public school programs for most of his 30 year career.  I was happy he invited Tommie to participate in his chess tournament on the 27th at Chatfield School.  This is with many boys from all different schools.  It has been my goal from day one, not to shield him, nor to only expose him to a select group of like-minded people...but rather, to expose him all opportunities...because, in life, I think the sooner you learn to get comfortable in your own skin and learn how to get along in unfamiliar situations and with people that have different personalities, the less hang-ups you'll have in your young adult life or even adult life.  I'm thinking this makes sense...at least for us.

Friday:  The morning was bright and sunny and the temperatures are rising.  It's nice to see grass peeking through the snow!  I acutally saw a fly outside?  Or some type of insect, flitting around.  Tommie enjoyed a good hour outside, this morning, playing on the ice and sliding around...I liked the idea of him getting so much fresh air and sunshine.  It's good for kids and I shake my head at the educators who have come up with the idea to limit kids in today's schools to 1/2 hour of recess a day....that's a tough thing for me to grasp....  today was math day, so it was double work and then after a healthy lunch of salad with fresh veggies and protein drink, we both pretended to be Vincent van Gogh...only not so weird.  Here's a link to the Van Gogh museum, it's really interesting, and if you have time, just click below:

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We worked on his project and both enjoyed painting self-potraits and STARRY NIGHT! 

Here's some things about Vincent Van Gogh, I bet you never knew:

*he only had 10 teeth, because of malnutrition and whatever money he had he spent on paint supplies rather then food.

*he gave Rachel his girlfriend, his right earlobe after he cut it off...she of course fainted.

*he only sold one painting while he was alive.

*in 1990 (or there about) one of his paintings sold for 82.5 million, it was a painting of a doctor.

*he only lived to be 37, he ended up shooting himself in the chest.

*he was an epiletic and they say it was from him licking his oil paint brushes clean.

*while in the insane asslymn, his doctors used to make him take baths for therapy, the same tubs he used, are now used outside the hospital as flower planters.

*he died in his brother's arms.

Okay, now scroll back up and take the tour!