http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/jengresak/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:55:00 -0600 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:55:00 -0600 One day after school, Connor and Will were sitting on the floor, picking at crumbs on the carpet and arguing about the existence of Santa.   "He's not real Will," Connor firmly and mercilessly stated. "But there was a real guy...I think his name was Santa Claus too. And he was a good toymaker and nice to children and do you know what happened to him?" (Big dramatic pause from Connor.) "He died! And one day you will too!"   Well doesn't that put you in the holiday mood? He should write for Hallmark. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/jengresak/444630/ Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:55:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/jengresak/444630/ So what do we poor snowless Texans do for fun? We slide down green grassy hills on flattened cardboard boxes! Kate flew down the hill at astonshing speed and loved it! Though she did start out most of her rides like this...   Will at the bottom (Random fact -my kids very seldom wear socks. I know -lecture me about stinky feet...) Maybe it was a little intense for Connor... Brandon's turn! Wipeout! and another one... Don't tell her obgyn I made her do it. Eric's is the only one that looks like we just set a box on the ground and laid on them and I made this whole thing up. But I swear, he really was moving, and I really do force my family to slide down a hill on a box every fall, and it really was fun! Tree climbing pictures tomorrow!! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/jengresak/420958/ Sun, 4 Nov 2007 16:50:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/jengresak/420958/ Kate looking gorgeous in her Tinkerbell costume. Her reaction to herself :) Dylan's fierce Captain Hook -"Arg!" Jen and Will as Wendy and Peter Pan   The pirate crew - Brandon, Connor, and Dylan Laura did the most amazing job on Kate's hair and make up!! Dylan gets a little sprinkling of pixie dust. A group shot...and just for fun - who can guess Laura's Peter Pan themed costume which was so adorable but unrecognized by most??? (I would've known just what you were Laura, even if I hadn't been in on it.) http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/jengresak/418908/ Thu, 1 Nov 2007 00:04:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/jengresak/418908/ Has anyone noticed that Laura and I tend to overdue things? Well Halloween is no exception. This year is a ridiculously overblown production of Peter Pan with eight cast members and a dog that is sure to have people hurling candy at us in appreciation of our efforts. Will, my four year old personification of mischief, has the honor of being Peter Pan. We bought the very last Peter Pan costume at the Disney Store (and at 50% off thank you very much). Will wanted to drive over to Laura's to show her his costume and Tinkerbell in the making, Kate agreed. So our pint sized Captain Hook  Dylan, Kate, and Will had a mini dress rehearsal. Will wasn't too sure at first but Laura and I doted on him to such a ridiculous degree that he soon came around.   i announced it was time to change back into their clothes and go to Walmart. "Mom? Can't I wear this?" Will asked.   I shuddered, thinking of all those kids I see in Superman outfits at the grocery store.. "Nope. Put your clothes back on."   Will's eyes got unnaturally large. "He's only four Jen," Laura said. "And it's almost Halloween..."   I sighed. "Alright Will," I said. And so off we went to Walmart - Kate, Peter Pan, and I.   As we walked through the parking lot, as woman in a Mickey Mouse sweatshirt drove by. When she saw Will prancing through the parking lot her face lit up and she waved enthusiastically at him. He gasped. "She knows me!" he exclaimed in wonder, stopping dead in his tracks.   "Yep, she sure does," I told him.       With this revelation his whole demeanor changed. It was as if he was running for public office. "Hi, I'm Peter Pan! Peter Pan here, glad to meet you!" he greeted stranger after stranger, even striking that famous Peter Pan pose -hands on hips and legs spread out. He skipped to the check out here our cashier remarked in false dread, "Oh no Robin Hood! Please don't steal from me!" I looked over at Will. He looked like she had shot him. She realized her mistake. "You're not Robin Hood?" she asked apologetically.   "Nope," he said as he struck his pose and grinned. "I'm Peter Pan!"  http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/jengresak/418502/ Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:36:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/jengresak/418502/ If you see the dancer rotating clockwise you are right brained (creative). If you see her rotate counter clockwise, you are left brained (logical).   She's dancing clockwise for me and I don't see how it could look like she's going counter clockwise? But perhaps that's because I'm creative and not logical? Or maybe it's a hoax. Which way does she turn for you? If you can' see her on the blog, you can check it out here.     http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/jengresak/407421/ Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:42:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/jengresak/407421/