Sam's Club, NYC

The Sunday Funnies

I loved the Sweet Valley Twins series as a kid.  Recently I picked up a few of the books for Dorothy.  She was chatting about the main characters, Elizabeth and Jessica, and she referenced The Sixers, which turns out to be the school newspaper.  When I asked what The Sixers was, Dorothy fussed, "Mom!  Didn't you say you read these!?!"

I went into Dorothy's room to wake her up the morning after the Grammys.  She was just a blue lump, 100% covered by blankets.  "Last night, Taylor Swift got two awards and announced that she is releasing an album on April 19," I told the lump.  Was it awake?  A moment passed.  "A re-release or a new album?" the lump gruffed.

Dorothy explained, "At school they've made fractions easier for us because we all lived through Covid." "Oh," I replied, "so the math that kids usually do at the beginning of third grade, you're doing closer to the end of third grade?" "No," Dorothy clarified, "they're just making the fractions easier because we all lived through Covid."

Dorothy was reading a book about manners. "One thing the book doesn't cover," Dorothy told me, "is what to do if you meet a famous person like Taylor Swift. Should you go up to her and talk, or give her privacy?"

Taylor Swift sings, "My drug is my baby; I'll be using for the rest of my life." Dorothy expressed some concern as to whether Taylor has done drugs. I explained that she is saying that she is obsessed with her baby the way that some people are obsessed with drugs. "So she means 'My baby is my drug,'" Dorothy concluded.

Cookie Booth

Sweetheart Ball at school

February 13

Be My Valentine

Let the good times roll

Catching up with Juniper & Avert (& Megan &John) in Gainesville

Juat a quick rubberband bracelet on the way to school

The Sunday Funny

Dorothy was poised to make a clever observation about Taylor Swift.  "Mama, you're gonna want this in The Sunday Funnies," she told me.  "Get ready to write it down."

Time to organize

Dorothy at the Children's Theatre field trip

Video:  https://youtu.be/A1o2o35dor4?feature=shared

Dorothy's new hobby is making family trees for herself and her book characters

Student of the Month: Responsibility

 

Double yolk

44!

We had a cold snap

Dorothy, age 9, curated an update to her gallery wall

The Sunday Funny

Dorothy has been writing a play she calls Drama: The Musical.  She worked hard on typing out the script.  Much of it involves the phrase "indistinct chatter."

100 heart stickers for the 100th day of school

Circus Acts

 

gifts were given

wigs were worn

food was eaten

cannons were shot

poses were struck

trains were boarded

church clothes were packed

cars were lined-up

feet were bubbled

crafts were crafted

movies were watched

tattoos were tatted

performers performed

babies watched Big Daddy instead

games were played

jumps were made

Circus Fun!

 

Dorothy reached her Girl Scout cookie sales goal!

Friends writing a script for "Drama: The Musical"

School was cancelled today for wind storms

Dorothy and Mama worked together to update the 3rd grade bulletin board

Neighborhood Silliness

2023 Interview Prep: Dorothy Thinks Your Trip Sounds Fun

Girl Scout Cookies for sale!

 

Girl Scout cookies for sale!

$5 per box.  We will deliver if you're local, and you can pay with Venmo, Paypal, cash, or check.  If you want to pay with credit card or have your cookies shipped, Dorothy has a website for that:  https://digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/dorothy516643

Our first deadline is January 10.

2024!

 

The Sunday Funny

Hearing Dorothy interpret Taylor Swift lyrics is endlessly fun!

In her song Mean, Taylor slings an insult at a critic:

And I can see you years from now in a bar

Talking over a football game

With that same big loud opinion

I remarked that Taylor was using the image of the man watching football in a bar to look down on him, but that she is now dating an NFL player and attending games herself.

Dorothy defended Taylor:  "She's looking down on him because he's talking over a football game, and the other people can't hear the game."

The Santa house in Chicago

Indoor Playground in Columbus, IN (Spot Dorothy)

 

Dorothy and Hammy on the road

Flashback to setting-up luminaria with Grandpa