The Sunday Funnies

When Dorothy received the Star Student of the Month award, she came home with a blue ribbon, which she identified as a bookmark.

I write notes that I put in Dorothy's lunchbox, and for the past couple months I've written a joke on each note.  Yesterday she told me, "Mom, I want you to stop writing jokes on my notes."  "Why?" I asked.  "Because it feels like you're not really talking to me," she said, "just telling me a joke."

Something I did to Dorothy's tablet made her podcast start over again.  She complained that she would have to listen for 25 minutes to catch-up, and I suggested that she fast-forward.  "Don't worry, Mom," she told me, "it won't actually be 25 minutes.  It will just feel like 25 minutes."

An ad on t.v. announced that the movie Disenchanted was now streaming.  "Now?" I asked.  "I thought it was going to drop on Disney+ on Thanksgiving Day."  Dorothy answered, "I think they mean now streaming in theaters."

Update: Mission Complete

Dorothy saved-up her money for this Lego set: Olivia's Space Academy

She reached her goal more quickly than we expected!

Here's how she did it:
$5 leftover birthday money
$6 leftover from Gram & Big Daddy's Halloween treats
$4 chores
$40 selling her Peppa Pig toys

Bivalent Boosted

*and a tetanus booster for Brian who already got 4x vaxxed

Thanksgiving feast at school

So Dorothy decided to sell some of her old toys to buy a certain Lego set. Goodbye, Peppa Pig set that Santa brought my 3-year-old!

We mailed a letter this weekend

The Sunday Funnies

I asked Dorothy's opinion on some new clothing choices, which included primaries, pastels, etc.  "I'm more into outer space colors," she informed me.

"How many hours do you think you've played with your Legos this weekend?" I asked.  "Do you expect me to count time?" Dorothy retorted.

Dorothy is at her first sleepover tonight (photo courtesy of text updates from the other mom)

Neighborhood friend Elias visited today

Marigold, from Phoebe and her Unicorn, with a book tail (book character dress-up day)

Peanut butter ball from the weekend

Dorothy staged this picture for her Book Week poster

Children's Book Week

The Sunday Funnies

Dorothy, fresh from bed:  "When I have a small stuffed animal in my bed, it feels like I'm supposed to take care of it.  When I have a big stuffed animal in my bed, I feel like it's taking care of me."

When I picked Dorothy up from school I told her that Brian had gotten his Covid booster that day, so he might be feeling bad and grumpy.  I meant that she should be kind and gentle, but she replied, "I'll stay away from him."

Dorothy let me know that a kid in her class used "the word that starts with an Hh that sounds like the Ff word."  After a few more questions, I figured out that she meant "heck."

Dorothy has decided to write a chapter book

Presenting this month's Star Student!

Spot Hammy

Halloween 2022

 Video:  https://youtu.be/SjyUAYo2A-A

We checked out some Halloween decorations around town this weekend