Things Have Changed

Monday, February 2, 2026

Snow fell and stuck around for a day. Last January's snow happened overnight, but this time, we played outside for a couple hours while it covered the neighborhood.

Sunday, February 1, 2026

The Sunday Funny

Two years ago when Dorothy misspelled a word in the school Spelling Bee, she was upset when her friend told her, "I can't believe you got out on the word superb! It's such an easy word!"

So, the day after she competed in the District Spelling Bee this year, she told me, "People at school asked what word I got out on. And I decided to say, 'Ferret. How would you have spelled it?'"

Friday, January 30, 2026

Just your typical Friday afternoon

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Dorothy competed in the District Spelling Bee tonight

She finished in the top 10 out of 41 students.

Monday, January 19, 2026

Dorothy outgrew her skates, so she borrowed Sarah's. Then Sarah's skates broke, so she's pictured wearing Brian's skates (toes stuffed!)

Sunday, January 18, 2026

You have 2/3 cup of flour in a bin and 7/8 cup of flour in a bag. To determine whether you have enough flour for a recipe that needs 1 & 3/4 cups of flour, should you use an estimate, or is an exact answer required? Explain.

Dorothy said aloud:

"That depends on whether you're okay making a smaller batch of cookies."

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We watched the Student Spotlight video about Dorothy. In the video, she was pointing to something in the science experiment the class was doing. "Are these kids at your table the ones you're always willing to help when they don't get it?" Brian teased, referencing the video. "No," Dorothy said, "everyone at Table One gets it."

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Brian turned on the Chicago Bears - LA Rams game. He told Dorothy, "Everyone in Chicago is excited because it's really cold there, and they're playing the Rams, who are usually in LA, where it's always warm." "Oh, do they like visiting there?" Dorothy asked.