Dorothy had a school project about nests

It was her turn to take home the "STEAM backpack" and do various activities which included building a nest.

The Sunday Funnies

For CCD homework, we watched a video about Jesus healing a sick child.  The video begins, "Once Jesus did something that really seems impossible.  It's actually impossible to explain how it happened because it was done by the power that comes from God."
Later in the story, the narrator describes, "They realized that what had just happened was a miracle."
Dorothy commented, "That's actually kind of easy to explain."

Dorothy was excited.  "We got to play any game we wanted to in technology class today!  Any game!"
"Ms. Gamble must have been in a good mood," I said.
"She wasn't there," Dorothy explained.  "We had a substitute, Ms. Browne.  But none of the games were working, so we all played Santa Tracker.  There's 334 days until Christmas."

Dorothy appeared in the kitchen after bedtime.  "After I finished playing in bed, and I went to the bathroom, and washed my hands, I wanted to come out and let you know that I'm all finished.  I like to do that.  It just seems right."

Dorothy's homework was to make a word search with her spelling words, including plan and plane.  I noticed that she made a mistake and wrote plan twice, but no plane.  Gently, I suggested, "I think I need some help finding plane."  "Find it yourself!" she sassed.  (!)

Every day when I pick up Dorothy she overflows with details of the games she and her friends made up at school.  This is my favorite part of the day.  Today, she explained, "Lots of things got adopted at school today.  Evelyn adopted Olivia.  I adopted Omar's left Baby Yoda glove."

Dorothy came into my bedroom early on Saturday morning.  "It's seven o'clock," she said.  "It's early," I said.  "Don't you wanna get up?" she asked.  "Don't you want a longer day?"

A video was discussing how the Lego Friends brand opened-up the world of Legos to girls, and Dorothy took this literally:  "You mean Legos were only for boys?!"

The Muppet Show

New kicks all around

Happy birthday, Daddy!

Chocolate chip eyes, blogged at Dorothy's request

Oz book #27

Practice, practice

The Sunday Funnies

Dorothy got into the car after school and complained about her duty assignment for the week.  "I've been waiting all year to be 'the snake' when we walk in the halls!  And this week it's finally my week and it's only a 4-day week!"

"Dorothy," I said, noticing her book, "haven't you read that book before?"  "Mom," she retorted, "It's a choose-your-own-adventure!"

Random flashback

I smell gingerbread cookies

100th day of school (dress like you're 100)

 

Reading glasses (she won't break character)

Today Dorothy declared these done

New toy (spending that Christmas cash)

The Sunday Funny

Brian singsongs: Georgie Porgie pudding and pie, kissed the girls and made them cry.
Dorothy: Wait, what?
Brian: Oh, it's just an old song, that's how it goes.
Dorothy: Good tears or sad tears?

Gingerbread kits on clearance and leftover Halloween candy

Johnny Mathis and Gram stopped in for a quick visit

Roblox lesson from Mary Claire

Mouse Trapped!

Outdoor delivery for neighborhood friend

Dorothy's homework was to measure her bed in units of shoes

The Sunday Funnies

Dorothy was sleeping in her bed on the first night that she used her canopy.
"I think that tomorrow we should have a major cleaning day," she said.
"Ok," I asked, "why?"
"Well, the canopy looks really nice and makes me think that my room should be clean.  And if my room is clean, it makes me think that the whole house should be clean.  If the whole house is clean, we won't have to close all the doors when people come over."

Dorothy received a board game as a gift.  The premise is that a fox stole a pie and you have to figure out which fox did the deed.  Dorothy was studying the box.  "It's just like Clue," she announced, "but not scary!"

We were playing Sorry and Dorothy and I teamed-up against Brian.  "Girls rule!  Boys drool!" I exclaimed at some point.  Dorothy looked at me with surprise.  "How do you know that?  Kids in my class made that up!" she said.

Flashback to Chicago (Hidden Lake)

Good morning, Mama

Dorothy's milk dripped in the shape of a snowman and winter hat

Flashback to Pajama Day at school just before Christmas

2 hours of play and 30 minutes of cleanup, I call it a win

The wind before the storm

The Sunday Funnies: Chicago Edition

I was getting Dorothy dressed for her first outing in Chicago, and she complained, "Why are we putting on a coat over a sweater?!"

We stepped outside on a cold Chicago day, and after a few breaths Dorothy exclaimed, "We're dragons!"

Dorothy followed me to the Deans' basement -- and she looked around in wonder, and proclaimed, "I love Grandma and Grandpa's whole house."

Grandma and Grandpa's house phone rang -- Dorothy glanced here and there, and noted, "The phone is ringing in two places!"

Grandma was taking something out of the oven, and she held up the heart-shaped red potholder that said "Hot Stuff."  "Look what this says," Grandma showed Dorothy.  "It's a good reminder," Dorothy replied solemnly.

At home Dorothy insists on washing her hands in cold water.  In Chicago the water is much chillier.  She was washing her hands at Grandma and Grandpa's house with a little bit of hot and a little bit of cold.  "This is the house where I discovered warm water," she remarked.

One of these had a good ending