Sicko and Pigs

This poster was in the Paris Metro. Has anyone seen the movie yet? I saw a pic of Bush in 2000 compared to 2008 and he has aged. For a movie that parodies him, it chose Bush's younger image for this poster at least. I am sick(flu or strep, not because of the poster). But not too sick to tell you that Ellery said that she was going to vote for "Baracka Obama" because Christopher, her classmate was. Then she mentioned that maybe she should vote for John McCain because he has a parakeet. "I hope Christopher doesn't get mad at me," she mused. Soren and I leave on Tuesday for Costa Rica/Cancun traipsing and am I ready? Not close. I have no energy, my itinerary is still being built, the laundry is growing into a living thing, I can't remember how to conjugate Spanish verbs, I haven't copied Soren's work for the trip and on and on. I don't even know what I'm going to be for Halloween which never happens to me. But I know it will work out. Things will get done somehow. Compromises will be made. My new mantra is "No big deal." I learned it from a piano teacher for savants. Try it, it works for me.

And oh. Soren and I were on the local cable news last night. Our neighbor's yard has been rooted up by feral hogs and we were interviewed. Soren thinks we're rockstars now. We recorded it and watched it like 7 more times. Check out this neighbor's blog for his take on the situation: http://robjones3030.wordpress.com/2008/10/19/feral-hogs-and-trail-dogs/

Hodgepodge Post

She's showing interest. (yayayayayayyyyy!) She can play the first line of "Jesus Said Love Everyone." I get excited but I keep it to myself so I don't freak her out. She actually has a nice voice too--maybe taking after Aunt Chauncey???

I planted these shrubs the first of this summer and they like where I put them. Fall is prettier in my front yard now because of them.

And good ole mums. They bloomed like nobody's business this year. Things are pretty good with us. Check out some disco party pics at http://heatherfly.shutterfly.com/ I was one of the few without a wig. I am going all out next year. That is the first time some of my friends have seen Cyler dance. (Go Cyler, Go Cyler) The Larza's were great hosts--good food, decorations and music. Too much fun! And today at Global Homeschool, Soren did it. He synthesized some knowledge. He made a connection between Mesopotamian priests, Gulliver's travels, and Lee Iacoca regarding uncertainty and how to handle it. It was priceless!! I didn't know it was going to happen so soon so I was shocked. My other goals for us was to recognize and avoid binary thinking. He's doing that too when he points out that the question I just asked him was an either/or question. The main goal is to learn how to WRITE. He's working on that as we speak. He is also learning about his body and how to take care of it. Somewhere in the middle we do math, science, music, art and a bit of French.