Now could all three of you look at the camera? Just once. And smile…or at least not look weird. Please?
Not gonna happen.
Category Archives: elijah
Weathering and Erosion
The boys have been studying weathering and erosion in science recently. This was a fun little experiment in which they observed and recorded the effects of glacial erosion. Very interesting, I must say. Honestly, I’ve learned almost as much as they have this past year.
And while I’m on the topic of weathering and erosion… I feel weathered. Beaten down. Tired. This year has had it’s ups and downs, but it’s been a pretty good experience for the most part, I think. These days, though, I’ve been feeling, for the first time, like I just want to quit. Probably a good thing that this is happening with only three weeks left until our summer holidays begin. Oh boy, I am so ready for summer holidays! Wahoo!
Eli-Guy
“Well, would you look at the sit of him,” my mother would say. He sits, as Dave and I often discuss, like his Grampie…interesting how we inherit so much more than looks, I think.
It occurs to me as I look at this photo, and realize how grown-up Elijah is getting (and by the way, those are my shoes that he has on!) that we are standing at the precipice of a great, yawning chasm. At one end is boyhood and at the other is manhood. It’s a little unnerving, I must say… Okay, to be honest, it’s terrifying. I have no idea how to cross it.
On a side note, Elijah is off doing MCA testing today, a Minnesota standardized test. Go Eli-Guy, go!
Drawing Lessons For Phoebe
Phoebe drew her first successful face today under Elijah’s tutalage. Elijah was a proud teacher and Phoebe a proud student…and I was a proud mother. 
Baby Therapy
Have you ever heard how pets can be thereputic for children? The eager, accepting wag of a dog’s tail or the soft, content purr of a cat… Being able to just love on something that really expects nothing at all from them…
Ellie is Elijah’s pet. So adorable. He can’t even put her down when he’s doing his school work.
“But I just love her so much! I can’t help it. I have to hold her. Look, I can do my work while holding her. See?”
