Can You be Any More Tired Than This?
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Amazed
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Is that really you in there, Mom?
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Alexander and His Friend
(While Alexander and his friend are building things with legos) Alexander: “Oh, that’s a cool ship!”
Alexander’s friend: “It’s an organic bomber!”
Alexander: “That’s so cool!”
How to Scare Your Big Sister
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Bring in a doll all wrapped up in Daniel's blanket. Your big sister will probably think you are carrying the real baby, and she will shout, run over to you, and grab the doll. Then after she has the doll, she will laugh at herself for thinking a doll was the real baby. This game is a lot of fun!
Teacher Say. . .
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Joseph, Alexander, Johnathan, Maria, and I have been taking swimming lessons since last week. On the second day of the lessons, Alexander was getting ‘the talk’ about listening to the teacher on the way to the lessons in the car.” Alexander, you have to do everything the teacher says. If she tells you to stay in one spot, you listen, understand?” Alexander nodded. Then, Joseph’s voice came quietly from his car-seat in the back. “Chee-cher say: kick-kick-kick-kick.” “What else does the teacher say, Joseph?” asked Mom. “Chee-cher say, bwow bub-bows, bwow bub-bows,” he responded. It was adorable.
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Shakespeare Camp
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Last week, I attended a homeschool Shakespeare Camp, were we put on an almost unabridged production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I played Peter Quince, the director of a play within a play. More details and pictures on this blog, here.
Cast Picture. Left to right, top: our director, Demetrius, Puck the mischievous fairy, Nick Bottom, Duke Theseus,Titania, Queen of fairies, Oberon, King of Fairies, another Titania, one of her servants, and Lysander. Bottom: Helena, Peter Quince, three more servant fairies, and Hermia.
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White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake
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I made this cheesecake for a cooking competition. I didn’t win, but the cake did turn out perfectly.
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Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
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I made this a couple weeks ago and it was scrumptious! Note the fact that there was only one piece left before I could take a picture.
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Pictures from the Garden
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These pictures were taken with my brand new Canon powershot SD790IS, which I bought on Tuesday. It is a big upgrade from my old camera, having twice the pixels.
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A Toad
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We found this guy in the backyard a couple weeks ago, and I snapped a photo of him before we let him go. He’s the biggest toad we’ve ever discovered.
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Amusing Daniel Poses
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Baby Feet
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Announcing:
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Announcing Daniel Augustine Frederes, who was born on May 27, 2009, at 6:14 PM. He weighed 8 lb 7 oz, and he’s beautiful. Thanks be to God for his safe delivery!
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Spring Pictures
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A goldfinch high in a tree
Spinach from the garden
Columbine in bloom
Another columbine plant
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