NINE

Somehow we went six years without being into dolls, and this week she's all in. Also, that is Salem in her backpack.

2021 week nine

Theo, always with another craft in the works. This time a paper house for a paper cut out of an alligator.

The dandelion prince has returned with a very goofy "take my picture" face.

I brought the baby chicks to school on Monday for my students to hold. They loved hearing them peep all day and I tried to give them as many opportunities to hold them as possible. The little girl is pointing with a scared face bc the chick just messed the rug.

Theo set up a money forgery station in his room. He spent two nights carefully copying every detail of each dollar bill and coin we let him use. Including my prized $100,000 dollar bill. :)

Veronica's baby gimpy chicken died and she was very sad about it. That night I took her on a date to buy some special hair bands or something. She picked this one because it was just like the one our neighbor wears. It's funny to me to see her in this headband and choker knowing that I wore literally the exact same things at her age. 

Being Lady Liberty, obviously.

My students did an Abraham Lincoln craft this week. One student drew this as the desired face... Clearly this was at the moment of assassination. Notice the red lines in the eyes, haha.

We are very cruel to set up such an unreachable temptation for poor Salem. We got this little brooder heater instead of a heat lamp because I was always worried about the heat lamp catching fire. One night Salem was laying between the brooder and heat lamp for warmth and entertainment and I hear a clattering bang. I run out to find out what's wrong and see nothing. However, our whole house smelled like burning hair. I'm dashing around trying to find what's on fire, and I finally found a very embarrassed cat with a perfect circle of fur singed on his back. Foolish kitty. He must have arched his back straight into the heat bulb. 

 

Quotes:

Theodore

Veronica

Wiping away Salem's tears on a tissue, "Ew Salem your tears are gross, like meat juice."

Singing in the car, "ABCDEFG, toots in your pants, pee pee pee." An instant classic.

When I took V to buy a few hair accessories she was agonizing over picking between two and because they were both small I told her she could just have the both of them. She couldn't believe it and was so grateful. It made us both feel so happy. On the way out we stopped to look at some shoes and when I told her she could also buy a pair of shoes she was so happy she almost cried. She kept saying Thank You over and over and even offered to pay for some of the items herself. I was so surprised by how grateful she was. I want to remember this part of her heart when she complains about doing chores and the lunches I make for her. :)