Well there I was in the kitchen, doing some dishes, while Leah was playing with her books, and Lucy was quietly gnawing on her rope toy. Or so I thought... until suddenly I heard a big noise near the table. I turned around to find Leah and Lucy quite ecstatic about a can of Gerber Puffs that had been completely emptied onto the floor! As far as I can gather, Lucy got the canister off the table, Leah took the lid off, dumped the contents, and both of them dug in. I started to scold Lucy, but then realized that this was one of those priceless baby-and-her-puppy-moments that I would miss someday, so I got my camera instead. At least I had just vacuumed!
My sixth grade class has been working on persuasive essays this quarter, and one of their first assignments was to write a persuasive piece on what Mr. and Mrs. Dainty should name their baby! They worked in partners, and they got to choose either a girl's name or a boy's name. Their responses were quite interesting and they have certainly given us some chuckles. Here are some of the highlights. (Spelling and grammar errors have been left in for comedic purposes.) Most Unique Supporting Details "Isabella is a perfect name because Queen Isabella helped supply Colombus for his trip across the sea. When we were younger we wished that there were famous people with our names. Many people may think Isabella is a weird name, but we think it is very beautiful." "I picked the name Tera because it is easy to spll , and Tera sownds like she will be smart like her mother. Her mother is so smarte . And she will want to be a techer like her." (This child obviously ...
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