Category Archives: Ordinary Life

May 16

SCENES FROM ROLLER COASTER CENTRAL

Last week, I read a book about roller coasters while sitting on my homemade roller coaster.

Then Hugs and Baby Rosie rode on my homemade roller coaster.

For school, I wrote a “web list” about roller coasters…

…and drew a diagram of Kingda Ka.

Then, sadly, I actually had to do a lesson about bees.

And I saw a cute cat on our walk.

That was cool because I like cats, too!

May 9

SCENES FROM TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK

It was Teacher Appreciation Week and my school made a video to show the teachers at their virtual staff meeting. This is my picture that went in the video!

I also continued with virtual school, of course. One of my math assignments was to make several equations that equal the number 18. We were told to use objects, like rocks or marbles, to help us. My object was drawings of amusement parks!

And we did a lot of walking…

The deck garden is coming along nicely.

And I participated in my first birthday parade. Happy 9th birthday, Phoenix! We, and a bunch of other people, drove past his house, honking our horns and waving.

May 2

SCENES FROM GROUNDHOG DAY

All of the days are really starting to feel the same now.

Chalk drawing is getting kind of boring.

But I’ve really been liking my Hot Wheels track.

I finished my third week of virtual school.

Here’s a letter I wrote to Mrs. Flagg and Mrs. Stecher explaining why I like the color pink.

We also went on our daily walks to get closer to my goal of 40 miles. I’m almost to 10 miles now.

While walking, I gathered some leaves and flowers to make nature impressions. This is the salt dough.

Then I pressed the leaves and flowers into the dough and baked it. Here are some that I colored, as well.

We also found some painted rocks on one of our walks.

I invented a dessert called Ellamix. Here’s the recipe: Get two molasses cookies, put some strawberries and blueberries between them, and microwave until warm.

We also pulled out the bread machine Grandma and Grandpa got us a while ago. I didn’t like it very much, but Mommy and Daddy did. I’m more excited about the pizza dough we’re going to make next!

Apr 25

SCENES FROM DANDELION FARMING

The early part of the week was sunny and warm, so we took walks along the path by our house.

We came across this cool little creation someone made.

One of my favorite flowers is the dandelion!

I love taking their seeds and planting them nearby.

Actually, the whole town is in bloom right now.

By mid-week, it was cold and damp, so I played inside on my homemade roller coaster.

And did some windowsill reading.

But I eventually went out again and made some chalk drawings.

Puzzle update: We did it! We finished!

Okay…two pieces are missing. We got 99.8% of the way there, though. Not bad, huh?

Corn cob update: It’s taking over.

Apr 11

SCENES FROM THE NEW NORMAL

Here we are, another week at home, with no end in sight. So we played some music…

…and just kinda collapsed on stuff.

I also practiced skateboarding in the kitchen.

The neighbors probably got used to seeing me make the mail run in my pajamas.

Another day, another pair of pajamas.

I drew lots and lots of pictures.

Daddy and I drew amusement parks together and made tons of them in the last week. I’ll post my favorites some day.

I also liked to climb on things.

Garden update: We thought all of our snap pea babies died in the snow, but one little guy prevailed!

We also soaked this dried up corn cob we got from a friend a couple years ago. It began to sprout, so we’ll put that in the deck container garden next week.

Apr 4

SCENES FROM CONTINUED ISOLATION

We finished our third full week of being housebound. I told Mommy, “it feels like we’re under house arrest.”

As usual, working on my many Planet Coaster parks was a top priority.

I also rode rides at my in-home amusement park.

Our potato sprouted!

We chopped it in half and put it in that pot of dirt.

We continued to make progress on our puzzle. It’s only fitting that it’s actually a Christmas puzzle, because that’s probably when it will be finished.

I drew, colored, and named birds.

Daddy and I drew a whole bunch of amusement parks.

And we saw a pretty rainbow outside our window at sunset. What will next week bring???

Feb 20

DENTIST DUTY

It’s that time of year again…

Don’t let my sort of smiling face fool you. I can’t stand this place. It’s my very least favorite medical requirement. (I was kind of happy at this moment, though, because the hygienist was done with her horrible work and the dentist just does a quick look.)

Then I was FREEEEE! (No cavities!)