Homework Blues and Volunteering while Chatting with Coffee: Random Tuesday Thoughts Rebel
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Homework Blues and Volunteering while Chatting with Coffee: Random Tuesday Thoughts Rebel

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I would never have the patience to homeschool either of my kids. I am a huge admirer for those that can do it, but I know that homeschooling would be my downfall. First we have Princess Nagger – the gifted/accelerated learner who is way ahead of…

Princess Nagger Waxes Poetic: Random Tuesday Thoughts Rebel

Princess Nagger Waxes Poetic: Random Tuesday Thoughts Rebel

I survived the Testosterone Spring Break, and everyone is back on a regular schedule – almost.  Today Princess Nagger is testing into her new school district’s Gifted Program for next year – she could have avoided the testing, since she was already pre-qualified when we transferred her into the new school district (since she’s been…

Creepy Spider, Homework Fun, Young Lady vs. Ma’am, Vanilla Coke Shortage, Secret Chocolate Stash and Dino Twitter – RTT Rebel
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Creepy Spider, Homework Fun, Young Lady vs. Ma’am, Vanilla Coke Shortage, Secret Chocolate Stash and Dino Twitter – RTT Rebel

I always get thrown off when there’s a three-day weekend, today feels like Monday.  And of course that means by Friday I’ll have crammed five days worth of stuff into four, making it seem like a really long week.  Funny how that works. If you follow me on Facebook, you would have seen the unexpected…

Paper Stacks – To Save or Not To Save
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Paper Stacks – To Save or Not To Save

There are still 6-1/2 weeks until the first trimester ends for Princess Nagger’s 3rd grade class (less than 1/3 of the way into the school year).  The pile’o’papers of her schoolwork is already growing at a maniacal rate.  I have two boxes of Kindergarten papers and one (big) box of First Grade papers stashed up…

Homework Blues and Annoying Neighbors – Random Tuesday Thoughts
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Homework Blues and Annoying Neighbors – Random Tuesday Thoughts

Here we are, the final Random Tuesday before Christmas.  Is your brain as discombobulated as mine is trying to get all the last minute stuff done?  If so, feel free to set your mind free with all the other discombobulated brain surges.  That makes no sense, but I’m tired, so I’m just going to roll…

Random Conversation with Princess Nagger about Education
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Random Conversation with Princess Nagger about Education

PN: “I hate homework!” Me: “I know, but it’s a necessary evil.” PN: “We’re learning some of the same stuff we learned in first grade last year. Except Pictographs. That’s new.” Me: “Pictographs, eh? That sounds interesting!” PN: “Yes, it is interesting. Always remember across first, then up. Mrs. M says to think of it…

The Dogs Really Wanted to Eat Princess Nagger’s Homework
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The Dogs Really Wanted to Eat Princess Nagger’s Homework

One of Princess Nagger’s homework assignments yesterday was actually a fun one – she had a packet of Sweethearts the teacher wanted her to create sentences from the sayings on the hearts, gluing the selected hearts in the actual sentence.  Did you follow that?   I’m a little incoherent today with the cold PN so generously…