I am 4 months old now. It is no longer enough just to watch the mobile rotate around and around. Talk about lame. Now I must catch the animal as it spins by, wrestle it down to the ground and chew on it.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
CUTE!!
We sighted some exceedingly cute child things on Halloween this year! Check out my adorable little brown bear!
This year was the first that Child Thing #1 really picked out her own costume. I'm glad she went with something cute like a brown bear instead of, say... Dora. When her costume first came in the mail, I asked her if she wanted to try it on. She said "Yes, but Mommy, when I put it on, don't say I'm the cutest little bear." I agreed, but when she put it on, I forgot myself and told her she was the cutest little bear. Apparently that embarrassed her. :P
And I got to pick this costume myself! I have a thing for giraffes. Is that a cute costume or what?
Public? Private? Homeschool? No School on Fridays?!?
Four days of school a week?!? As if Hawai'i doesn't already have the worst school system in the United States. Has the news of "Furlough Friday" made it back to the mainland? If not, here's the deal: the state of Hawai'i is facing some sort of budget crises, so the elected officials have decided to save millions of dollars by closing schools on Fridays. And I mean every Friday. For the whole school year!
If I were a kid, I'd certainly be excited about this, but I just don't see how this is a good idea. Obviously, a kid's education is going to suffer. Also, parents (who still have to work on Friday) are having to come up with ways to take care of their kids on Fridays. This policy really just reflects the government's attitude toward education: it's not a priority.
Scott and I had been considering sending Child Thing #1 to a private pre-school next year, but this whole Furlough Friday thing makes private school that much more appealing. Scott has even brought up homeschooling recently, so that's something to consider.
It's just kindergarten...I doubt going to a below-par kindergarten would be damaging in the long run, but still...it's something to think about.
If I were a kid, I'd certainly be excited about this, but I just don't see how this is a good idea. Obviously, a kid's education is going to suffer. Also, parents (who still have to work on Friday) are having to come up with ways to take care of their kids on Fridays. This policy really just reflects the government's attitude toward education: it's not a priority.
Scott and I had been considering sending Child Thing #1 to a private pre-school next year, but this whole Furlough Friday thing makes private school that much more appealing. Scott has even brought up homeschooling recently, so that's something to consider.
It's just kindergarten...I doubt going to a below-par kindergarten would be damaging in the long run, but still...it's something to think about.
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