Fun Fact

Reindeer like to eat bananas. 

Brilliant Poem

posted to facebook by my friend, Sabrina:

Roses are red,

Bacon is too.

Poems are hard.

Bacon.

Cyber School Update

Just a brief note - things are going well in Mrs. Maize's classroom. Audrey has taken to the things which interest her and we're able to use those to accentuate the basics (writing skills, word problems, whatever).  She's particularly interested in all kinds of research ... the latest topics have been Minnesota, Japan, rock types, the civil rights movement and insects. One of the most fun components is the Personal Dictionary - the course instructs us to add vocab words to it corresponding to the topics we discuss (erosion, peninsula, igneous, mayor), but as her interests branch out and she asks more questions, she's adding to her dictionary like mad, perfecting her dictionary use skills (we have one that weighs more than her). I love the blooming curiosity.  I love that I get to witness the excitement. Some days are not as much "fun," and that's ok ... we manage!

Anyway, more detailed info later; I need to get back to schoolin'!

Fun Fact

The brown myotis bat's young when born are equivalent to a woman giving birth to a thirty-pound baby.


At birth, a panda is smaller than a mouse and weighs about four ounces.

Fun Fact

It is physically impossible for pigs to look up at the sky.

Fun Fact

A group of finches is called a charm.


A group of geese on the ground is called a gaggle; a group of geese in the air is called a skein.


A group of goats is called a trip.


A group of owls is called a parliament.

Fun Fact

The poisonous copperhead smells like fresh-cut cucumbers.

"Rev" Preaches the Word

In case you're not on facebook - here's a link to Ian's sermon from February. Enjoy!