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Jacket weather is most definitely upon us. We’re in that weird weather spot where it’s not cold enough to turn on the heat, but not warm enough for the air conditioner. It is a bit chilly in the mornings — temperatures in the low to mid-50s — so the kids have been wearing their jackets to school. A look at our coat rack shows you that fall is upon us!
Though we never have been and never will be Buddhist, some remnants of Chinese culture do remain in our family. My grandmother always had Buddha statuettes in her house. She always told me that I should rub Buddha’s tummy for good luck. Sometimes I did. Sometimes I had good luck. I don’t know that the two were ever correlated.
In any event, on one of our pre-parenthood trips to Disney World, Hubby and I found these little Buddhas in the China pavilion at Epcot. They looked cheerful and reminded me of my grandmother’s house, so we bought them. They stand guard over the ledge near our kitchen sink, looking out over the living room. The poor guy in the back has seen better days. Both of his hands have broken off, which I didn’t even realize until I took this photo. I wonder if a handless Buddha has diminised luck-giving capacity?
On the 50th day of school, the kindergarten classes celebrate with 50s Day. The children come dressed in their best 1950s outfits and they get to drink root beer floats at snack time. Here is Jacob dressed and ready for school on Monday. As you can see, he’s none too happy about his outfit!
I also forgot to take a picture on Tuesday, so I’ve included a picture of his class, taken by another parent.
Though it didn’t seem like we hit THAT many houses last night, Jacob remarked this morning while eating his breakfast, “Wow, our bags are stuffed!” Yes, indeed. Here is there take from last night, including 2 cartons of homemade brownies from my mom.
Happy Halloween from Iron Man and Wolverine.
Hubby captured this shot of Jacob taking a photo of himself on Friday afternoon.
Report cards came home today for the first 9 weeks grading period. Jacob did well, receiving all E and S designations. He is reading at a 2nd grade level.
This is Peter’s first year to receive actual grades (rather than the N, S, E grading system of the last 2 years). He made all As and made the honor roll! Way to go Pete!
A couple of years ago, I bought two Disney Haunted Mansion gravestones to decorate our yard for Halloween. Here is the ghost that haunts the grave of Good Old Fred (a great big rock fell on his head).
Peter is the first “Superstar of the Week” in his class. He had to fill out a questionnaire about his likes, dislikes, family, etc. and create a poster of photographs showing some snippets of his life and interests. He was also permitted to bring some special items to school to share with his class.
Here is the poster we made on Tuesday for his presentation on Wednesday. He brought with him his gumball machine that he recently received as a party favor, his Pinewood Derby car from Cub Scouts and his Pinewood Derby trophy, a Bakugan, and a sports trophy.
