tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post8661143864778530798..comments2024-03-27T17:28:13.744+01:00Comments on Away From It All: Easily EntertainedLisAwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03299284773832500834noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-13304968519087874882008-10-19T04:23:00.000+02:002008-10-19T04:23:00.000+02:00Uh, yeah, we don't do math like that here until li...Uh, yeah, we don't do math like that here until like High School!!! I remember being in church there once(in a classroom) and I learned that the trigonometry on the board was indeed for fourth graders...NICE! <BR/><BR/>And I have an 8 year old daughter who is always B-O-R-E-D with a capital B! Even with the 10,000 other things to do. I am trying to figure out what she REALLY means by that.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410212624282159126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-74218584923034628752008-10-10T20:20:00.000+02:002008-10-10T20:20:00.000+02:00THANKS LU! How coordinated is that Aaron tossing ...THANKS LU! How coordinated is that Aaron tossing and catching that ball without looking!? I remember being bored like Ewie. And David is a great teacher to his little brother. xoxoxoxoxogramaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15089889939697034575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-71861663006647250672008-10-10T17:52:00.000+02:002008-10-10T17:52:00.000+02:00Math is a four letter word. Enough said.Math is a four letter word. Enough said.Kimberly Vanderhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653757517652257445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-39233560810984629022008-10-10T06:25:00.000+02:002008-10-10T06:25:00.000+02:00My 4th-grader's math looks nothing like this. Oh, ...My 4th-grader's math looks nothing like this. Oh, and did I mention he's bored to tears? Scored 100% on nearly all of the standardized tests. The school system is not meeting his needs. <BR/><BR/>I love the way your kids spend their days...except for the nasty homework. I wish we were a bit more European in our approach to interweaving life, work, and play.charrettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351177033783487168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-43340268904796013382008-10-10T06:14:00.000+02:002008-10-10T06:14:00.000+02:00Just to make you feel better:I am a substitute tea...Just to make you feel better:<BR/><BR/>I am a substitute teacher. I spend a LOT of time around middle school/high school aged girls. Between "toys" and "boys" boredom is the name of the game, and they ALL specialize in the boredom thing. When they aren't bored, they're giggling with other usually-bored girls practicing for the boy-thing.<BR/><BR/>So be grateful it isn't "boys" yet, and enjoy the non-scary boredom while you have it:)J. Baxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10336068633235904883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-44828810987043615092008-10-10T03:55:00.000+02:002008-10-10T03:55:00.000+02:00um, having a fourth grader this year who just brou...um, having a fourth grader this year who just brought home homework that looked like this:<BR/><BR/>draw a money combination that would make up $2.12<BR/><BR/>I am going to say we are definitely behind the eight-ball here in America:)<BR/><BR/>And I just have to say, I almost peed my pants (granted, that is easier to do now that I've had three kids, but still...) when I was reading "Or he plays inside with Aaron, teaching him to be about 30 times louder than we'd like him to be...Aaron still can't feed himself cold cereal or make an "m" sound, but he can throw up a ball and catch it and fake a western movie death." I have two boys-- and I SO hear you on this one!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02408630005976395741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-7469907174610100542008-10-10T03:36:00.000+02:002008-10-10T03:36:00.000+02:00I think my older son learned to fake shoot before ...I think my older son learned to fake shoot before he learned to anything else, including feed himself.Melanie Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489615939726209573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-71095675713925303642008-10-10T02:54:00.000+02:002008-10-10T02:54:00.000+02:00It's so fun to get a sneak peek at your life with ...It's so fun to get a sneak peek at your life with the kids. David sounds like such a great big brother and teaching little Aaron the essential skills of boyhood such as faking a western movie death! I love it!<BR/><BR/>And Evie, she definitely is getting a good education. That Math looks hard even beyond 4th grade. I love that she loves to hang out with you even if it's just to complain that she's bored. I checked out her blog and she is a talented blogger like her Mom! <BR/><BR/>And, hey, you can always leave long comments on my blog. I enjoy reading them. Everyone for some reason did on my last post and I love it!Little GrumpyAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065581455480762162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-15005274708079505492008-10-10T01:52:00.000+02:002008-10-10T01:52:00.000+02:00I need a salad dressing maker at my house! I'm jea...I need a salad dressing maker at my house! I'm jealous! But letting your kids play with plastic bags and storing board games on the floor---yeah, you and I would get along juuuuust fine!Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062439478458703873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-36462343800616701412008-10-10T00:12:00.000+02:002008-10-10T00:12:00.000+02:00We have a child in 4th grade too and I'm REALLY st...We have a child in 4th grade too and I'm REALLY struggling to help him with his homework. I've kinda wondered about that whole intelligient people not getting bored thing. My child who is the most school smart is the biggest whiner about being bored. I find this odd since it seems like you get smarter by being a naturally inquisitive person and should therefore be easily entertained. I dunno...Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02146733661303357665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-91291458154111827512008-10-09T23:41:00.000+02:002008-10-09T23:41:00.000+02:00HOLY SNAP CRACKLE POP!!! That's like the math I"M ...HOLY SNAP CRACKLE POP!!! That's like the math I"M doing!!! woah. And I don't even do my homework. I'm going to a specail thing for Evie, Tell her to look at my blog the next time she gets on the computer, I'm gonna do a "Just for Evie" Post. By the way, I came across a song that you might really like. My parents and I love it. It is called Fidelity-Regina Spektor. I hope you like it, if you decide to listen to it...Olivia Pettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18279752712329105136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-57585146940731113542008-10-09T23:20:00.000+02:002008-10-09T23:20:00.000+02:00Sounds like Aaron is more coordinated than my kind...Sounds like Aaron is more coordinated than my kindergartner. I wish I could get my kids to play games with me. Lydia hates games because she might lose. Are there any good games that Evie and David can play together?Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08896888700175603711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-77317296850356731972008-10-09T22:50:00.000+02:002008-10-09T22:50:00.000+02:00That was like alegebra, or actually was alegebra a...That was like alegebra, or actually was alegebra and not just like it. HOLY COW. If my kids were going to be learning that kind of math at that young of an age, it really wouldn't take long for them to realize what a doofus I am when it comes to math. But then again, your daughter is going to come over to the states and blow the kids here away with her brain power and math skills. Which would be pretty cool, and probably boring.melissabastowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07707231121450160335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-81608280831682132952008-10-09T21:05:00.000+02:002008-10-09T21:05:00.000+02:00And Melissa, you are HILARIOUS!And Melissa, you are HILARIOUS!Andi Kate, Children's Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276051519521844931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-65474748635625162492008-10-09T21:04:00.000+02:002008-10-09T21:04:00.000+02:00Math--gross.I am pretty much never bored, so appar...Math--gross.<BR/><BR/>I am pretty much never bored, so apparently I am BRILLIANT!<BR/><BR/>But really, I am always confused by other moms who ask what I do all day. Huh? Um, lots of nose wiping and laundry and monotonous chores...but there are always 100 other things I would RATHER be doing that pile up until I can get a free minute to try one: reading the 3 books I'm in, of course blogging, scrap booking, playing my guitar/piano, learning how to sew, BAKING, shopping... Tell Evie to get started on these things now, so she can be bored later. :)Andi Kate, Children's Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276051519521844931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-54756479981990266522008-10-09T18:26:00.000+02:002008-10-09T18:26:00.000+02:00My four-year-old spent most of yesterday telling m...My four-year-old spent most of yesterday telling me she was "boyed." Or "boid," or however you spell "bored" when you pronounce your Rs like Is. My grandmother always used to say that the only people who were bored were the ones who were too stupid to think of anything to do. Always made us feel special. (This is the same woman who was called "The Claw" because if you misbehaved, she'd come up behind you and grab you between your neck and your shoulder and sqeeze. Kind of the way that Vulcans can fell their enemies with the same techniqe. She taught third grade).Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162550253703038825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-20533379493114617362008-10-09T17:48:00.000+02:002008-10-09T17:48:00.000+02:00I suppose it doesn't help to tell Evie that one da...I suppose it doesn't help to tell Evie that one day she will wish she had the time to be bored? I wish she could come over to my house and play games with me--my nieces and nephews only want to do cool things like video games and doing flips on the trampoline. They only play games with Auntie as a last resort.Karen E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08233937291414421928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-19772984368182171912008-10-09T17:46:00.000+02:002008-10-09T17:46:00.000+02:00I'm almost afraid to admit this, but I whipped out...I'm almost afraid to admit this, but I whipped out a pencil and did the math problems. Sometimes I feel like I don't get to use anything I learned in high school or college, so things like that make me excited. I could write a whole post on that, I think. In fact, I'm gonna! Gotta run. :)Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270661693698065581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-27641419632797569352008-10-09T17:15:00.000+02:002008-10-09T17:15:00.000+02:00That's it! I'm totally coming out there! Get tha...That's it! I'm totally coming out there! Get that video of Aaron up!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06454832318583154673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-27641184814269532362008-10-09T17:11:00.000+02:002008-10-09T17:11:00.000+02:00I wouldn't be able to do that math now. Or ever. ...I wouldn't be able to do that math now. Or ever. I can admit it. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes I get bored, and I'm still very very intelligent :)<BR/><BR/>Except maybe not so much with the math...Heather of the EOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607422301391841377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-7248045805699215772008-10-09T15:36:00.000+02:002008-10-09T15:36:00.000+02:00I do NOT remember that math AT ALL!!!! Three hours...I do NOT remember that math AT ALL!!!! Three hours of homework in the 5th grade, wow..... amazing. Maybe they are getting a better education over there, if she is bored there I would hate to see how she feels aftr school work HERE!Pancakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13793089180808915002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-55078476463150944962008-10-09T15:31:00.000+02:002008-10-09T15:31:00.000+02:00Aaron still can't feed himself cold cereal or make...Aaron still can't feed himself cold cereal or make an "m" sound, but he can throw up a ball and catch it and fake a western movie death. LOL You sound like a great mom who is enjoying her children. And bringing your daughter up to be a blogger... what more can I say? The boredom thing is always a struggle. I used to say "Burtons don't get bored", but that only lasted for a short season because, as you might have guessed, the kids got bored with that answer. Cute post. A glimpse into your life. :)Kazzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411131948607000725noreply@blogger.com