iBeth

A new taste sensation

Perhaps I was especially hungry when I misread this postcard* as advertising "EDIBLE" Bible lessons.

* not from my church

We Got Soup!!!!

I am so excited!  For a year, I've been lamenting the fact that my favorite Electric Company sketch is not on the dvd.  But a kind visitor to my blog informed me that the sketch is on YouTube! 

I normally do not look on YouTube because I have been so good at finding other ways to pass the time . . . but I suspect that I'll be watching more videos now that I have a user account there and everything.

My new goal is to watch the clip often enough to memorize the song.  For nearly 40 years I have been singing it to myself with lots of "da da das" stuck in to replace the words I've forgotten. L. Ottaviano: THANK YOU.

Small Favors

I confess, I spent the first few days after the tragedies at VaTech glued to the story, especially once I learned that the killer was an English major.  I was at VaTech a few years ago and met many of the faculty members who have been in the news.  I was impressed at the time with their scholarship and decency; I'm more impressed now that I know more about their efforts to help a troubled student.  I find myself now wondering if something can be learned from the tragedy that will keep my students and me safer.

It's a highly unusual for me to watch violent news stories.  Normally, I insist that these stories be viewed when neither the children nor I am around, so I worried about what the kids were taking in.  Emma is old enough that she hears about events at school (plus she has been practicing "code red" drills since kindergarten), but Amelia is still so little yet.

Today, I realized that whenever Amelia heard the word "bullet," she thought people were talking about "pull-ups." 

I didn't correct her.

Emma Loses Her First Tooth

Emma's tooth has been wiggly since New Year's Eve, and it finally fell out during prayers from the people at church.  Thank goodness she didn't drop it!  She wanted to hang onto the tooth for a few days, so we suggested that she write a note to the tooth fairy about it. 

My favorite part of the note is the "See Ya!" at the end.  She must have learned that salutation at school.  Of course, she knows that magical beings only come when kids are asleep.  Otherwise, they'd have to stay to talk, and that would slow them down too much.