Trale told me this morning that he wants to be a meteorologist ~and~ an archaeologist. It was the first time to say he wanted to be a weather man and that he didn't want to go to space, because he says "you can't breathe there." I told him that the astronauts have air tanks so they can breathe. Then Trale asks..."well what happens when they run out of air?" He had a point.
We have a routine every morning as we walk to school. Trale walks side by side with me on the sidewalk... He noticed this morning that he was walking on the wrong side of me. Typically, I'm on the side nearest to the street. Trale stopped and said... Daddy, you're on the wrong side!
After adjusting our walking arrangements, we finished our walk talking about video games.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
10/23/08
A cold front push through Shreveport last night, so it was a little chilly this morning. About 55 degrees.
Trale was concerned today about doing more rotations. He had been doing these rotations for a couple of days. Curious, I asked what are rotations.
Trale says they are timed classes with different teachers and doing different things. His favorite was called "free learning time."
Trale was concerned today about doing more rotations. He had been doing these rotations for a couple of days. Curious, I asked what are rotations.
Trale says they are timed classes with different teachers and doing different things. His favorite was called "free learning time."
Monday, October 20, 2008
10/20/08
It was pretty chilly this morning walking to school. Trale and I immediately noticed the clear sky with streaks cutting across.
Trale said it looked like spiderwebs. He asked what did that in the sky? I said it was an airplane. Trale jumped in and said, "like a jet?" Yes... it was probably a jet high in the sky. We saw more as we walked to school.
Friday, October 17, 2008
10/17/08
Since this is our first walk to school in a couple of days, Trale was full of words.
>>He asked if we had a basement? I told him that in this part of the country there are not many basements.
>>Trale was wanting a snow cone and the new lunchables that have Star Wars cards inside.
>>2+2=4, 8+8 is 18? I told him he needed to recount that one. After a few minutes he came up with the right answer, 16 and said that was a tough one.
>>How much is a gillion dollars?
>>Then as we turned the corner to go to school we saw the sky with clouds that looked like cotton balls.
>>He asked if we had a basement? I told him that in this part of the country there are not many basements.
>>Trale was wanting a snow cone and the new lunchables that have Star Wars cards inside.
>>2+2=4, 8+8 is 18? I told him he needed to recount that one. After a few minutes he came up with the right answer, 16 and said that was a tough one.
>>How much is a gillion dollars?
>>Then as we turned the corner to go to school we saw the sky with clouds that looked like cotton balls.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
10/15/08
I drove Trale to school this morning, but I'd get to spend more time with him later on.
Trale was super excited that I was coming to his school today. The school is having a book fair, so I decided to have lunch with Trale at his school, then go to the book fair.
It was fun. I wrote about it on my other blog.
www.toddonair.com
Trale was super excited that I was coming to his school today. The school is having a book fair, so I decided to have lunch with Trale at his school, then go to the book fair.
It was fun. I wrote about it on my other blog.
www.toddonair.com
Monday, October 13, 2008
10/13/08
Trale has this pre-paid scan card for lunch. It's so kids don't have carry cash at school. Trale uses it, of course, for his tray lunch. He has figured out that he can use his lunch money scan card to buy ice cream too.
He accidently let the cat out of the bag that he was doing this. Mama put an end to that!
We talked about it on the way to class this morning. He didn't realize that we had to put money on that card so he could eat. I had to explain how his lunch card worked.
He accidently let the cat out of the bag that he was doing this. Mama put an end to that!
We talked about it on the way to class this morning. He didn't realize that we had to put money on that card so he could eat. I had to explain how his lunch card worked.
Friday, October 10, 2008
10/10/08
We drove to school today since I had an early appearance to do for the radio station.
Trale asks me, "which hurts more: a bee sting or a wasp sting?" I said it depends if you are allergic to bees or not. "Wasp stings always hurt more in my opinion," I said. Trale said that he wasn't sneezing around the group of bees he saw yesterday. I kinda giggled and said, it's a different type of allergy. Not the kind that makes you sneeze, but makes your skin and body swell up from the sting.
Trale said, "Oh!"
Trale asks me, "which hurts more: a bee sting or a wasp sting?" I said it depends if you are allergic to bees or not. "Wasp stings always hurt more in my opinion," I said. Trale said that he wasn't sneezing around the group of bees he saw yesterday. I kinda giggled and said, it's a different type of allergy. Not the kind that makes you sneeze, but makes your skin and body swell up from the sting.
Trale said, "Oh!"
Thursday, October 9, 2008
10/9/08
We had a special guest on this morning's walk from little brother Mason. Trale mentioned the foot we saw sticking out the back of a pickup truck yesterday on the way to the library. He thought is was pretty funny, then he got serious... "was that a real foot daddy?" "I hope not, that would hurt."
Trale discussed Lego Star Wars with Mason.
Every big tree Mason saw he called a Christmas tree. "Bubba! Look at that big Christmas Tree!"
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
10/8/08
After the cold front last night, it was a little chilly this morning on the walk to school.
Trale told me this morning: "Daddy I'm tired. Drowsy is another word for tired. Drowsy is a funny sounding word." I said it is! Trale then said, "you know what another funny sounding word is? glum."
I said, "glum? you know what that means?"
Trale said he learned those words from "Word Girl." Word Girl is on PBS.
Trale told me this morning: "Daddy I'm tired. Drowsy is another word for tired. Drowsy is a funny sounding word." I said it is! Trale then said, "you know what another funny sounding word is? glum."
I said, "glum? you know what that means?"
Trale said he learned those words from "Word Girl." Word Girl is on PBS.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
10/07/08
It was about to rain, so I didn't get to walk Trale to school. But I drove him in the jeep this morning.
The jeep, it seems, has become quality breeding grounds for mosquitoes. So there were a few buzzing around inside the Jeep. Trale was freaking out a little bit saying... "Mosquitoes like children." I said mosquitoes like everybody.
This continued during out 3 minute trip to school.
The jeep, it seems, has become quality breeding grounds for mosquitoes. So there were a few buzzing around inside the Jeep. Trale was freaking out a little bit saying... "Mosquitoes like children." I said mosquitoes like everybody.
This continued during out 3 minute trip to school.
Monday, October 6, 2008
10/6/08
Trale switched it up this weekend, putting down the Lego Star Wars... and playing Sonic The Hedgehog. So what did we talk about this morning on the way to school? Sonic, of course... until a bug came buzzing around.
We went geocaching this weekend and picked up a few chiggers along the way. Holli, Trale and I got one bite each. So when a bug tried to get us this morning, it reminded him of his bug bite. He jumped when that bug buzzed by. Trale said he didn't want another bug bite. Then he talked about a dead worm he saw one time.
We went geocaching this weekend and picked up a few chiggers along the way. Holli, Trale and I got one bite each. So when a bug tried to get us this morning, it reminded him of his bug bite. He jumped when that bug buzzed by. Trale said he didn't want another bug bite. Then he talked about a dead worm he saw one time.
Friday, October 3, 2008
10/3/08
Happy Friday! Trale gets a break from the uniform on Friday's and gets to wear his school spirit shirt.
Don't know why Trale says the things he does or how they come up in his brain, but today as we walked out the door and said that thermometers you put in your mouth are bad for you. He says the mercury is dangerous and that the school nurse uses the thermometers you put in your ear.
Later on during our walk he showed me some other safety tips he said he learned. Like if somebody tried to pick him up, he would "do this"(showed me his karate moves) I told him he also needed to scream and yell help as loud as he could if he were in that situation.
We then began talking about the useless characters on the Lego Star Wars game. Hans Solo in the Ice Block was the most worthless in the game Trale says, because he doesn't have the force or a gun, or arms!
Don't know why Trale says the things he does or how they come up in his brain, but today as we walked out the door and said that thermometers you put in your mouth are bad for you. He says the mercury is dangerous and that the school nurse uses the thermometers you put in your ear.
Later on during our walk he showed me some other safety tips he said he learned. Like if somebody tried to pick him up, he would "do this"(showed me his karate moves) I told him he also needed to scream and yell help as loud as he could if he were in that situation.
We then began talking about the useless characters on the Lego Star Wars game. Hans Solo in the Ice Block was the most worthless in the game Trale says, because he doesn't have the force or a gun, or arms!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
10/2/08
First steps out the door today... not even to the sidewalk... Trale uttered the words "Darth-3PO." I said, "what is that?"
He created a character on Lego Star Wars (with the character maker).... Darth Vader head with CP-3O body.
You get it... Darth3-PO
He created a character on Lego Star Wars (with the character maker).... Darth Vader head with CP-3O body.
You get it... Darth3-PO
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
10/01/08
Trale is getting excited about Halloween coming up. We got an ad in the mail from Party City yesterday that has their full line of costumes for this year. Trale already knew what he wanted to be.
On our walk this morning Trale told me Party City had a Darth Vader costume on sale. I said since it was on sale we needed to hurry so we could buy it before all the Darth Vader costumes were gone. He then asked what does it mean to "be on sale." I told him a sale is when the store drops the price so folks can save money.
Trale then told me what he heard on TV. "Save Money, Live Better. Wal-Mart" The marketing guys at Wal-Mart have brainwashed my son.
Since Darth Vader is the coolest character on Lego Star Wars, we continued our talk about how excited he was about Halloween and strategy on Lego Star Wars the next time we play.
On our walk this morning Trale told me Party City had a Darth Vader costume on sale. I said since it was on sale we needed to hurry so we could buy it before all the Darth Vader costumes were gone. He then asked what does it mean to "be on sale." I told him a sale is when the store drops the price so folks can save money.
Trale then told me what he heard on TV. "Save Money, Live Better. Wal-Mart" The marketing guys at Wal-Mart have brainwashed my son.
Since Darth Vader is the coolest character on Lego Star Wars, we continued our talk about how excited he was about Halloween and strategy on Lego Star Wars the next time we play.
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