Twelve years ago this journey began. Our twin boys were six and I initially just wrote about the cute stuff they did. In fact, the name of this blog came to be because one day I heard them chanting “ihopeiwinatoaster; ihopeiwinatoaster” over and over in the basement. Time passed, I tried to go a little deeper, say important things. However, those cute boys are at university now and their stories are their own. So, what’s an old blogger to do? Well, I guess that’s what I am trying to find out.
Friday, August 24, 2012
"I'm Varey Icesited To Meat You"
The past couple of years we have encouraged the boys to write a note to give their teacher when they go to preview their classroom before the start of school. I am fairly certain I have the previous years' somewhere.
This is from N:
Yeah, we need the decoder ring here. That first sentence reads, believe it or not, "I can't wait to learn more science." Next is "last year I had Mrs. (censored to protect the innocent) class. I like sports and Wii and music and... the zoo." I have never been prouder, he can spell Wii and, he knows how to use an ellipse incorrectly just like his old man. (God this spelling is horrific.)
"Last Spring I played baseball. Thi-s year I'm playing soccer. I am seven years old. I was born on April 5th. We were supposed to be born on May 5th. I am very excited to meet you." Good small talk there buddy. Oh, he was very proud of the little 'th' after his numbers, he nailed that, huh?
Here is Z's offering:
"I am Zac-k." Good start. "I like math, sports, music and just having fun." What is this a personal ad? (God love him, his commas are up there where an apostrophe usually is.) "Last year I was in Mrs. (censored to protect the innocent). I am seven years old. I am nice and very fun." He's sort of selling himself a little too hard here, I'd say. "I am very excited to meet you."
I sincerely hope there is a major focus on spelling this year, my decoder ring is only guaranteed for another year.
From Marci's '...things you don't expect to hear from the backseat...'
"Is cat poop a form of zombies?"
You know, I've never been clear on that...
It doesn't get better. My kids can spell, they just choose not to. It's the age of texting my friend...
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