cams and cranks

papa gave me this simple machines building kit for my birthday. it comes with an activity book to learn all about cams and cranks. ted and i built the humanoid together, then daddy and i built the eagle.

sumo boy by hirotaka nakagawa and yoshifumi hasegawa

the last story we read tonight was sumo boy. then daddy and i practiced authentic sumo moves like "thigh scooping body drop".

elephi the cat with the high iq, by jean stafford

- you usually do interviews about chapter books.
- but this is about a very long story. it had no chapters.

- what was your favourite part of this book?
- the ending, where the family gets another kitten. because then elephi was finally happy. you see the book started with a very smart lonely cat, and then at the end they got a silver kitten from some children and they were going to deliver it first thing in the morning. isn't that wacky?

- do you think this story could actually happen?
- i do not think so. because no car could fit in an apartment. and especially the car could not talk.

- if our van could talk, what would it talk about?
- it would talk about car races. or talk about the cars movie.

- would you like a pet cat?
- i don't think so. because mama would not like a cat.

- would you read another book by this author?
- yes.

- whom do you think would like this story?
- soleil. because it is so ridiculous.

craft-o-rama

i got a world explorer craft kit. so far i have made a chinese lantern and a dreamcatcher. i really want to make the papier-mache pinata next.

the dreamcatcher says "sweet dreams bus stop" because then the dreams will know that they need to stop above the bed and then get caught and they will be my dreams.

the twits by roald dahl

- what was your favourite part of this book?
- well, you see, it was about these grown-ups, these adults that the only thing they did was play mean tricks on each other. my favourite part was at the end when their heads got glued to the floor.

- do you want to grow a bristly beard and never wash it?
- i don't.

- c'mon, why not?
- because it wouldn't be fun.

- are you planning any tricks?
- nope. {pause} well. . .maybe.

- do you think hugtight superglue is real?
- i think so. maybe. daddy, is it real?

- what else should everyone know about this book?
- there were talking monkeys.

- whom do you think would like this book?
- i think ted. i don't know why, but it just came to me that he would think it was hilarious.

fire hall visit and story.

today we visited the fire hall. i think this is the best thing we did today. we got to meet chief kirby. he was really nice. always remember to stop, drop and roll if a fire catches on you. always know two ways out of every room. people, listen to this! we went in a fire truck. it was really cool. all together, a firefighter's gear weighs 45 pounds. firefighters are volunteers, so i can be a firefighter and still be an astronaut or robot factory worker.

here is an alien firefighter story about zoombloss. one thing about zoombloss is that he always wanted to be a firefighter. he is great, actually. he's been working as a firefighter for seven years nonstop. his friend pear-la-tron helps him. one time they had to rescue an earthling. they were very frightened of earthlings. they didn't know what earthlings were. earthlings, they said, had very sharp, very pointy fangs and they ate blood from aliens. and they had very pointy toenails and fingernails, almost like razors and they were afraid that the nails would dig into pear-la-tron's beak just from touching. zoombloss said "i don't think we should go, pear-la-tron." pear-la-tron said "i feel the same way."

but they went anyways.

they went to earth. zoombloss was afraid that grass was dangerous because he had never seen it before. so he ended up flying over the grass in his ufo. his spaceship looks like a hamburger. he crashed right through the roof of the earthling's house. he was afraid that the house was dangerous so he ended up flying through it. he was afraid that cupboards were dangerous so he ended up smashing them. he was afraid that shingles were dangerous so he ended up breaking the whole house.

the earthling had actually been tricked by the fire alarm because her alarm was very sensitive so that when it smelled the fireplace it went off. after all the smashing, the roof fell on the earthling and she had to go to the hospital. the ambulance had to come. zoombloss was too afraid of the earthling so he didn't take her to the hospital.

remember, everybody. do not behave like zoombloss the firefighter.

the voice in the gloom.

i made a lego zombie and wrote a song about it.  soleil does a dance and then goes back to reading.

the first scribble mess

i made a comic.

soleil was on the couch behind us, reading a book.

smoothie recipe

i made up my own smoothie recipe.

the three banana split

ingredients:
3 bananas
10 ice cubes
brain food [ground flax seed]
milk
1 scoop cocoa
1 capful of vanilla
some honey

mix together in blender.  enough for me and dae-dae to share.

try it and tell me how you like it.

portrait of soleil, my one and only star

i call this painting "the best baby". click on it to make it bigger.

nanny piggins by r.a. spratt

daddy - what was your favourite part of this book?

faz - the chapters we read when i was sick.

daddy - tell me a bit about nanny piggins' character.

faz - silly, crazy ideas.  one time she threw all this stuff off the roof including a radio.

daddy - tell me about her eating habits.

faz - one time she eats pie constantly.  she never eats vegetables or anything that is healthy for her.

daddy - would you like nanny piggins as a nanny?

faz - yes.  she would be a good one, who would let me eat all of my halloween treats.

daddy - what would do with boris the ballet dancing circus bear if he lived in our garage.

faz - i would probably make seventeen roofs.  because he is scared of the dark and might break the roof in an emergency.

daddy - what did you think about the ending of the book?

faz - i hated it.  because open ending = me sad.  make sure to use an equal sign in that.

swimming class

i finished my preschool level two class today.  i got a report card and coady wrote that i've really improved.

teddy bear clinic

tonight at beavers we met a paramedic. we saw his stretcher and his kits and the ambulance. i didn't bring a teddy bear for the clinic so i borrowed one. daddy interviewed me. my bear had strep throat and wouldn't eat anything and couldn't get better because he wouldn't eat medicine and we didn't have any liquid medicine.

draw and compare robots

these are my robots, benji and mil.