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The Squid had some trouble narrowing down his choice of identity today. He is a Frog-Cowboy-Pirate.
The Princess, on the other hand, is completely comfy with her identity as, um, The Princess.
Did any of y’all get in on the, now defunct, Omaha Steaks burger patties 8 for $2 deal? This thing disappeared pretty quick after I signed up, or I would have told y’all about it. Any way, ours were delivered yesterday, right as I was going into the kitchen to decide what to do about supper. I usually have a plan, but I frittered away my time yesterday and ended up entering the kitchen with less than sufficient time to cook what was on the menu. Turns out it didn’t matter after all.
We really enjoyed our burgers. That was some quality beef. Yum! But the real fun was in playing with the packing materials. Specifically the dry ice.
Yes, that’s my trusty ice cream bucket sitting in the kitchen sink with dry ice and water in it. There was a fair amount of dry ice in the package. I was really surprised how long it lasted. The fog dissipates pretty quickly, but we had fun with this for about half an hour. And today we did our research and learned why our dry ice caused my tongs to scream!
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Now for the training tip I promised in the title. Y’all know I ♥ my digital timers. And use them to keep my Pirates on track, and to remind me to check up on my Pirates.
Well, I have one Pirate who has, for some unknown reason, decided he wants to be referred to as The Pokey Pirate. No, he didn’t choose the name, but the name fits the recent behavior. So, he’s getting some remedial lessons in promptness. And to make sure I don’t get caught up in what I’m doing, thereby losing track of what he’s supposed to be doing, I have decided to wear my timer.
I bet I scored a few “strange homeschooler” points with the letter carrier when I answered the door like this!
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Oh, I bet your postman didn’t think any less of you than our neighbor did of my Dad one day. My dad bought Mom a pair of clip-on earrings for Christmas, and for some reason or other he decided to see how much they pinched… and then forgot about it. After coming back inside from a neighborly chat, we all wondered what would happen to his reputation. LOL
That video is AWESOME!
And I love timers as well. =)
@petersonclan: Come on, Carri, You know the drill. Send the pokey pirate to feed his birds (or in your case chickens). Set the timer for 3 minutes. When the timer goes off go look for the pirate. Find said pirate sitting in his room doing nothing. Apply the board of education to the seat of knowledge. Send the pokey pirate to feed his birds and re-start the timer, lather, rinse, repeat. The thing is, ya gotta keep it up. And that is where the new vitamins will come in handy. And really, isn’t blathering breakdown the very definition of a well seasoned Mother.
We need DETAILS, Mother Hen! How exactly does this help with the Pokey Pirate?! My pirates (and a few of my princesses) are sooo pokey, and NOTHING short of sitting on them all day (which turns me into a blathering mess just short of a breakdown) will get them to do their work.
We did the same thing with our dry ice! Isn’t that what all homeschool families do? But, we took ours outside and my husband played with it with a stick! Such fun!
I am laughing so hard at this. My oldest is SO pokey…all the while looking like he is busy. I have threatened with a timer..I think I may get one now!!!!