This article appeared in last month’s Field N Forest Magazine. A COSTUME FIT FOR AN ANGLER

A seven-year-old is rarely a veteran of anything.

But my son, C, is a veteran angler. He’s tagged along on family fishing trips since age three. He uses the lingo and tells fish tales like a pro, explaining Grandpa’s definition of “cookie jar” to anyone who will listen. “That’s where we fill our limit if the walleye aren’t biting anywhere else.”
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I’ve never seen my kids take anything so seriously.

We didn’t carve pumpkins, we gave them a D and C. It wasn’t MY idea. If they were my Jack-O-Lanterns, Curt’s assessment would be correct:

“They’d have gunk hanging out of their noses.”

Happy Halloween!

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Having survived our first week of homeschooling, we’re anxious to start a second one. But we’ll do it without leaving the house this time.

This week’s theme is “government” — we’re gearing up for the elections next Tuesday. I’m using government-related social studies units about local, state and federal goverment from grade 2 and Wisconsin government from grade 4, as well as a story about “Officer Buckle” in second grade reading. Toward the end of the week, Deena will begin to analyze the candidates for office in our area. I’m looking for an age-appropriate novel to read aloud to them this week, — something related to government, politics or elections. Any ideas??
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During the FOX pre-game today, they replayed a clip of Terry Bradshaw flipping out about a decision somebody made. I didn’t hear the conversation, and wasn’t paying attention to the show, but during his rant, he said the coach should just “Shut up.”

To which Curt responded,

“He needs to put a dollar in the trip jar.”

Don’t we all.

My friend, Robin (AKA Pensieve), is hosting the Carnival of the Blogging Chicks this week, while Michele takes a break.

It’s a lovely autumn assortment, so please go check it out! I’ve included my hide and seek leaves photo.

Here’s another photo I took about a month ago. This farmer was taking a nap in the sun when I biked around the bend. Farming doesn’t look so bad;)