School Helper

what a cute little helper. with that smile it makes even math seem not as hard.

eeewww

one of the many fun things we do in our homeschool group is the annual dissection! this was the year of the frog. usually andy gets into the cutting and poking of the dead animal, but not this year. it was all i could do to get him to pretend to cut into if for a "blog moment" photo. ellyn was having nothing to do with the yucky frog either. so, it was me and the frog. it was kind of cool, still pretty icky. our good friend mike b. really got into the whole frog thing. we had to keep running over and seeing what was going on at his table. he and his kids were having a blast. we are looking forward to next year, well i am any way.

traveling fun

this trip to tennessee was my first time flying with an infant. i was a little nervous, not too sure what to expect. i didn't want to be "that lady with the baby" on the plane. you know the one, the baby that never stops crying and makes a one hour flight seem like two weeks? well kelsey did great! she slept most flights and then was very happy (like always) when she was awake. when we were leaving nashville our gate was by the play area. yep, a play area in an airport. it was so cool. i think the idea is to wear the kids out so they sleep on the planes, but it could have the opposite effect, get them all wound up.

while mom's away...

the boys will play...

steve and andy went to get hot wings and

yummy desserts.

photos by steve

fingers!

kelsey loves her fingers!

"tiny"

on our trip we got to meet the newest member of the Jacobson house hold. "tiny", is not so tiny orange kitty that my dad had adopted. he showed up on the back deck and was hungry, so of course my dad took pity on him and let him move in with the other kitties. sadie and katey were not as thrilled as my dad was. tiny started out very tiny, he could fit in the palm of my dad's hand. needless to say he has grown a bit. he is now 36 inches long and weighs a whopping 20 pounds. he is not fat like katey (mom's black cat) he is sold cat. and a lot of fun too. he loved hanging out with us and he let the kids play with him.

as most people who are owned by cats know, you can't tell a cat where to go or not to go. tiny likes the top of the bookshelf and the baby seat. he also likes the top of the scratching post and on top of dad's desk. do you see a pattern here?



he was also a good sport and let kelsey pet him.

one month

It has been just about a month since my mom passed away. She died in her sleep on January 4th, surrounded by the things she loved. Her cats, books and my dad.

As we were going through the house we kept finding one of her other favorite things; pens, markers and highlighters. There was a cup in the kitchen, the living room, her office, in her night stand and in the bathroom.