Category Archives: children

Jun8

tohubohu.

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today, someone decided

to quietly dump every single puzzle out onto the floor

mix the pieces together

then head up to the loft to play.

it was left in a perfect state of tobubohu

but somehow i couldn’t think of that word

at the moment of discovery

 tomorrow we will work on it together

and with it will come a new word.

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toh-hoo-BOH-hoo

part of speech: noun

origin: hebrew, unknown

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1. a state of chaos, utter confusion

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examples in a sentence:

“The mayor’s unexpected announcement left the press in a tohubohu.”

“After recess the students were always in a tohubohu.”

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anyone else ever achieve this perfect state?

May25

tippy toes.

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r figures out a way to play hopscotch 

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“learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.”

-josh billings

May22

delight.

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another delightful discovery

 

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“nature was here a series of wonders, and a fund of delight.”

-daniel boone 

May18

under the canopy.

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after hiking to the secret climbing tree

 mother nature designed

only for kids

we enter under the canopy of emerald leaves

to find the magic inside. 

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“wood is only one-syllable word, but behind it lies a world full of beauty and wonder.”     

-theodor heuss

May16

slush fund.

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grandie j is at it again

this time it’s pop-up slushie stand

raising money for a boy shed

a clubhouse for him and his friends

lots of work, lots of fun

lots of choices on the treats n’ eats menu

riding off on bikes to drum up business

lots of happy customers

all the employees had rainbow tongues

(it’s important for them to like their own product)

great business, great profits

off to a great start. 

“whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.”

-peter drucker

May12

rainbow.

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have you ever touched a rainbow?

it’s pure magic. 

“and as he spoke of understanding,

i looked up and saw the rainbow leap with flames of many colors over me.”

-Black Elk

May9

mom.

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the best opening line ever

makes this my absolute favorite ode to mom

from a child in my class this year.

happy mother’s day to all

 

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“being a mom has made me really tired and so happy.”

-tina fey

May6

why fly?

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why oh why does our paper fly?

we’ll try over and over and over again

until we find out why.

 

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“learning never exhausts the mind.”

-leonardo da vinci

Apr29

with passion.

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going all in.
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“do it with passion or not at all.”
– Rosa Nouchette Carey- British writer 
Apr12

ideas.

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when you want to change the color of your shoes

but don’t have a job

to make the money to buy them

and no one will hire you

just because you are a 4-year-old

even though you have a lot of energy

you find your own way to get those turquoise shoes.

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“a busy mind is full of thoughts, a blissful mind is full of ideas.” 

– amit kalantri, author