Braces for Amy

Yesterday Miss Amy had her braces put on. Everything was going fine until the evening, then the pain and discomfort started. I have never had braces so I do not know what she is feeling but I do know that she was miserable. Today she seems in better spirits, it helped that her orthodontist called this morning to check on her and also a trip to the comic store for an X-Men fix with her friends. Her best friend said that she is lucky that she gets to do school from home because no one will tease her for having braces. Well, actually no one will tease her for having braces because all her friends have braces too! (I didn't say that though.)

Harvest Time

Okay, so this does not technically have to do with school, but it sure is fun! We went to our little city garden yesterday and picked some nice, juicy red tomatoes and basil. I had one last night, dressed simply with a little bit of balsamic vinegar, EVOO, basil and some feta cheese. It was super yummy, reminded me of the ones I used to eat on my grandpas farm in Missouri!
Next to ripen is the cucumbers-can't wait :)

Summer Days

So our days of summer have not been too sunny, lots of fog and drizzle but somehow Miss Amy and her BFF have managed to find ways to enjoy their freedom from the books. Today I went downstairs to run some errands and found the driveway covered with their artwork. I think this is how the Rainbow Fish got started; chalk drawings being washed to sea! Afterwards they crashed on the couch, (teeth started hurting from the orthodontist appointment) and watched X-men for the four-hundreth time.
Love these long summer days!!

Book Drop Day

As promised the Big Brown Truck came today and Miss Amy signed for her 22 lbs of books. She opened the box to check out what was in store for the Fall and I was disappointed that the usual Course Handbooks were not included. Hmmmm, ponder, ponder...I guess a phone call is in order. I knew that she would not be receiving any Language Arts textbooks but apparently all her novels will be iTexts this year as well. The novels not being in the box were a big disappointment. Looks like a run to Borders is in our future.