Prompt: Tell me about your favorite season
Spring to me means the Italian Renaissance. The Italian Renaissance was a spring after the long winter of the Middle Ages. Here are some other points I like about spring.
In the spring I like to plant a garden with my dad. All the flowers pop out of the dirt like a bear after its hibernation. Our pear tree starts swelling and flowers start softly floating to the ground. I also like that everything is fresh and green. But the best part is that fruit gets cheaper!
Another thing I like about spring is all the snow melts. The temperatures go up and I can play outside all day long without being cold. My favorite part is the days keep stretching longer and longer.
To me, spring is the rebirth of life. Animals come out of hibernation, plants come back to life. People are happy because they aren't cramped inside all day. For me, spring is the happiest time of the year.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
Joseph's Essay - describe Christmas presents
I get Christmas presents for being good. Santa wraps them and puts them under the tree and in my stocking. I don't like it when my Mom peeks! I want to figure it out myself. I like to strip the wrapping paper off and play with them all day.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Thanksgiving
Ahhh.... Thanksgiving Day! Well, the house is finally quiet so I can put down my impressions and memories of today. First - I remember those military families who are missing their loved ones - I've been through it twice and can't even describe the empty feeling. And also for the soldiers far from home and wishing for their families. I remember last year being in a complete shock with John leaving at 5 am on Thanksgiving morning as his R&R was over. And I am so thankful for our families who have supported us every step of the way!
But this year is a happy year - our last Thanksgiving in Kansas! We started our day with yummy Monkey Bread (easier than Cinnamon rolls and very tasty!) Then my wonderful husband went off to Wal-Mart to get a couple of things I needed. Big HIGH-5 for braving that!! :o)
One of John's soldiers who couldn't get home to Puerto Rico was going to join us for dinner, but his fiancee flew in to surprise him! We were very happy for him - and it took a little pressure off of Mrs. Must-Be-Perfect (that's ME!)
I made a nice 8 lbs. turkey - using a well-rated recipe from Allrecipes.com site - it was the JUICIEST, loveliest turkey I've ever had! In fact the gravy was such an affront to the wonderful turkey that I will have no turkey fears in the future :o) Served with tossed green salads, stuffing, and John's WONDERFUL French Bread Rolls To DIE For! Polished off with Smores Cookies. I also made a Lemon Chess Pie, but we didn't get into it today - probably this weekend if we can find some room in our tummies.
I wish I had taken pictures, but time waits for no mom to remember these things.
The weather is clear and very cold - our high was about 35, our low tonight is 17. Brrrr! so we are pretty much stuck indoors all day together. Katharine started running a fever last night and it continues today. Poor kid is bright pink! Nothing too serious, just a little virus. Just enough to make her tired and fussy. As for Grace and Joseph, I figured that I could have them do a bit of school work this morning to keep them busy. But in the real world it was actually total chaos all morning long and I didn't get the turkey in until an hour later than I wanted. Fortunately, John put "Home Alone" on the Netflix queue for this week, so we were able to entertain the munchkins - twice. The second time this evening ended up with everybody asleep - John on the couch with Katharine snuggled on his chest, Grace on the floor with a couple of pillows, and Joseph on the far end of the couch snuggled up. Well, except for me, I enjoyed the movie in the quiet house with just the warm glow of the Christmas lights outside :o)
Happy gobble-gobble day!!
But this year is a happy year - our last Thanksgiving in Kansas! We started our day with yummy Monkey Bread (easier than Cinnamon rolls and very tasty!) Then my wonderful husband went off to Wal-Mart to get a couple of things I needed. Big HIGH-5 for braving that!! :o)
One of John's soldiers who couldn't get home to Puerto Rico was going to join us for dinner, but his fiancee flew in to surprise him! We were very happy for him - and it took a little pressure off of Mrs. Must-Be-Perfect (that's ME!)
I made a nice 8 lbs. turkey - using a well-rated recipe from Allrecipes.com site - it was the JUICIEST, loveliest turkey I've ever had! In fact the gravy was such an affront to the wonderful turkey that I will have no turkey fears in the future :o) Served with tossed green salads, stuffing, and John's WONDERFUL French Bread Rolls To DIE For! Polished off with Smores Cookies. I also made a Lemon Chess Pie, but we didn't get into it today - probably this weekend if we can find some room in our tummies.
I wish I had taken pictures, but time waits for no mom to remember these things.
The weather is clear and very cold - our high was about 35, our low tonight is 17. Brrrr! so we are pretty much stuck indoors all day together. Katharine started running a fever last night and it continues today. Poor kid is bright pink! Nothing too serious, just a little virus. Just enough to make her tired and fussy. As for Grace and Joseph, I figured that I could have them do a bit of school work this morning to keep them busy. But in the real world it was actually total chaos all morning long and I didn't get the turkey in until an hour later than I wanted. Fortunately, John put "Home Alone" on the Netflix queue for this week, so we were able to entertain the munchkins - twice. The second time this evening ended up with everybody asleep - John on the couch with Katharine snuggled on his chest, Grace on the floor with a couple of pillows, and Joseph on the far end of the couch snuggled up. Well, except for me, I enjoyed the movie in the quiet house with just the warm glow of the Christmas lights outside :o)
Happy gobble-gobble day!!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Joseph's essay!
Joseph's first creative writing assignment!!!
Joseph Denson, age 6
I like Nerf gun fights.
I play them with my Dad.
I load the bullets and shoot and
run and shoot shoot and run then I
I always win, my Dad looses.
LOL! That is definitely Joseph :o)
Joseph Denson, age 6
I like Nerf gun fights.
I play them with my Dad.
I load the bullets and shoot and
run and shoot shoot and run then I
I always win, my Dad looses.
LOL! That is definitely Joseph :o)
Monday, November 1, 2010
Grace's research paper
Michelangelo's Life - by Grace Denson, 4th grade Composition, 01 November 2010
Lots of artists lived in a time called The Renaissance. One is Michelangelo Burnarotti. He was a great artist, but his childhood started it all. Let's go to the beginning and find out what happens...
Michelangelo's childhood might have given him a good background for sculpting. Michelangelo was born not to far from Florence, Italy in a time called the Renaissance. It is thought his mother was too sick to take care of him, so his father took him to live with a family of stone cutters. When Michelangelo was ten, his father took him back to Florence to go to grammar school. When he was thirteen he asked his father permission to quit school so he could be an artist. Later on, Lorenzo De Medici asked Michelangelo to come to his school for sculptors. Michelangelo was an expert with stone carving by the time he was twenty-four.
Michelangelo's art was based off stories from the bible. He did a famous statue called ''The David.'' He also made a statue called the "Pieta." The pope noticed Michelangelo's talent and asked Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Michelangelo told Pope Julius that he was a sculptor, not a painter, but he finally agreed. The Sistine Chapel ceiling told lots of stories from the bible.
Michelangelo was a great artist. People were amazed that he had so much skill at a young age. Michelangelo was one of the few artists that became famous while he was alive. Michelangelo lived in the perfect place at the perfect time.
He is still famous today like he was in the Renaissance. Some day I want to go to Italy to see some of his works for myself, would you?
Lots of artists lived in a time called The Renaissance. One is Michelangelo Burnarotti. He was a great artist, but his childhood started it all. Let's go to the beginning and find out what happens...
Michelangelo's childhood might have given him a good background for sculpting. Michelangelo was born not to far from Florence, Italy in a time called the Renaissance. It is thought his mother was too sick to take care of him, so his father took him to live with a family of stone cutters. When Michelangelo was ten, his father took him back to Florence to go to grammar school. When he was thirteen he asked his father permission to quit school so he could be an artist. Later on, Lorenzo De Medici asked Michelangelo to come to his school for sculptors. Michelangelo was an expert with stone carving by the time he was twenty-four.
Michelangelo's art was based off stories from the bible. He did a famous statue called ''The David.'' He also made a statue called the "Pieta." The pope noticed Michelangelo's talent and asked Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Michelangelo told Pope Julius that he was a sculptor, not a painter, but he finally agreed. The Sistine Chapel ceiling told lots of stories from the bible.
Michelangelo was a great artist. People were amazed that he had so much skill at a young age. Michelangelo was one of the few artists that became famous while he was alive. Michelangelo lived in the perfect place at the perfect time.
He is still famous today like he was in the Renaissance. Some day I want to go to Italy to see some of his works for myself, would you?
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