SODIUM [not really, but sodium is involved!] [written by Jonah]

I didn't have any ideas for blog, so bammi and poppy said that I  should write about "the fastest airplane ever built". I don't know what that is, but I have read a book that said that they used "camel airplanes" in the [one of the,] war. that is not the fastest, because that was probably one of the first airplanes they ever built! Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.............................? I haven't read any more airplane books. Lithium [ yes, that's right. I can spell it I was stuck in my room for two hours with a chemistry book] I happen to know, is used in airplanes. Not sure if it's a metal or what. [Shhhhhhh! If my mom finds out I said that she'll make me look it up!]


                                      O O O [I don't have stars for the "next paragraph thingy]


So we're [I] learning about chemistry this year, [ remember the book incident?] and our activity [like with the planets on the wall] is we are making the  periodic table on the wall [on the wall on the wall]  
every week we learn about two - three elements and we make a card with the atomic number, name, abbreviation [ or symbol. You know what? whatever] and a picture of what it's used in.

PEECK!!!!! [Written by Jonah]

Peeek! Mommy said that you want to know about the chickens! So, let's see: they started laying eggs [actually, one of them did]. We get an egg about 10: 32 or so, every day so far. The one who started laying was Pig [AKA Pigwidgeon], and I don't really say there's a pecking order, but there is. Kinda.

                 PECKING ORDER, IN ORDER:

     Tops:   

               1. Kniven

               2. Pigwigen

               3. Pecky [way to go! you made it halfway up the p.o!                                                                               

               4. Penguin 

               5. Buffy  [neither buffy or Penguin will ever eat from anyone's hand.]

Once, I even saw pig lay!: 

Once I was wandering around with the chickens letting them try clover, when Pig started running for the coop! [And, man, you never saw a chicken run!] I went and got Caroline, and told her about it. Then we ran over to the coop. We could hear her scratching at the nesting box floor!! About five minutes later I came out [alone,]  to check on the egg, and pig was just getting out of the coop! and I checked on the egg, and it was still warm!!!!!   so now I think that other than mentioning that we HAVE A NEW NESTINGBOX !! I mostly covered all the facts.

soccer day!

We've been having problems with the internet; our connection is intermittent at best. As a result, Jonah's Friday blog is a little late. Never fear, Grandmas! He will fill you in sooner or later.

In the meantime, we've been busy enjoying the soccer season. We practice once a week and spend our Saturday mornings at games. By pure coincidence, Jonah and Caroline have matching uniforms (but not identical; if you look closely at the uniforms, you can see they have different team sponsors). Jonah is on Coach Alexander's team, and we've been told more than once that he is the best coach in the league. 

Josh is coaching Caroline's team, which is made up of 9 kids under 5. In reality, most of them are only 3 years old. It is organized chaos but so much fun. Miriam spends her time trying to run on the field and messing with the kids' shin guards and water bottles. Since she's only a few months younger than a couple of the kids on Caroline's team, we've considered throwing a jersey on her and letting her go play.

the sad tale of no butter and milk

Me, two weeks ago: Oh wow! This is our last stick of butter. Better make it last.
Me, last Monday (at the grocery store): I'm going to run to Costco next week. I'll just get butter then.
Me, last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (when I could have gone to Costco): *cough, sneeze, barely getting anything done*
Me, this afternoon (now out of milk as well): I'll run to the store while C and J are at swim lessons!
Me, during swim lessons: Oh, I forgot an ice chest. I can't leave butter and milk in the car for 2 hours until we go home.
Me, on the way home from swimming: We'll stop at the store on the way back! Yes, we're tired and Jonah won't put his shoes on, but we're just running in for butter and milk.
The grocery store: *no power to the coolers, so no milk or butter*

We may have to get creative for breakfast tomorrow. Toast without butter just isn't worth the effort. Everyone cross your fingers for us that a Tuesday or Wednesday trip to some store works out!

A DAY in the life Jonah [written by Jonah]

Okay, let's see here. Alrighty! I'm writing about Friday-today. Last night I had a cold, it's going away, and I had soccer practice. Our coach, Mr. Alexander [!!!], wouldn't let us have more than a thirty-second water break!  Anyway, I was kind'a sick, blah blah blah never mind it's almost gone now. On with the story! The next morning I woke up and said "YIPPIE!  My head cold's gone!"
then we had doughnuts for breakfast. [Let me add, that was two hours later. After I fell asleep again.]  
Then Caroline said "bye-bye!" and went to play in the mud. And then Mim said "beaaaa!" and, well you know, they started making messes, then we started [daddy and I] cleaning up after them. The usual. Two messy chicks and two tired vacuum cleaners. This is the 2nd thing I've done, [in school] sorry don't know what I have studied! Yet. OOOOOOOOoooooooOOOOOOoooooooh! That's about all I've done. OH and I won't forget-pictures included.

oh man they can get into stuff. WHERE DID DADDY GO? MOMMY?

OUR CHICKENS " peeeeeeeck!

more chickens. Actually, same ones.

doughnuts. mmmm-mmm! I'm surprised there's any left!

this is the book I'm reading. Well really mommy is reading to me. we finish this week!

Calling all Grandmas

Jonah is getting ready to write his weekly blog. It was very helpful for him to have questions to answer last week! Do you have any questions your handsome grandson can answer this week?

Caroline and the road kill

I feel like I don't even have to say any more than that. Anyone that knows Caroline well can probably predict where this is going. But because it's a hilariously ordinary story, I'll keep going.

A few weeks back, a possum got run over near our mailbox. Josh (being the sort of person that he is) invited the kids to walk down the path with him and look at a dead possum. So off we went to look at the road kill. Man, oh man, did it ever stink.

After examining the possum carcass and answering all the questions the kids came up with, I figured that was the end. It wasn't the end. At least once a day, Caroline would ask to go down and see "the skeleton." If I ever needed to check the mail or we found ourselves with an extra 10 minutes when the weather was nice, we'd head off to the mailbox to check out the road kill. We even took the cousins down to show off our skeleton. Quintin was about as impressed as a normal person would be.

We haven't been on a specific trip to see "the skeleton" since last weekend. There isn't much left anyway. We did take a walk to the mailbox today when Caroline and Miriam declared it was time for a family walk and went outside and got on their bike and stroller, respectively. Sure enough, as we headed back to the house, Caroline gave us a running commentary on the possum. "All that's left is its tail and some smushed fur and bones. But you can still see its tail!"

Minecraft (by Jonah)

"A few days ago, I got a game called Minecraft! It's a game made entirely out of square blocks, and the blocks are made of rectangles. At night, zombies, living skeletons with bows; and creepers[green, explosive monsters with no arms] come out. Depending on light level, they literily pop out of the air!
I'm not getting into the details, but  there's viligers that trade goods for emrelds [ha ha ha.you mine down mountins to get one]if they are attacked by zombies the turn into zombie-villigers!Ahhh!
you craft stuff by mining things. If you mine a block of cobblestone of a mountin [cobblestone is vaery widely used] it will drop a minituer chunk, which you pick up by walking on it. Every thing you pick up is stored in your Inventory, a 27 slot space that you press E to activate. At least on PC/Mac."


                           ANSWERS FOR THE GRANDMAS [or two of them ]




       Grandma Hunt: "They got here during quite time when I was cleaning my room meredith was in the luandry room 'cuase pets are'nt allowed.we had blueberry bukle for breakfast the next day [that's the gaint blueberry muffin rerember?]. Caroline and Mim got along great sharing toys,Caroline was a little upset sharing her bed, but other than that it was fine [exept me and Charlotte playing a game. Results:both our legs almost got broken.]. Caroline slept on the floor in mommy's room, I slept on the floor of mine, mim slept on my bed [and woke me up once at precicly 3:27] Alaxander, Molly and Quintin slept on Caroline's big bed. And oh yes yes! Mommy  and Daddy slept on thier bed. Kitty got along well with the chickens I saw her following them without them noticing [I think...] No deaths though! Thats all that matters! Alaxander was the cutest babay I ever saw! [Actually all  of them are, tee-he!] but I think that his eyes are more blue. Or green. Mabay I got them mixed up. Whatever."

                                                                           [note: grandmas can read each others answeres]

JOJO: a ton of fun like always THE END!

hahahahahahhahahahhaah just kiding! I am not done yet Minecraft was fun and my chores inclouded serve a sibling [aka serve a cousin e.t.c.] so I got to play with alaxander for my chore!! And yes/no to your other quistiun they did follow me but not that much. Actually I followed them!! reremmber when we were playing shouts and latters and  you draged your finger on mims crib? I did that to alaxander and he loved it!! Now, sorry if I mispelled your name or somthing and did not answere all your ?s, but I am hungry, and i've been typing for two hours!  So, bye!'

here again! [written by Jonah Mays]

Today Quintin is coming over! I don't know when, but I do know it is going to be fun! Well, actually it is going to be some time after Quite Time. 3:00 Or something. I don't know whether Kitty is coming, but I think so! I have not seen Alexander yet and it's been forever since I've seen Charlotte, Quintin,
or anyone else!