December HIGHS and LOWS

(LOW) The month of December was a whirlwind.  I spent many days in my pajamas.  Was I sick you may ask?  No, I was just completing second grade for the second time in my life.  I learned how to do subtraction regrouping using new techniques, did online word searches, watched several YouTube videos learning how to say Merry Christmas in various languages, and revisited plural possessive nouns (now that was tricky!).  I gave Kate plenty of pep talks and encouragement, and called my mom for plenty of pep talks and encouragement, as well.  I occasionally visited 5th and 6th grade too, which seemed like a breeze compared to 2nd.  Thankfully, that is now behind us, and we hope not to return to that for the remainder of the year.  

 

 

 

  

"Let's all ZOOM in a fun Christmas hat!' says teacher.  Kate was thrilled, can't you tell?!

 

 

 

(HIGH) Scout enjoyed having everyone home more! She quickly caught onto the idea of the nightly advent calendar for dogs. 

 

 

(LOW) Firewood.  Chop, Split, Stack, Repeat.  (Some may not rate this entire process as a low, but they aren't writing this post, and they do not have a thermostat that fails to rise no matter how hard they work.)

(HIGH) Friends, Christmas at the Zoo, Snow fun, Gingerbread houses, and Triple Chocolate Brownies after a day of e-learning.