Do you not know what causes that?

Chanukah Competition - Poem Time

These are the entries in the poetry contest for our Chanukah competition.  I have removed the names.  They were only required to write a poem.  Some chose to do Chanukah themes, some didn't.  Several wanted to do haikus.  Please vote in the comments!

#1
You eat latkes
and you eat applesauce
and you light the menorah each night.

#2
Light the menorah.
Light it 'til it glows brightly.
Play a driedel game.


#3
Violets are red.
I love you too.
You love me.

 
#4
Utter chaos.
Potatoes and turkey.

#5
Candlelit window
Ice frosted lonely mailbox
the rock of ages.


#6
Girls, you can't eat them.
Girls, can't understand them now.
Boys, we are simple.

#7

Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
Do you like latkes?
Well, I do too!

Chanukah Competition - Updated with Winner!

Every year we draw names to see who gets to have what night of Chanukah.  We like to do various competitions to see who draws first - knowing that drawing first, you still might draw the last night.  This year the kids wanted to do a multi-event competition.  The first of which is a Lego building competition.  Some kids worked in teams, some chose to skip the points on this competition. *VOTING CLOSED*

A) Team Project: Menorah on Wheels (The Winner by Benjamin and Isaac)

B) Team Project: Garage with car (Submitted by Owen & Clara)

C) Individual Project:A home with car, dog and helicopter (Submitted by Lilah)

 

D) Individual Project: Stonehenge (Submitted by Hilary)

Crayons

I've been wanting to make swirly crayons for awhile. Today we tried it multiple ways.

Trade In

Thanksgiving 2009

We're surviving and enjoying each other as we make new traditions.

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Introspection

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Concentration

I just realized that her head is cut off at the top of this picture, it is NOT in the actual layout. LOL

Countdown to 18

Hilary is going to be 18. Tomorrow I'll start the 18 day countdown. Here are the cover and first page of her album. I'm going to add a page per year per day until her birthday.

School lunch

Today Owen, Clara and I had a fun morning. We painted a fence picket and the shared lunch! Love my girls.

Did you know?

That I'm mean, according to Ada.  Not just mean, but mean AND evil.

Well, that settles that...