Squid Math

My kids have learned a new game from Cartoon Network:

"Squid" plus "Fish" equals "Squish".
"Squid" plus "Kill" equals "Squeal".
"Squid" plus "Peak" equals "Squeak".
"Squid" plus "Chair" equals "Square".
"Squid" plus "Washing machine" equals "Squashing machine".
"Squid" plus "Poo" equals "Squoo".

..... Well, you can imagine there are been lots of silly adding lately!

Spore-itis

Spore is a computer game where you can create and "hatch" your own creatures and their families and interact with other creature clans. (like eating them, making friends, etc.)

So Gavin says, "I know that daddy is addicted to Spore."
Me: "Is that so? How do you know?"
Gavin: "Well, he plays it ALL the time!!"
Me: "But does he turn it off when you ask him? If you are truly "addicted", you wouldn't be able to stop playing even if you tried."
Gavin: "I would never ask him to turn it off! I'm addicted to Spore too!!!"

Spelling is in the blood...

Logan got 2nd place for 4th grade in the Spelling Bee last week! He didn't practice at all and I thought he wasn't even going to participate. We are so proud of him for doing his best! Rich won his school's Spelling Bee when he was in Elementary school so we are encouraging our kids to follow in his footsteps. Logan also completed a very successful science project with mold and apples. Way to go Logan!!

Gavin is Kid of the Month!

Gavin was chosen to lead the entire elementary school in the Pledge of Allegiance on the intercom. He got a card from his teacher and the Principle thanking him for such a wonderful job! Gavin has really been awesome these past few weeks. His teacher has been singing his praises everyday! Today he was awarded a "Triple Bonus" day for his perfect behavior. WAY TO GO GAVIN!!

Waiting Game... Again.

Ok, so George Mason has updated Rich's status saying that he should receive a decision letter in the next 2 to 4 weeks. The University of Utah is saying "Your application is complete. You will be notified by mail when a decision has been rendered." How much longer do we have to wait???????

On a better note, Rich only has 2 more small things to finish up with his experiments (1 week) and then he can wrap up his final publication and start working on his thesis!! I just have to keep pinching myself to make sure it's really happening~

What to do for a living?

To pass time while we were driving in the car last night, I decided to ask the kids' opinion on what they thought their Dad should do for a living. I called out, "Hey kids, do you think Dad should be a Scientist or a Lawyer?" I guess Gavin misunderstood but it seemed an appropriate enough response... "He should be a Liar."

Our new pet...

We have a new pet "Triops" creature... thingy. He looks so completely prehistoric that we just sit and watch him all the time. He started as a tiny egg just over Thanksgiving and has continually molted and grown to over 3 inches. We love to watch him eat because once he finds food he immediatly stops swimming and just falls on his back, hungrily munching. We named him "Charlie" but apparently he has a nickname, "Buster". Charlie was a present from Aunt Erin Kulesus. Charlie fits right in with his neighbors: "Sea Monkeys" (brine shrimp).