Pics from Thanksgiving 09

I promised Coop a game of Battleship today. We had just gotten started on the game when one of his friends called him to go outside and play. Yep, I got ditched by a 7-year-old!

It's OK. Really. I had been wanting to finish a scrapbook page from our Thanksgiving weekend. So, here it is. Click on the image to make it larger.

Research Isn't What It Used To Be!

It's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the kids have a holiday from school. So, since they are "sooooo boooorrrreeeed" today, I suggested that they work on their research assignments for piano today.

Back in my day, this would have meant a trip to the library to use the encyclopedia - what a pain! My kids are lucky. They have Google and You Tube to help them out!

Here's Cooper listening to Handel's Messiah Hallelujah Chorus on You Tube.

Looking up the history of Handel:

After 20 minutes of research, he had his homework completed! Whew! What's next for this Monday at home? Oh yeah, laundry.