Rocketeers

ROCKET RANCH: We got our math over with early so we could get to a bit more fun stuff - like building a rocket!!!

We got a good start on the project today. First, we did a little work on the part that will eventually hold the engine. This involved some careful gluing. We also carefully applied the stickers to the fuselage and the nosecone, and they look nice and straight, which made us happy.

IN REVIEW: As a writing exercise, today I asked the kids to write reviews of the Peter Pan panto they saw on Sunday.

CJ wrote: "The Peter Pan Play was very great. We saw it on Sunday. I (and probably most other people at the play) heard VERY VERY funny lines. In my opinion the only downside is the actor for Peter Pan. The actors were very great (discluding Pater Pan and Nana). My favorite scene is the final battle with Peter Pan and Captain Hook. Overall, Pater Pan gets an B+."

Annabelle wrote: "When we went to Hale's Palladium on Sunday to see Pater Pan, the play was great! It was funny, too. My favorite scene was when they were singing "There's no such thing as crocodiles," all the kids (and us) were screaming "watch out," when the crocodile passed. It grabbed two of the three people, then on the last one, both the crocodile and the person went "aaaaah!" and the crocodile ran out the door towards Fred Meyer! Over all, the play was really good."

UP TOP: We ventured out this afternoon to get some physical exercise (also known as P.E.). We had the park to ourselves. The kids mostly played on the merry-go-round/carousel (since the slides were wet) and CJ spent some time swinging.

LEIF'S LODGE: We had to run over to Ballard this afternoon to return some library books and pick up some crafting supplies. While there, we walked past the Leif Erickson Lodge, a longtime fixture in Ballard, where once upon a time a whole lot of Norwegian immigrants used to live.

I explained to the kids that they'll hear people talk about Christopher Columbus "discovering America," in reality, Ericson was the first European to land in North America, and he beat Columbus by about 500 years.

INDIGNITIES: I suppose Kirby is lucky in that she doesn't have to worry about the kids trying to dress her up. Much. However, she does have to endure episodes like today. Annabelle was using her LEGO satellites and space probes to explore Planet Kirby in the Canine constellation.

This probe landed for a fur sample.