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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Mixed Up

I've been meaning to post this for some time, mostly so that I won't forget the funny little things my kids do that make it all worth it. Which truly was the WHOLE reason I started a blog in the first place, but I suppose like everything else, things change, get sidetracked, or evolve. This blog is no exception. Or I kid myself, and this has happened quite frequently in my life, that "Oh, I'll remember. This one I surely can't forget." But alas, I do.

Here's what I want to remember:

Andon came home with his homework one day, and as I was going through it I noticed that on his spelling test he missed all the words. All 6 or ten, or something. (see, this is why one should right down these things as one thinks of them.) I was confused. He usually either gets them all right, or he misses one. He's a pretty good speller:) I asked him why he missed all of the words. I showed him the test as he didn't seem too concerned about the fact that he got EVERY SINGLE ONE wrong, and though I wasn't overly concerned either, (as he is just in first grade), but I was curious. He says, "I mixed up the words."

What? Still fairly confused, which isn't necessarily anything new for me, but still.

"What are you talking about? Why would you mix up the words? Aren't you supposed to spell them the correct way, as best you can remember?"

He says, "Yeah, but Ms. Buback told us to mix them up."

And again, HUH???

I stared at him a few more moments, and then, cause it takes me just a minute:), the light bulb went off and I realized that what she probably said was that she was mixing up THE ORDER of the words. And here my son thought she wanted him to mix up the actual word.

HAAAHAAAAHAAA!!!!

And no, I didn't laugh at him, I held a straight face and stifled my chuckles until I could burst out with them later in the privacy of my bathroom.

But here's what I think is so cool. Andon had enough knowledge of the word that he could actually mix it up and not spell it correctly. I mean, these words were seriously scrambled!!

Oh heavens, my kids make me laugh. :) And then the next day, they're making me irate and I'm learning a lesson in patience.

Life just keeps coming at you:)

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