AzMerit Score

For months they’ve been telling us to be prepared for bad test scores on the first common core tests students took here in Arizona last spring. Okay so I won’t be disappointed if my girls’ scores are within the average for the test. Well today Gretchen’s results finally arrived.

Highly proficient in English

Switch to common core
AzMerit test scores came
Jaw dropping, great grade

Proficient in math

 

Yes, this mother is having a #proudparent moment especially on the English score: two +s (reading for information & reading for literature) and a check mark (at grade level) on the writing portion. Way to Go, Gretchen! Now if I could see Rachael’s scores…

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Happy Sci-fi Birthday!

Sci-fi theme going
Ev’ry kiss begins with Kay
Star Wars charm bracelet

 

My Dad’s birthday card

 

Yep, even my dad knows. Once upon a time he went out at Christmas and bought me the original Star Wars trilogy on VHS. I gave one hint to my hubby for my birthday present. My Dad unwittingly gave hint #2. I posted my Star Wars napowrimo poem as hint #3. This makes hint #4. Do you think the man will figure it out?

And because where would the fun in my birthday be if I couldn’t tease the twin about getting old.

42 years young
Ev’rything answered before
Senility sets

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

 

Happy Birthday to Kati and Me!

Me (dimple) and Kati

Laceless Sneaker

Under watchful eye
Night before kindergarten
Struggle to tie shoe

This morning as I was tying my sneakers, I was thinking about when I was 5 years old. It was the night before my first day of school and I was terrified I was going to fail on the first day of kindergarten, because I couldn’t tie my shoes. I remember sitting up in bed, a sneaker in my lap, and trying over and over to tie the laces. When my mom came in to check on me, I couldn’t contain my excitement. I was finally successful and I showed my mom I could tie laces. Much to my relief I wasn’t going to fail the first day of kindergarten. Never mind the five year old logic that said inability to tie sneaker – FAIL. Inability to zip zippers gets a pass.

Day 6 of NovPAD, Robert Lee Brewer mentioned the innovations humans have created. And I was just thinking Nike needed a laceless sneaker with good ankle support 35 years ago. By the way, I am pretty good at tying laces now, but I still struggle zipping zippers. So I’m really keeping an eye on this innovation – Auto Zipper.

Once Upon Forty-two Years

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Keep
Towel
Near-at-hand
Hitchhike across
Galaxy
Panic
Free

Great
Autumn
Forty-two
Omniscient year
Universe
Reveals
All

In February Shawn turned 43 and the answer to life was lost. 😦 But I’m not worried, all will be revealed again soon. I’ll be sure to write the answers down.

Twins – Fun Fact

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Add
an hour
to the day

First born
twin becomes
younger than
the second.

Okay in two more weeks, my twin sister and I will celebrate 42 years. Since 42 is the answer to everything in the universe maybe I’ll be able to decipher this math problem on the 17th. Until then, I am glad I live in Arizona where we don’t have to worry about trying to figure out who is older. I beat my sister by a day! 😉

I Surrender

Middle of Times Square
Surrender to nature’s call
Feel inauspicious

Since it is only day two of NovPAD, I hope no one is feeling inauspicious yet nor surrendering. I was on Facebook this morning and saw I posted this video a few years ago and well it’s fun. I’m not sure if I’ve shared it on this blog yet. If anyone would like to surrender to nature’s call in the middle of Times Square just visit my husband at work, Blockwise Engineering.