Here is a recap of Project 52 /2014. The girl says I can continue for a third year!
January 2014 (52/1-52/4)
February (52/5-52/8)
March (52/9-52/12)
March/April (52/13-52/16)
April/May (52/17-52/20)
May/June (52/21-52/24)
June/July (52/25-52/28)
July/August (52/29-52/32)
August/September (52/33-52/36)
September/October (52/37-52/40)
October/November (52/41-52/44)
November (52/45-52/48)
December (52/49-52/52)
The last portrait of the year!
I have to include this one of the dog too!
I love my new lens!
I love teaching population Ecology. At the most basic level, knowing something about birth rates and survival allows you to predict changes in population size. For people who care about conservation, it’s an important skill. However, it’s not really a skill you expect from a kindergartner.
Imagine my surprise when the girl explained to me (after seeing a dead squirrel)
Every animal has a number and if any of those animals get hit by a car and is dead then the number goes down. If the number goes down to one it’s in danger. If that one gets dead, then it’s extinct.
Not bad reasoning for a little girl!
Maybe next year, I will have her tutor my students.
Dreaming…
Believing…
Loving…
Joy!!!
Christmas seems like a good time to think about our hearts. This fall we learned a lot more about hearts than I ever hoped to learn. It all started with the girl waking up to her heart feeling rushed. One thing…
led to another…
and to another..
…and we eventually learned that other than beating fast at times (tachycardia) there is nothing to worry about.
At the same time we were learning about her heartbeat, the girl was opening her heart to Jesus!
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14
This Christmas, we are thankful that the girl’s heart is good! It’s better than good!!
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matthew 6:21
The girl heard some holiday music at school last week. She’s been singing All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth since she learned it. I think it’s her favorite because her two front teeth are wiggly and she’s hoping to lose them for Christmas.
one afternoon the girl told me that she really didn’t like “the muffin song”. She said “it’s annoying”. I asked her to sing me a little because I am not familiar with “the muffin song”. She sings “I’m getting muffins for Christmas…”
To the tune of “I’m getting nuthin for Christmas…”
I think we have a new tradition. Muffins at Christmas!
The beautiful girl playing beautiful music!
Some more pictures from the strings concert:
Getting excited!
And learning about the importance of giving.
