Pretend All These Topics Belong Together

January 15, 2008 | Filed in: Crazy Kids, Homeschooling, Life As I Know It, Random Thoughts

So, the gout. I still don’t know what it is. I was supposed to go in for an x-ray yesterday, but Cleatus has been working such long hours that he didn’t get home until after the office closed. And, I don’t know about you, but I do not think that taking my children with me would be fun. I mean, they couldn’t come in the x-ray room with me, so they’d be sitting in a waiting room all alone? Um, no. I doubt that I’ll be able to go today either because I have some errands to run this afternoon. Maybe tomorrow? Hopefully.

My hand isn’t hurting anymore though, so I’m not really freaking out about it. The bump is still there, but I can deal with a bump. As long as it continues not hurting then I’ll be fine. I do plan on getting the x-ray sometime this week though if my damn husband ever gets out of work on time.

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In other news, today is my mama’s birthday. I just baked her a cake and now Cindy-Lu and Eeyore are both standing in the kitchen next to the cake with drool dripping from their mouths. I tried to tell them that it would be impolite to eat a piece before we take it to “Banny’s” house tonight. (She used to be called Granny by Eeyore, but Cindy-Lu came along and couldn’t pronounce her G’s for shit, so now its Banny.) I don’t think they care about manners at this point though. I can’t say that I blame them…it IS chocolate.

Make me happy and tell my mama happy birthday.

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Oh, and anyone out there know what the difference between a vowel digraph and a vowel pair is? Because, apparently, I am too dumb for second grade phonics. I did find a super cool language arts program for next year, though. It is all computer based so his teacher for LA? Will not be me. Which is kinda dumb, because LA has always been my favorite subject, but seriously WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DIGRAPH AND A PAIR? I can not figure this out. Its like my brain just rejects the information. So, yes. I am dumb. U like 2 reed my blawg?

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Funny, but my hand is aching right now. It hasn’t hurt since Sunday and now here it goes again. Maybe its the typing? More likely it was me saying that it didn’t hurt anymore. Thats just the way my life works.

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I will ask my nerd son about vowel thingys for you, and let you know. My husband’s birthday is today too, and I am baking for him but I am not blogging about it because he is currently in the LOSER corner.

My friend is coming over to help me cook and she says she is bringing a shovel in case we have to hide a body. I love my friends. I think I will marry them instead. One big happy girl family we will be, surrounded by our happy children, with a sign on the gate that says “booty calls and repair visits only”.

Things always act up when you say “oh, it’s not hurting at all” like, colicky babies. “oh, he never cries!”

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My Google Fu is strong.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070320173057AAIl2Ew

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Finally something to make me feel useful!

Vowel pairs (also called dipthongs - heh) are two vowels together that each make their own sound, and a vowel digraph (any digraph, really) is when you don’t hear both sounds but a single sound. Like ee, ea, ai, oa, oo, au, ea, ie, ou, and ui.

To help it make more sense, consonant digraphs would be ch, ng, sh, th, wh etc. where they make a different sound than the individual letters would make.

Did that cover it?

Much More Than A Mom’s last blog post..The un-hiatus.

Happy birthday Karly’s mama! Enjoy the cake!

From phonicsworld.com: Vowel digraph: If two vowels are beside each other in a word or syllable, the first vowel
is usually long while the second vowel remains silent. Examples of vowel digraphs are:
ai– maid, ee– sweet, ea–bean, oa—- boat, ay—–tray. This rule does not
apply to diphthongs.

And you have helped me learn something new today!
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Much More Than A Mom,

I don’t need no stinkin’ English lesson from you! I need pictures of your LITTLE BITTY BABY!! (Ok, so I did need and do appreciate the English lesson, but DUDE. Baby pictures. Birth story. C’mon!)

Happy birthday Karly’s mom!

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Happy Birthday Karly’s Mom!

Do you think you may have some sort of carpal tunnel since it seems to hurt when you type? I actually have no idea but I thought I’d pass on my totally un-professional medical hypothesis.

Thanks for the Happy Birthdays.
Karly, thanks for the wonderful cake! It was so pretty and delicious too!

Lottifish, I do have carpal tunnel, but this is different. Its just in my hand and there is a big funky bump. Thanks for the un-professional medical hypothesis, though.

All I can think is Diaphragm and Pair of boobs.
Not what they were trying to teach?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAMA!

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Happy Birthday Karly’s Mommy!!!!

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Happy Birthday to your Mommy!

The language thing? I’m sitting this one out. I’m the girl who talks about fuzzy SOX.

And you so have the gout.

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i bow to the superior english skills of those who have commented before me.

i would have been no help at all, but i CAN say happy birthday to the karly mama.
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And to add to the vowel thing, a dipthong is when one vowel really has two sounds. O = Oh + Oo, for example. Languages like Spanish and Italian do not have dipthongs; they have pure vowels. More than you wanted to know, eh?

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARLY’S MOMMY !!!!

You know, my mom homeschooled me and my sister (she has a big learning disability) until we were ready to go to college. Despite her issues, my sister is now in her second year of college, and I’m almost done with my graduate degree. And she did not do as much stuff as what you’re doing with your kids, believe me - up until I was around 6/7 we really didn’t do anything. Then I eventually learned to read, and our classes would consist of, “Pug Mom, read this book. I need to go teach your sister.” And even though my education was somewhat unstructured, I was ready enough to start college when I was 14. So don’t stress yourself too much My mom emphasized having fun first and foremost, and incorporating learning into the fun, and now what stands out most from my childhood were all the camping trips, hikes, visiting friends and family in another state, etc. I’m sure you know that, just figured you’d like to hear it from another source too.

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Happy (belated, oops) Birthday Banny!

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Darn, I knew the digraph/pair question too! Anyway, happy birthday (belatedly), Karly’s mom!

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