How the Other Side Lives

Izzy and Sofi took matters into their own hands...

Disappointed that their color blocked area was neither cork or magnetic or dry erase,

They improvised.

Sofi's had to bring in her favorite thing to school a few weeks ago.

She brought an Expo dry erase marker.

Totally serious.

She spends about two hours a day teaching...to nobody in particular.

She's quite good.

I keep thinking she'd make a decent sub...if she could ever get on the sub list.

Sore spot.

Sorry.

I'd like to sub.

Can't get a packet.

Have a teaching degree.

Doesn't matter.

Some day.

Anyway,

here is their creation...

Apparently they used every post it note in the house....

I knew I waited too long to take a pic!

They created "special" days for the rest of the school year...

and wrote down outfits they'd wear.

There's a Hawaiian day, a yoga day, and of course a polka dot day.

Innovative, creative, and they were busy for thirty minutes.

Not a bad thing.

Plus they worked on their spelling skills.

We celebrated Linnea's 12 birthday last week.

Can't believe she's this old...yet some days I feel like she's about 25.

If I were 12 I'd want to be her friend.

She's thoughtful, intelligent, caring, and absolutely hysterical.

She's developed a very amusing sense of humor.

Not sure where that comes from. ;)

Here she is with her champagne taste dinner.

Always steak and artichokes.

The bigger the better.

Someday I'll make a birthday book of her and her artichokes.

First year forgoing one of my cake creations...in favor of tiramisu torte.

I happily obliged.

These too are a funny combination these days.

Some days it's tough having a sib with a similar personality.

They drive each other crazy.

-julie