Yesterday, we had what his school district is calling a Digital Learning Day. Ready or not, it may be the wave of the future, for us at least. I really need to get my math understanding up to speed. I didn't really get proficient in arithmetic until Jake was in 4th grade. It was one of the gray areas of my education that got overlooked because I was good with words and read beyond my years. I showed him how I add and subtract three-place numbers and he showed me how he had learned to do it. We agreed that there are many ways to arrive at a correct answer, no calculators need apply.
Then he became completely besotted with some vintage technology. This Walkman was my Dad's. He was Charlie too. The tape we found inside it was something Colin copied from a local radio station back in the 90s. Charlie was quick to figure out how to use the Fast Forward button to get past the incessant commercials.
World and domestic news developments have left me incapable of much else beyond this most important activity. Caretaking the most precious.
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Austin public schools are going to optional masking next week ... I keep wondering if I'm the only one who has noticed this pattern:
surge in cases, increase in mask mandates, drop in cases, drop in mandates ... repeat ,,, repeat ... repeat
I'll keep wearing my mask in public, thank you very much
Deb~ Wait, did I miss a post about you releasing quilts? Mmmm...
These pics of Charlie remind me so much of my grandson when he was young. His facial expressions especially. My math still stinks, even with a calculator. Ha
Nancy, no I forgot to post the first release here. Someplace on FB, but going forward, I'll document them here. Thanks for reminding me.
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