Dear readers,

Today we did twice as much fossil work, twice as much playtime with the itty-bitties, but it sure felt like we had half as much sleep as the night before. However, today was twice as joyful as yesterday, and coffee sure made up for the early wake-up call. We bonded with Peter, who drives us to and from school, over Beyonce's song "Halo". Seven am, and we were already straining our voices by belting the high notes.

We started off by instructing the fourth graders how to make their own fossils. They ran around the yard, pulling dear Mrs. K's plants out to imprint into clay. By the end of the lesson, their hands and clothes were covered in mud, and we hurriedly rushed them to the bathroom before snack.

The itty-bitties were just as much fun, but had more difficulty paying attention. We taught them the wax museum game: when Mattie turned their back to them, they run, and when she looks at them, they are supposed to freeze. However, they didn't understand the concept of freezing, and poor Mattie was drowned by boogery fingers.

Yet again, we finished the day helping Mrs. K with her English class. This time, we were just as much eager for a nap, as for the jam session with Peter. Hopefully today we will get to bed earlier.

G'night, sleep tight, and don't let the bed bugs "mosquitoes"  bite,
Mattie and Emilia

P.S. We successfully taught our fourth graders a new song! props to Harris.