We're Moving!

So to speak. All the cool kids are on tumblr now, so we are too. Check out the new home of "What's The Deal?" at http://tomnsally.tumblr.com and the new post on Alexander's Scoreboard Clock.

What We Did on Our February Vacation

Since Australia Camp was a smashing success, we did an Around the World Camp during February Break. The country was a surprise each morning (except the morning when Laura peeked.) We updated our chart, colored our world map, colored a flag, and read a few books about each country.

Day 1-China
Craft-Chinese Lanterns
Food-Moon cakes
Activity-Watching Chinese Acrobats on YouTube

Day 2-India
Craft-Diwali plates
Food-Indian Coconut Fudge, Naan Bread, and Chai Tea
Activity-Watching Bollywood Dancing on YouTube (and going to the trampoline place)

Day 3-Portugal
Craft-Galo De Barcelos Ceramic Tiles
Food-Portuguese Pastries and Bolos
Activity-Going to the Portuguese Bakery

Day 4-Ireland
Craft-Celtic Knot Perler Beads
Food-Irish Soda Bread and Shepherd's Pie
Activity-Watching Lord of the Dance (and iceskating)

Day 5-Sweden
Craft-Dala Horses
Food-Dala Horse Shaped Cake, Swedish Meatballs, Lingonberry Juice
Activity-Lego Movie?

School Project Fun

Laura chose Betsy Ross as the subject of her biography project. She was really excited about her costume. She wore it while she presented her Power Point timeline to the class. She did most of the cutting and sewing of the flag.

Scoreboard Clock

Here are a few pictures from our latest project - a scoreboard-themed clock for Alexander's room. It will be powered by a Raspberry Pi, a small computer that runs a bare bones Linux operating system. The design is pretty much done, and I've already started some of the construction

Christmas Train

This year we upped our decorating game with a real tree and a real train.

Leaf Baseball

We can't rake up the leaves yet because they're being used for bases.

Happy Halloween

Here they are representing the Crimson Tide. The kids heard about a dozen "Roll Tides" while trick or treating downtown! Who knew that many Rhode Islander's had even heard of Alabama before! (and, no, I did not make the costumes.)

This costume never gets old!