Monday, February 22, 2010

More Things From Third Grade

"If 99 times 99 is 9801, then 9.9 times 9.9 is 98 and one one-hundredth."

This from the kid who asked to take a level to class to level his desk; he's tired of his pencil rolling away. (We let him take one; we'll see what his teacher says. lol)

Today, he got in a little bit of trouble because they had a lesson on symmetry, and he refused to stop working on his project when it was time to move on.


Wednesday, February 10, 2010

A Perfect Lesson

Cameron just got done teaching me that a "perfect number is a number that is equal to the sum of its positive divisors." What 3rd grader knows that?! What grade schooler even understands that?!
Now, he and Michael are looking up different types of numbers on Wikipedia: perfect numbers, abundant numbers (sum of divisors is greater than two times the number), semi-perfect number (a positive integer that is equal to the sum of all or some of its proper divisors), super perfect number . . . and so on.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Procrastinator

How mad should you be when he is not ready for bed, and when you say, "Are you done with your [get ready for bed] checklist?" he jumps up and says, "Oh, I got carried away in my bible and forgot."

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Turkey Cookbook

Cook a turkey like a pro in 4 simple steps
by: Cameron (age 8)

Before the turkey could be set on the table, it needed to be cooked. Here is how to cook one.

First, wash it off and add 3 tsp of salt and pepper. Also add 1 cup of love and hope.

Next, put it in the oven at 350˚F for half an hour, checking every 10 minutes. Also have stuffing too.

Last, cut the turkey into pieces about the size that the family would take for a serving and set it on the table.

So now the turkey is perfectly golden brown and ready to be eaten.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Whoa, Dude!

Having your eyes dilated really sucks.
Then again, it's kinda good to get to skip school because you can't see.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Birthday For An 8 Year Old

When I showed him the invitation the first time, he said, "Cool! The Horsehead Nebula!" He wanted me to put the Orien Nebula on the cake instead, but I stuck to the graphic I had. He did draw me a diagram of the cake to let me know how he wanted the candles arranged.

Rowdy boys in a pool.
Hey, everyone, look at me for a picture! Yeah, right.

Bummer. I didn't get a good face shot, but it looks like he likes his DSi.