before we had this:

thunderstorm!

we had a homeschool poetry recitation.

she gave 'jimmy jet and his tv set' and 'captain hook' by shel silverstein

'the owl and the pussycat' by edward lear

a few jokes, and then 'pirate captain jim' also by shel silverstein

'early bird' - yes, shel silverstein

(it's definitely time for shorts here - their pants can't hold up much longer)

'the hat' - he can't remember the beginning but he shouts 'now dad's saying where the heck's the toilet plunger gone!' (yes, more S.S.)

i guess it's clear what they've been reading around my house lately.

they were relieved and proud of themselves!

we had popsicles and treats, and then it started to rain.