Out of the mouth of a seven year old

"Agh! Mom I'm freaking out! There are like 36 e-mails on my Webkinz and it won't let me delete them! Agh!"

That is exactly what came out of my seven year old daughter's mouth last night. She came running into the room, hair flying everywhere, and frantically waving her arms way above her head. To her it was a disaster.

It's not exactly what I ever expected either. I tried to imagine what I would have been doing at age seven. Computers were never even introduced in schools, until I was in the 10th grade, and classes were called Computer Science. We learned how to basically write computer programs. Not anything close to how computers are used in schools today.

Internet was not around back then, and the printer paper was a lot different. Growing up we were thrilled to finally get a computer, but back then you could only write and save school reports. We had one game for our very cool computer, but were limited to when we were allowed to play it.

Now, several years later, preschoolers are learning to use computer's in school. Could this be why kids can't remember how to write, spell, and especially write cursive? It's amazing how many kids cannot write cursive. With texting on cell phones, e-mailing, and instant messaging, will today's kids even know how to survive without a computer?

Meanwhile, I continue to babysit her Webkinz so her plants don't die. Funny how I never thought, at my age, I would agree to such things. Ha! I have to admit that some of the games in the Arcade are pretty fun too.

After Christmas/New Year's Fun and Rest - Reading Old Blog Drafts

Sharing a blogspot draft, that never got posted, and was written January 2, 2009.  Hope you enjoy it.


I am definitely not the Queen of Candy Land. I played my seven year old three times and she won them all. Then she played the other kids and beat them also. I also had fun playing DDR with older kids. Boy oh boy do I need some exercise. If you haven't tried it you should. I'm told it even tracks how many miles you go on DDR with dancing. I may have found a new way to lose weight.

The Christmas decorations are down and the tree is going back in the box. I can already feel the dread vibrations from the kids, as school vacation comes to an end. I too dread the time away from them. I am one of those mothers who would rather be around them.

Speaking of being around them, I was absolutely shocked to find out that one my older teens, could not remember how to write cursive. I was told that their 3rd grade teacher said they will not have to use it ever again in their lifetime. Now being a concerned parent, and very up to date with the lack of proper teaching in public schools, I am printing off free printables to re-teach my teenager how to write in cursive.

Also, as school is approaching, I have been told by one of my elementary children that they belong to a special reading group. I had no knowledge of this and have become concerned about the lack of communication and the simple lack of knowing this. So now you know it's possible, that even a mother who thinks she is on top of things, can be kept form knowing everything that goes on in school.

As for these last few free days together, we plan to just hang out. Sometimes that's all that matters.