Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Mama had to leave quickly when she dropped Chase off at Nanaw's house on Tuesday morning. She hadn't expected to drive to work and didn't have a lot of gas so she had to get gas on the way to work. Later in the day, ,Mama told Nanaw that Chase's math test grade was good enough to raise his overall math grade so Mama and Nanaw were happy about that. Mama also told Nanaw that Chase got a 100 on his War Stories book report, which is wonderful. Chase brought home a lot of the projects he's working on so Nanaw could look at them. He also brought home his math test paper. Nanaw got different answers on some of the problems so it was all very confusing. Nanaw read through the book report he wrote for Where the Red Fern Grows, and he did a really good job on it. He was supposed to have baseball practice tonight but it was cancelled. The coach gave the team an assignment to watch at least 45 minutes of tonight's Cardinals baseball game with their dads and to analyze the game and watch what the players are doing. The second picture below is of six-month old Sidney Crosby the Cat that popped up on Nanaw's phone.

Monday, May 6, 2024

When Mama brought Chase over to Nanaw's house on Monday morning, she told Nanaw that Chase was very tired from the weekend and from getting home so late last night, and he wouldn’t be talking much. And Mama was right. Chase hardly said a word before going into school. When Nanaw picked him up from school, he said he had a good day. They had chicken noodle soup for lunch. He had a math test today, and he said he thinks he did well. That would be good, if it could bring up his grade. He took one of the reading tests for AR and raised his grade to an A. He has several projects due this week -- and Nanaw doesn't know what the projects involve. She asked Mama to find out about them this evening if she can. According to Homework Central, the projects are: a Where the Red Fern Grows final project in reading; a moon phases packet in science; a Cinco de Mayo presentation in Spanish, and an Andrew Jackson poster in history. He's going to be a busy fellow this week.

Sunday, May 5, 2024 -- Cinco de Mayo -- Happy Birthday, Daddy and Cousin Joey

Mama reported to Nanaw that Chase's baseball team started playing their game in the early afternoon but the game had a delay. They had played part of an inning when it lightninged. That's a mandatory 30 minutes off the field. Then it started pouring down rain. They had lunch and had to be back on the field at 2. They lost their first game and then played their second game, which they lost also, 7 to 4. But they still won a medal. They headed home and hoped to be home by 10. Mama had Chase studying whenever he had a few minutes. He studied and English and math, Mama said he could study on the drive home. He has a math test tomorrow, and this is his last chance to improve his math grade. Mama said it rained all the rain home so hopefully Daddy was driving. Mama doesn't like driving in the rain. Mama told Daddy that she owes him a birthday dinner because of going to the baseball tournament  instead of celebrating Daddy's birthday.

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Mama sent Nanaw a picture of Chase from first thing morning, where he's sitting on the bed in the hotel room, still in his jammies, playing on his phone. Later in the day, Mama sent a photo from Friday night of Chase driving a go cart. Daddy took him to the go-cart place and then took a picture of him driving. Mama didn't go along because she was back at the hotel with the moms working on the bags for the boys. Mama said they won their first game in the tournament, 10 to 4. They had another game scheduled for 4 p.m. but it was delayed because of rain. Nanaw has been over to Chase's house twice today to take care of the dogs and cat. Both times, she went outside with the dogs so that they would go. The second time, they just barely made before the rainstorm started. Nanaw brought a brush with her and brushed everybody. They all certainly seem to enjoy being brushed. They also enjoy getting treats. The third picture is Chase batting today. Mama said he made a great play in the outfield.

Friday, May 3, 2024

Nanaw was happy to see Chase before school because it was the only time she would see him on Friday before he went to Branson for a baseball tournament. Before they left for school, Chase and Nanaw went over his vocabulary for the quiz today. He also had a DLR quiz, and he turned in his book report on War Stories and his compare and contrast essay on the Art Museum and the Sculpture Park. Mama came to school at 12:20 and picked Chase. They went home and finished packing, then left for Branson. They took Mama's car but Daddy drove. Mama got a hot spot for her phone so that everyone had wi fi on the drive. Mama sent Nanaw a picture of Chase in the back seat with his guys. He brought along Tee Tee, Lars, Creeper, Sid the Snake, Saeger, Grandma Ann, Annie and Grimace. Chase lost a screw out of his glasses yesterday, and this morning Mama took them to Clarkson where Chase's friend Courtney fixed them. Chase told Mama he had a good day, and he thought the DLR quiz and the vocabulary quiz went well. Nanaw went over to Chase's house around five to feed Sam, Sylvester and Tyler, to let them out (not Tyler, of course), and to give them treats. She'll go back at 10 to let them out and give them treats. Mama reported that they got to Branson about 5 and walked to a Mexican place for dinner. Back at the hotel, the boys swam and the moms put together the bags for the boys with all the special treats.  The first picture below showed up on Nanaw's phone; it's from July of 2017 at Suson Park, and it's probably the cutest boy in the world.

Thursday, May 2, 2024

After school, Chase and Nanaw did lots of homework. First, Chase studied his DLR on his own for the DLR quiz tomorrow. Then Chase and Nanaw went over is compare and contrast essay on the Art Museum and City Garden Sculpture Park and his book report on War Stories. Chase made a few changes to the essay and Nanaw put it in a file folder so the paper didn't get crumbled up. He had done his three math review pages in class, and he said they were going to go over them in class on Friday. Nanaw made copies of the math review pages and the math chapter test; she'll do them over the weekend so she can hopefully help Chase study Sunday when they all get back from the baseball tournament in Branson. Chase had a baseball game tonight, and they tied the game. Nanaw gets to see Chase tomorrow morning before school but then won't see him till Sunday evening, if then; it depends on when they get back from Branson. This trip, Sylvester, Sam and Tyler are staying at home instead of Nanaw's house so that Sylvester doesn't escape. Nanaw will go over there at 8 a.m., 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. to let them go outside and to feed them. 

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

On Wednesday morning, Chase took flowers for Mary. All the students bring flowers to school on May 1 and place them around the statue of Mary in front of the school. Nanaw bought the flowers yesterday when she went to Schnuck's to buy her newspaper. Of course, she got purple flowers. After school, Chase did lots of homework. He had religion, math and vocabulary. Nanaw did the math also and then they compared their answers. They each missed one problem, different problems. Nanaw was happy to discover that she knows how to do the math problems, and Chase does too. The problems involved finding the surface area of cylinders, prisms and pyramids. For the vocabulary, Chase has a quiz on Friday over two chapters. They're going to study for the vocabulary quiz tomorrow afternoon. Chase left Nanaw a copy of his compare and contrast essay about last week's field trip for her to proofread for him. They also put together his book report on War Stories. Both the essay and the book report are due Friday, May 3, 2024. Mama has new plans for Chase's baseball tournament this weekend. On Friday, Mama and Daddy will pick Chase up from school at 12:20. On Friday morning, Mama wants Chase to take the vocabulary quiz in AR and the DLR quiz in English. Then they'll head to Branson for the tournament.