We did school this morning and Joel had a math test. I finally got the turning the repeating decimal into a fraction (I didn’t get it the other day.)
It’s like this: 0.36 (with a line over it indicating it repeats.) Say n = .36, so n = .363636.
100n - n = 36.36 - .3636
99n = 36.00
divide each side by 99
n = 36/99
n = 4/11
I think it’s easier to not try to change the decimal in the first place!

Bethany was reading about the Greeks, so she wrote a myth/fable about Turtle guy. I’ll post that later under Bethany’s page. Grace is having trouble writing 2’s and 5’s. I suspect more practice and whining will follow.

Today was observation day at worship dance. Here is Bethany stretching in her class.



Click here to see her dance.
Here is Grace in her class.




Click here to see her dance.
Here to see her skip.
Here to see her pirouette.
(As my uncle pointed out the video is crappy. That’s because it’s taken with a camera that’s so old now they don’t sell that low of a mega-pixel anymore. Just think of it as an old 16 mm movie with no sound, now it looks great huh?!) Aren’t they cute? Bethany said her class is a lot harder this year, more stretching and a harder dance to remember. I’m impressed that she is keeping both dances she has to learn separate (although he Nutcracker one is definitely easier than this one.) These girls that teach are awesome. They have such a hunger for God and it spills out into their dancing. I don’t know how they keep the choreographing of all the dances separate (Bethany’s teacher teaches 3 levels and has 2 of her own classes to take, each have different dances.) It’s going to be an awesome recital December 10th.

After a quick trip to the library we went home and got Joel for CAP. We ate at Mcd’s and then dropped off Joel. Then I went back to Mcd’s to let the girls play. Then back to pick up Joel. Next week is 5th Monday so it’s goof off day. They don’t have to suit up and they will be watching the game (Rockies) and playing video games. Tonight they had drill and a speaker (a cop) who talked about winter river safety. Now Joel doesn’t want to go to Georgetown or Evergreen lake because the guy told them about drowned people he pulled out of the river when they fell through the ice. ‘But this ice is really thick’, I say. ‘Ok Mom, this was a professional and he said you could die if you fall through the ice.’ So, I think winter ice-skating on Evergreen lake is out. I’m sure the guy was talking about thin ice on a lake you don’t know, but, oh well. In 2 weeks Joel will take the written Curry exam and try to get his patch for airman basic. Also his name patch should be in next week, so he won’t be cadet nobody anymore. He said that at drill tonight the leader tried to trip them up by saying, “Present arms, order…….pizza!” and he walked around with a cardboard mask with a silly face on it and taunted the cadets, “You know you want to laugh, go ahead, laugh!” Joel can’t wait to try to yell at the cadets and trick them.

I’m printing out directions for tomorrow. We’re going to Hammond’s candy, Celestial seasonings tea factory, Pearl st. mall and CU. Busy, busy.