Oh Summer, when will you learn...

So OCCASIONALLY Summer has a brain lapse and tries to help Eleanor with her homework.  It always ends the same.  Last night, Summer stormed off after Eleanor refused to count by 5’s (they are learning about  money/nickels).  Eleanor’s technique? Just start talking in Spanish.  She knows more Spanish then Summer does.  Well, that and Eleanor adds a little extra. Its not quite spang-lish, its more like Span-Eleanortrumpsall-glish.

The Education of Eleanor

I got 'caught' by Eleanor's teacher dropping her off at school this morning.  She filled me in on a recent interaction.  They are learning about hibernation; how some birds fly south, foxes burrow in underground holes and bears find or make dens for themselves to sleep the winter away.  The storyboard consisted of a bear that was hunting and eating in the fall to get fat for the winter.  As winter approached, the bear became sleepy.  Eleanor piped in "THAT BEAR LOOKS STONED".  None of the other kids knew what Eleanor was talking about. Her teacher then asked, "Eleanor, what does that mean?" She smirked "YOU know what that means."

Good Lord

My house is a complete wreck.  I hope the fire department has no reason to come to my home, I don't want to read the words "unmaneuverable" or "uninhabitable" in the report.

Eleanor got to have a slumber party... with her father.  With both humidifiers going, it was a tropical 86% humidity and about 90 degrees in there.  She's better; he, of course, is still sick.

This is the completely useless den since 1/2 of Summers room is in it.  And Montgomery's arch nemesis; Buttercup.  That bitch sets him OFF.  Even when Summer tried to cover her with a blanket, he still knew she was lurking under the comforter and LIT HER ASS UP.  Video breakdown to come soon.

So why is Summer's room in the den?  Because my little B Cup wants a grown room.  No more dots, but much MUCH more purple.  Like a Merlot purple.  Nothing would please me more. 

With her and Montgomery's room out of commission, they've been reduced to the guest bedroom, or at least that is Goobies take on it.  He reFUSES to get on that bed, so he spent the first night on the floor on his blanket. The 2nd night, he humped his giant butt up the stairs only to find the SUMMER still didn't get her shit together, and his room was still not ready.  He sat on the guest room floor, then came on my side of the bed; farted, then went back downstairs to sleep on his goose down filled couch.  Well done

If there isn't any other motivating factor to get this damn project done, its going to be so Montgomery stops throwing himself around.

MEN

These People

Being in Milwaukee with family she doesn't get to see often seems a little confusing to Eleanor; that, or she just doesn't care to learn anyones name.  She's too busy, don't be offended.  Like yesterday, when she kept asking Grandma when "that lady" is going to come and pick her up.  Aunt Ninnie, just get used to being called "that lady" for awhile. And she gets half of  "Uncle Mike" right; but all uncles right now are "Scotts".  Sorry for that one too. 

When asked who she's all seen and what she's done, Eleanor replied "I've seen a LOT of family, but they do NOT look like me". 

Thanks for watching her anyway, you randomly joined people, I mean family.