Happy Birthday Mom!

Today is my Mom's birthday. She shares it with the Pope. Isn't she lucky? I was thinking maybe I should get her some Prada shoes so they have more in common... :)

Tonight I took a history quiz. I am happy and sad to say that I scored right around average which was about 66%. I was happy that I knew so many of the answers but sad that I didn't score better. I know my history - but some of the questions about inflation, bonds, and authors/theory I didn't know. There was more to it than what I would consider 'history'. If you take the quiz - post your score in the comments. I would like to see what you get.

In other news, B is really listening to MD and I when we spell our words because obviously we don't want her to know what we are discussing. It is so funny/cute when she decides to 'spell' her words when she is frustrated with us. She also asks me 'Mom, what does n-u-n spell?' or 'Mom, what does f-o-w spell?'. A lot of the time my answer is 'nothing'! Now that we have been doing this for a few days - I have been adding letters if I can to spell a word. Repetition is the key, right?

And finally, if you are looking to get rid of some chapter books - my sister-in-law is hoping to expand her library. She is moving from being a first grade teacher to a second grade teacher. So if you have any - let me know.