Silver Medal

Last month I discovered one of Gage's hidden talents.  He can bust a rhyme better that Eminem.  Seriously, the kid has been channelling Mother Goose.  I discovered this the same day the Reflections papers came home from school and he was spouting poetry all over the house.  This year the theme was "Diversity means....." and I suggested he write a poem.   He did....

Just Because We Are Different Doesn't Mean We Can't be Friends

By:  Gage Wright

Me and my friend are as different as can be

but that doesn't mean he's not important to me!

He's got black hair, I've got brown.

But we're different I don't need to frown!

He's different.  I don't care!

If we looked the same it wouldn't be fair!

You can't judge someone by their hair.

We're friends,

We're different,

I don't care!

He wrote the poem about his best friend named Rio who says he is from China because that is where ninjas come from, but I'm fairly sure his origins are not so far east as much as south of here.  He is a such a cute kid and he taught Gage how to meditate.  He takes the China thing very seriously. 

Anyway, my Gage won 2nd place which is a silver medal!  Only Gold Medals go on to compete at the state level so that is the end for his poem.  I am so proud of him!  I was tempted to make a few tweaks here and there to make if flow better or be longer but I told the devil on my shoulder to be quiet.  I'm glad I didn't tamper with it because he obviously can do just fine on his own!

I wonder if you think other parents help their kids?  Even just a little?  Some of the stuff I see come out of that competitions leads me to wonder.   

Here are some of Gage's other literary efforts....

Greatest Day, Greatest Night. 
Let no evil being reach my sight.
For this is Green Lantern's delight!

and....

It likes to hide
It's by the side
Of the wide oak tree 

can you tell it was Halloween time?

If You Need a Good Laugh...

It's Alive!!!

Halloween turned out to be a lot of fun this year.  Gage has always loved the holiday but this year Luke was into it and it made for fun times two.  Luke decided early in October that he wanted to be Frankenstein.  I convinced Gage to be the Doctor who created Frankenstein and then I made Claire be the Bride of Frankenstein.  It was nice to have homemade costumes this year.  It saved me a ton of money and the kids loved it!  Okay, that's a lie.  Claire hated being dressed up.  She cried while I put on her make-up and ratted her hair.  I heartlessly pressed on until the deed was done.  So worth it if you ask me. 

Halloween night my dad and Pam came over for dinner and I made homemade root beer for the first time.  The boys helped me make it and I told them we were making Witch's Brew.  I told them each ingredient had a spooky name and that the dry ice was goblin eggs.  They had never seen the dry ice work it's magic before and they were captivated.  Pam went out trick or treating with us and my Dad stayed behind and passed out candy.  We have a door mat that screams when you step on it and my Dad reports that it almost made on kid pee his pants.  I felt really bad!


Yesterday, I rushed to put away all the Halloween decorations...especially the CD of Halloween music.  If I heard, "I'm a Mean Old Witch" one more time I was going to barf.  Claire is so sad that she can't listen to our Spooky Favorites anymore.  :(

The boys made this Frankenstein and brought it to life all month.  I don't know why but every time I saw this on the bed it kinda freaked me out.