Small Update

Chloe learned how to use the computer mouse. She can now play "Hooked on Phonics," and play ABC's on starfall.com.
I just left her at the computer for a minute, and when I came back, she was playing the game all by herself... and getting all the answers right. Pop Fox (the fox on Hooked on Phonics) would ask a question, she would read all her choices, and choose the right one every time. She also can fix a word that is spelled wrong. Pop Fox asks what letter to change in the word "top" for example, to make the word "cop." Chloe clicks on the c and moves it to the right location in the word, claps her hands and cheers because she got it right.
I am stunned and amazed. What a brilliant little thing. When I left the room, she was doing the same old thing... just violently thrashing the mouse around - angry that she couldn't get it to do what she wanted to... and when I came back in, she was totally focused and using the mouse like a pro!!

I am also SO EXCITED!! Now I don't have to suffer through the whole alphabet on starfall.com! I can let her play while I read a novel right beside her (I will NOT be allowing the computer to be accessible to her now that she knows how to use a mouse- at least not without me monitoring closely!)

Anyways, just a little proud and wanted to share!!

April Fools

This is what we had for dinner!!

CLICK HERE for the recipe.

YUM!!! I made a couple changes. I removed the paper linings of the aluminun cupcake tins, and cooked them right in the cupcake pan *(the recipe says that you should cook them on a cookie sheet, and later I thought maybe that's so you can remove them easier... but I thought it would be hard to squish all the meat down without the cupcake pan).

I cooked them longer too- for 20min- and used cheddar cheese instead of mozzerella... and a little extra catsup. DELISH!

Chloe was so excited to trick daddy. We practiced saying "April Fools Daddy!" She kept asking for her cupcake for dinner. Daddy, as a result, figured it out, but he was surprised how much he liked dinner. They little cupcake meatloafs were surprisingly filling. We ate them all. The diet starts again Monday!