In case you're curious...

About what I look like, Maeve asked that I share this portrait she made of her daddy.

I do sing, but my kilt leaves more to the imagination.

Founding Father, Swim Fanatic

[Today we are baking bread. It’s a recipe from Mrs. Hoffman's cook book. While on a break, Addie and Maeve are eating lunch and talking about why we have a day off tomorrow. Professor Addie wishes to share this history lesson with all the blog readers.]

ADDIE: Hey, guys, do you want to hear something? There was a president in the olden days who invented books, fire and flippers. Well, guys, I don’t remember his name though. They were first, I mean the flippers, they were made of wood. And then they were made of rubber because he didn't like how they were once. 

MAEVE: Did he invent remotes too?

A: No. [Shakes head incredulously at such a ridiculous notion.] That’s all that he invented. He was cool. 

M: Is it the guy on daddy’s shirt?

A: No.

D: Who is the guy on my shirt? Does anyone know?

M: Michael Jackson?

D: Ooh, so close. It’s William Shakespeare.

A: [Unimpressed, back to the matter that hand.] And what’s really cool is that once my teacher went to see a statue of that boy. Of the president. He was sitting down and he had hair things on the sides of his head like here and here.

D: Was it George Washington?

A: YES IT WAS!

D: Anything else you want to say?

M: HAPPY PRESIDENTS' DAY!
A: HAPPY PRESIDENTS' DAY!

XOXOXO.

MAEVE: Hi.  Yesterday was Valentine’s Day!  Yesterday I also got a lot a lot of valentines.  I got a little of candy.  And I kept saying to my teacher “Happy Valentine’s Day!  I’m your valentine!”  I can’t believe my teacher got a big apple.  Well not really big, probably like medium sized.  It’s a chocolate apple.  I think my friend gave it to her and I’m in first grade so my friend is in first grade. 

And I keep telling my teacher that Addie is going to drive her nuts next year and I don’t know why.  And next year I’m going to be seven.  

Here is a joke.  [Reading.]  Knock knock.  Whos there?  Stopwatch.  Stopwatch who?  Stopwatch you’re doing and have a Happy Valentine’s Day!  XOXOXO! 

Now I’m going to tell you the same joke but mixed up.  Stopwatch you’re doing and have a Happy Valentine’s Day.  Stopwatch.  Who’s there?  Knock knock.  XOXOXO.  Love Papa and Gramma. 

Happy Valentine’s everyone!  Or yesterday.  And that’s it.  Bye bye!

I left my heart in Presefitso.

MAEVE: Hi, Everyone.  I'm eating apples while we're getting ready for the game.  And daddy is cutting the cheese!

DADDY: Heh.  Um, do you know what that means?

M: Yes.  That means nothing.  Also, my mom is walking past me.  And Addie is right there.  Clarkie is I don't know.  Oh wait, Clarkie is in the kitchen.  My daddy is wearing a weird tee shirt.

ADDIE: it’s a Buffalo Bills tee shirt. [Sabres, actually.  But so long as they're eating their apples, I won't nitpick.]

M: And mama is wearing one too.  Mama is making chili and I'm not going to eat any of it.  I'm going to eat chicken nuggets.  WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!  [Maeve told me exactly how to spell her evil laugh.]

A: Tonight, we're going to watch the Super Bowl. Because it’s the Super Bowl day!  And I love the Super Bowl because people get to come over and we also get to watch the Super Bowl.  There's the Baltimore Raisins and the... Daddy, who is it?

D: The San Francisco 49ers.

A: And the Presefitso Forty Ninels.  Happy Super Bowl!

M: Daddy, can I put my picture on the blog?  The one on the iPad?  It's colorful and blue and gray and black with spots on it.  I'll put it right at the end of the blog.

And that's it for today, folks!  Bye bye!