Once in a Blue Moon

To start, I wanted to share Jordan's spelling sentences from this week. Thankfully, Ken got to see them before he left for his hunting trip. We weren't going to look them over, but I was curious how Jordan used the word "slope" in a sentence.  She and I had spent some time going over the definition and we went round and round about how to use it. 

So, when I started reading through her sentences, I was taken aback. Once again, she shows herself in her colorful multi-layers. 

I was very glad to see that she identified which daddy does the smoking, and I giggled like a maniac that she simply said Daddy Ken is huge. But then, she references that Daddy Ken saves her. Ken and I sighed over that one. Of course, she talks about making mistakes - which we do a lot of in this house, and Jordan says she's becoming good. I felt a tug of guilt that she said she was "the blame" and hoped that she wasn't referencing a specific event or idea. God help my adult transference and guilt for my decisions.

And then, she did both Ken and me in with her simple statement, "I have a great life." Wow! How many of us would have thought we had a great life at 8-years-old?? I remember always wanting more and wishing more. Of course, I had my mother to contend with, so there was a lot of wanting, but most children have a laundry list of things that would make their life better. Jordan, at the core, finds her life already great. How cool is that?!

Then there's the adage, "Once in a Blue Moon." Well, tonight was the second full moon of the month resulting in the fabled Blue Moon. I tried very hard to explain it to the girls, and I held off on the movie in order for them to see it.  

Mandy ran outside and started commenting on how bright the moon was, and then she stopped, turned to me and simply said, "Um, it's not blue!"  I laughed and tried to explain the origin of the name, the meaning, why it's important, and even how and what the saying means. They seemed to get that they won't see another one for 3 years, but it still just wasn't totally there for them.

Jordan kept looking around and around and around. Finally, she turned to me, "Mama? Where is the second moon? I don't see it!"  Oh lord! I started laughing and saved that statement for when Ken called me.  Of course it would be Jordan that asked. No matter how many times I tried to explain the lunar process, she just wasn't getting it.

The quality of the photo isn't great - as it was taken with my phone - but you can get an idea of how bright that moon was tonight.  Very cool indeed!