He did fine.
He brought home a buttload of homework* but he did fine.
Ancient history, calligraphy, stargazing, pre-Algebra…such was the stuff of his evening. He also memorized a score of prepositions, though his former English teacher mom was thinking, do you not just know these? Proper English grammar is the equivalent of breathing, in my opinion.
By the end of the night, though, I found myself oddly resentful of his new teachers. Can you relate to this feeling? It’s like, for 12 full years this kid was mine and now I have to share him?
Clearly this is going to be a learning experience…
…for the both of us.
AMDG,
*You can blame Barbara for my use of this term. She claims it’s an actual unit of measurement, and anyone who cooks as well as she does is surely to be trusted.
Good news, very good. Isn't it amazing how enthusiastic they can be when some else assigns the homework?! Of course, it will get old there, too. But enthusiasm is good for now!
BTW, though a buttload is truly a unit of measure, it's not one I really use in the kitchen (except when it comes to Revel Bars — of which I had a buttload!).
1 butt equals:
* 2 hogsheads (this is probably the easiest to remember for social occasions)
* 476.961 liters
* 126 gallons
* 104.917 UK gallons
* 13.5347 bushels
* 0.131592 cords
* 4032 noggins
* 1008 pints
* 96768 teaspoons
* 10752 jiggers
* 16128 shots
* 629.504 wine bottles
I'm glad he's doing well. I know what you mean about sharing your child feeling odd. My son has been going to bricks and mortar school for a year and a half now, and I'm still not used to it. 🙂
Glad to hear he had a good first day! My dds are just finishing their second week at St. C's and I have been amazed at the amount of homework they give 6th and 7th graders! Many a 9:30 exhausted (teary) crawl over the finish line. Sigh. C'est comme ca. Now I know the unit of measure to use to describe it 🙂 So the abbreviation must be Bl i.e. "Last night they had 4 Bl of homework."
I think 'buttload' is hilarious! We use it frequently around here and I used it with my siblings growing up and my mother hated it. 🙂 *you know we used it more to grate her nerves 'cos we were such wee heathens.*
Oh, yes. Buttload IS a unit of measure. My husband usually follows it up by asking what kind of buttload…sumo wrestler? super model? 🙂
I want to learn calligraphy!
Blessings!
Hannah
Simply the greatest.
I'm so glad the day went well 🙂