Poor Tad.  All the coughing and yucky stuff brought on one of his famous headaches, right before art class.  I gave him meds, which I knew would really kick in during class, and he went anyway.  His teacher had said last week that it was going to be a “painting day,” and I knew he […]

It is one of the more interesting things about our home – we have inherited/acquired a lot of hand-me-down furniture.  This is a great thing for the budget, but it has presented some logistical issues. For example, we have never owned more that 4 chairs for our kitchen/dining room table that have all matched.  The […]

Tad’s art classes have started up again!  YAY! Yesterday’s lesson was in oil pastels, and they drew a cup.  But the focus of the lesson was in discovering complimentary colors (emphasis on red and green) and working in patterns. The striped tablecloth the mug and saucer are sitting on remind me of a vintage Mariners […]

This was Tad’s last art class of the month (boo).  I guess it’s just easier to take off the same vacation time as the school district. Anyway, the lesson was about proportions and highlights.  So they drew a reindeer in charcoal. His teacher told me that Tad was a little upset that they weren’t “coloring” […]