Sept. 26/07
Last night I watched disk one of SpiderMan. At the begining of SpiderMan it said the movie was in color. I saw the words to the SpiderMan song on DVD. I sang along with the song as it played. It was fun. I saw this movie twice. When the movie was over I took a bath and got ready for bed. Tonight I’m going to watch disk two of SpiderMan on TV.
Jon
Couldn’t decide which picture to use, so you get both.
(Editing advice given by Jon’s teacher and daddy, who happened to be at school)
Sept 21/07
During MEDEK I will watch Dr. Seuss. I will listen to the story The Cat In The Hat. At the very end of the story The Cat In The Hat I will watch the credits. I’ll clap to the beat of the credit music. After sapper I would like to watch the video Totoro because I like to see the pictures. They are colorfull and interesting. I like to go to bed later on Friday nights. The I sleep in on Saturday morning.
Jonathan
(Completed independently by Jon)
Sept. 20/07
I like to go to doggy class with Photon. I was listening to mack the nife on the iPod. When we got there they played musical chairs. Then they played some doggy games. Daddy’s back was herting because Daddy can’t lift me. I went back into the car to go back home. We got home at eight o’clock. Tonight I’m going to watch Totoro again.
Jon
(A creative writing piece written by Jon. His teacher has been working with him on polishing his stories, so there is some teacherly prompting to complete his storywriting. —L)
Sept. 13/07
Saturday mornings are great for going to Grandma and Grandpa’s house. I like to go to other places too. I like to go to Maghin and Austain’s house. On Saturday mornings I like to have something to eat. My favorite restront is Il Fornello. I like to eat two pieces of pizza.
I like to go to out with my mom and dad and have fun. Saturday mornings are great!
Jon
(An aside about pizza at Il Fornello: The whole family had had mild stomach bugs the last couple of weeks of summer. (Yes, that’s foreshadowing.) On Sunday the 2nd we went to Fornello for dinner to celebrate the end of summer. Jon wolfed his usual adult-size pizza with his usual satisfied gusto; then started looking sick, and upchucked the entire meal all over his plate. Props to Fornello Danforth’s staff for their quick reactions. Poor Jon!)
(“Disk five” belongs to the new box set of The Animaniacs that we got him for a birthday present.—L)
Sept. 13/07
I sang the somg Happy Berthday. I like to cellabrate my berthday. I like to eat cupcakes. The cupcakes look yummy. I like to have a party. My berthday was yesterday on Wednesday September 12/07. I blew out the candle. At lunch I was singing Happy Berthday. I love to have a cupcake. It tasts very good. I had a great day. Tonight I’m going to watch disk five with Good idea Bad idea on it.
Jon
Two viewpoints:
It’s been a couple of years since Jon and I have made it to the zoo—given the operations—but we finally made it back late last week. It’s always a good time, but it’s also a real challenge/good work for Jon’s eyes, as the animals are often at a distance and camouflaged.
The magic wasn’t quite there this time around though, and I couldn’t get a handle on why. But after lunch, between pavillions, Jon said he wanted to go home soon. “I have my own animal. I have Photon.”
I immediately felt how much he cherishes his dog, and how that relationship has made the zoo a more frustrating place. What’s the point of keeping the animals at a distance, where you can’t interact with them?
Before we left, Jon did get a camel ride in for old times sake and we dropped by Dinosaurs Alive! From years of living with me, Jon has an sense of the corny and he grinned widely when he saw the rubber covered mechanisms move around jerkily. I reminded him that they were robots, and he said “No. They’re just pretend.” So that’s how convincing they were. They couldn’t even cut it as real robot dinosaurs.
August 31/07
I went in the car to go to the zoo. I saw lots of animals. I like going on a Zoo Mobile. I saw a giraffe. I rode a camel. I saw a dinosaur. I ate lunch. I ate French Fries and Hot Dogs and I drank some ice tea. My favorite animal at the zoo is a bear. But my favorite animal is my dog Photon.
Jon