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Weekly Wrap-Up ~ Dawson Says {about Week 1}

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Hey, this is Dawson. I'm not sure what to say. My mom's just making me do this every Friday. I don't even know what to put on here! :(. Okay, she wants me to talk about my week. So, this week I got to go to Stone Canyon Elementary to be a teacher's helper for my old kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Morris. There wasn't any work for me to do so I played with LEGOS. :D. Another thing we did was go to Philbrook Art Museum yesterday for a scavenger hunt and to listen to some lady talk. The bad thing about home schooling is that I don't get to see my girlfriend Tess. I only get to see her on the weekends SOMETIMES, so that really STINKS. A good thing about home schooling is I'm the most popular kid in my school / house. Well, I feel like a Hot Pocket so I'm logging off.


Sincerely, (whatever that means)
Dawson :)


PS: I've never typed this much in my life.
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  1. Gidget Girl ReadingAugust 20, 2010 at 11:51 AM

    glad your liking home school. my girls love going to the art museum and a scavenger hunt sounds like fun. I really liked the clay art you did this week

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  2. StefanieAugust 21, 2010 at 6:34 AM

    Isn't it nice that you can go get that Hot Pocket when you're hungry and not have to wait? =o)

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