Day #4501 (Tue., May. 3, 2022) – Screaming Rockets
Bobby had a 101-degree temperature last night, so we keep him home from school again today. He was supposed to read some books for homework, so I sat down with him, and we did them together. He read the book, I corrected him with any pronunciation issues and helped answer his questions (such as “what is vaudeville”), and he would write out a little sentence or two about what he read. The first book was about “Tumbleweed Stew”. The second one was about an old man who performed in the vaudeville era.
I went and picked up Katie at school this afternoon so that my wife could work an extra hour. I got there before 3 pm but there were already about 10 cars in front of me. On the drive home we passed a girl (I think her name was Carmen) and Katie said that she was one of the more popular girls in school.
With both kids home I went to get groceries. First to Trader Joe’s, then to Harris-Teeter. Special items on today’s trip were grape jelly and cheese ravioli. While I was checking out, I happened to see some toy rockets that you launch (see photo to the right). Bobby and I played with them a bit when we got home, but he didn’t seem overly impressed with them. I have noticed that he doesn’t seem to be as interested in rockets and space as I was when I was his age. When I was his age, the Apollo was all over the news, and today he has SpaceX, but I guess it’s different strokes for different folks. He did tell me the other day that his favorite Superhero was Spiderman, so we have that in common.