Homeschooly Quotes

Olive: "When we start homeschool again can we have Circle Time like we did in preschool?"
Ivey: "There is only three of us, Olive. We'll have triangle time."



Me: "Asa, do you have a paperclip?"
Asa: "No. Did you know 39 deaths a year involve paperclips?"



Addison: "This essay is easy to write because I like the topic."
Me: "Yes! It's always easier to write about things you're interested in. What are you writing about?"
Addison: "Comparing and contrasting two of Milton's poems."



Olive: "When we act bad, you could just say, 'Don't act like the leader of China!'"





Olive: "How many years since Jesus was born was I born?"
......
Me: "Um. 2010, Olive.
You were born in 2010....
A.D."



Olive has decided that this sora rail bird is a "martian".
Because it lives in a marsh.




"No complaining, Olive. There are kids that have been in school for hours already.
And they're wearing pants."




"I'm gonna take notes like a girl."
-Addison



What I would say: "Choose a number between 10 and 50."
What Olive said, "Choose a two-digit number that starts with a 1, 2, 3, or 4."



Me: "Girls, you absolutely HAVE to clean your room."
Olive: "Can I have one of those math sheets?"
Me: "Not until you finish cleaning your room!"
~~a few minutes later~~
Me: "Girls, I will give you each a pack of smarties if you can get your room cleaned up in the next 15 minutes."
Olive: (Sigh) "Okay, but can I still have a math sheet?"



Addison: "Mom! I got a 100 on my science notebook! I'm not complaining or anything, but I really don't know if they should give hundreds on that sort of thing. I mean, you can always be more organized."