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September 5th - September 18th, 2011

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Watch
Dude, What Would Happen?
Let's Play videos - Minecraft
Adventure Time
Drake and Josh
Pucca
The New Adventures of Nanoboy
Homestar Runner
iCarly
Cyberchase
The New Electric Company
Wizards of Waverly Place
Futurama

Play
Pencil Kids Games - online
Farkle w/ M - iPad
Scrabble w/ M (beat M) - iPad
Electric Box 2 - online
Nitrome.com games - online
Various online flash games
Lego Pirates of The Caribean - 3DS
Lego
Homemade Board Games
Cooking Mama - 3DS
Civiballs - online
Powder Game - online
Scribblenaughts - 3DS
WarioWare D.I.Y. - 3DS
Candy Land
States & Capitals Puzzle
Blocks & Ball Run


Read/Research
Lego Catalog
3 Laws of Robotics
Newspaper
GameInformer Magazine

Discuss
Realities of our family food budget
Pricing strategies for E's business
W explained to E the circuitry of a contact microphone power supply/amp
Why the 1st letters of most words in a show/episode title are capitalized
Flooding in Pennsylvania
Why cacti have thorns
Difference between succulents & cacti
How to get water from a cactus in the desert
How many teeth do humans have?

Write
Calendar of availability for business
Random little notes
Various pages in an activity book

Listen
Field recordings from contact mic
Music - radio

Create
A business - Elijah's Hugs (selling hugs)
Stick Man
Field recordings w/ contact mic
Board Games
Ball Runs

Go/Community
Taj Mahal Indian Restaurant
Ross Park Mall - buying shoes for bday
CSA pick up
Ran various errands w/ M & W
Gyres visited - 2.5hrs
Starbucks
Claddagh
Southside Works Fountain

Health/PE/Safety
Discussed protenous foods & food tastes changing
Dancing
Stretching
Helped make grocery list
Discussed Bento packing


Other
Elijah turned 8 years old Sunday, September 18th, 2011
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Location: Parviss Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA

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