Noah got an Ironman arc reactor from a Christmas party, and we've been using it as a scholastic bowl buzzer. I ask questions, and whoever hits the buzzer first gets a chance to answer. One of my questions this morning was, "Can you turn the letters of the word "may" into something that means "sweet potato"?" Both kids gave me a blank stare. Then Sarah asked for a pen and paper. She wrote for a long time, occasionally looking up to think and then crossing something out and writing again. Finally, after a long time, she hit the buzzer and yelled, "Amy!"
I managed not to roll my eyes, but calmly told her that Amy is not another word for sweet potato. I looked at Noah, who had been doing mental calculations the whole time. Nothing. I hinted, "It starts with a Y." Suddenly, he hit the buzzer and yelled, "Yak!"
They really are very smart, but sometimes I wonder...
1 comment:
You're kids are great! Addy would not have said yam, and Liza would have yelled, Ewwww, I hate sweet potatos, then ran off.
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