Poston Post-its: Thirty-Ninth Passage

Friday, November 9, 2012

Thirty-Ninth Passage

Today in school we made Thanksgiving chains. On each link, the boys wrote something that they were thankful for. Morgan and William did a great job writing them, and coming up with creative spelling.
Of course, I wrote the things for Owen. It was a little difficult to get him to understand the concept of "thankful." I would say, "What is something you are thankful for?" and he would say, "I'm thankful help me to not be bad." Uh... Or, "I'm thankful that no one can die." But everyone can die, son. It worked a lot better when I finally started asking him "What is something you really like?" "I like that snakes don't go in anyone's houses."
But we eventually got a good list. 13 days till Thanksgiving, so 13 things they are thankful for.

Here are the lists. I'll write the words as he did, and offer my interpretation.
William
Brutrz - - brothers
backwards pensilz - - pencils
Spirit (Spelled right all by himself! He meant his own spirit.)
jakits - - jackets
Family (he asked me to write that one)
Skool teeshrs - - school teachers
God
Hlee Spirit - - Holy Spirit
State
tooklevrmomz - - two clever moms. Haha!
parins - - Parents
Book
Clothes (also spelled by me.)

Morgan
Dads
Candee bag - - candy bag
God
Jesis - - Jesus
USA
Dolrs - - Dollars
Muny - - Money (haha! I didn't know until right now that Morgan had two money type things!)
The anjels - - the angels
Mom
Nana and Papa
Toys
Zoo
Holy Speerit - - Holy Spirit