Some Tuesday Morning Notes
from the series of
Common Household Morning Notes, 2017 Edition
The days of leaving a morning note for Younger Daughter before she headed to the school bus have ended now. She will be
starting a new chapter in the School of Life in August. Before she moves on to college, here are reminiscences from Tuesdays.
Dec 6, 2016: History Quiz
I am guessing that for some reason YD did not go to school on that Monday. Why let a good Monday Morning Quiz go unused?
From: The Cheaters Note Program
Tuesday Morning History Quiz
On yesterday in
1) 1955: Rosa Parks led the Montgomery Bus
boycott.
True____ False___
2) 1932: Albert Einstein is granted an
American visa.
True____ False___
3) 1492: Christopher Columbus becomes the
first European to set foot on the island of Hispaniola.
True____ False___
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Have
TRUEly wonderful day.
Feb 7, 2017: Mongols
Because what everyone needs on a Tuesday is a cheery note from their Mom about Mongols destroying things.
On this day in 1238 the Mongols burned
the
Russian city of Vladimir.
Let’s hope
today goes better than that.
Love,
Mom
Feb 28, 2017: Colorful
This is better than Mongols. It is also what a Mom does when she is out of ideas but has little sticky note thingies.
I hope you have a bright and colorful day!
March 14, 2017: Snow Report
A snowstorm was predicted for the early morning hours, giving false hope to thousands of schoolchildren. The storm never materialized. In fact, we had zero snow delays or closings this school year. Utterly disappointing. We all know there are no snow delay days in college or in life.
Please give the 6 AM snow report.
Amount of snow on the ground:
None
Street clear? Yes
School delay? No
March 21, 2017: Soft March Rains
I love Steinbeck.
A quote about March:
In March the soft rain continued, and each
storm waited courteously until its
predecessor sunk beneath
the ground.
– John Steinbeck, East of
Eden
March or April at 5 AM
This note may not even be from a Tuesday, but I leave it here to give you a glimpse of what my life is like. I am often awake in the middle of the night. And sometimes that is when I realize that I have neglected to leave a note for my sweet YD.
This note may not even be from a Tuesday, but I leave it here to give you a glimpse of what my life is like. I am often awake in the middle of the night. And sometimes that is when I realize that I have neglected to leave a note for my sweet YD.
Good morning!
It’s 5 a.m.
Do you know where your mother is?
Wandering around half awake
writing notes in the dark.
Have a lovely day of learning!
April, the morning of an important economics test
I hope you have a high GDP!
Grade
Demonstrating
Performance
of the highest caliber.
You are a person of
the highest caliber.
WALK, DO NOT RUN,
to the bus stop.
May 2, 2017: On Prose
It’s time I wrote
The Daily note,
But now I find
My feeble mind
Cannot compose
But lines of prose.
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I hope you have a significantly more
satisfactory day than yesterday. The
forecast is rainy with a chance of tests and occasional review of academic material. LOVE, MOM
May 30, 2017: Stay Strong
And finally, Dear Reader, I leave you with
this note of encouragement not just for YD but for you, for each and every day.
Stay strong and
know that you are loved.
The second part is more
important than the first part.
For previous entries in this series see these posts:
2 comments:
Not only am I in love with your morning notes (my kids should be so lucky... and yet they're not) but February 7th made me smile oh so very much.
You set the bar very high as a parent.
That Mongol note rocks, but the last one touches my heart.
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