"What did you learn today?"
I ask my son that question every day when he gets home from kindergarten, and since he's only five, he actually answers me—although I suspect that when he gets a little older, the always-popular "nothing" will be his go-to response. ☺
Yesterday, as he told me about all the things his teacher had taught him, I started to think about the things the day had taught me. Although my new knowledge might not be as exciting as my son's, I do learn a few things every day. Yesterday taught me that:
1. I don't have to give up on a recipe like this one just because I'm out of cream of mushroom soup. Instead, I can make my own. It's easy to do, and there's no worry about canned soup and BPA.
2. Sometimes it's just too cold outside to make the effort to go to the grocery store, even if I really, really want chocolate.
3. It's fun to discover animal tracks in the snow. (My kids taught me this one!)
4. It's heartbreaking to see a Facebook friend receive happy birthday messages from people who don't realize that she recently died.
5. The new season of Project Runway starts tonight! (I'm a little excited. Can you tell?)
What things have you learned recently?
Wishing you a wonderful Thursday!
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I ask my son that question every day when he gets home from kindergarten, and since he's only five, he actually answers me—although I suspect that when he gets a little older, the always-popular "nothing" will be his go-to response. ☺
Yesterday, as he told me about all the things his teacher had taught him, I started to think about the things the day had taught me. Although my new knowledge might not be as exciting as my son's, I do learn a few things every day. Yesterday taught me that:
1. I don't have to give up on a recipe like this one just because I'm out of cream of mushroom soup. Instead, I can make my own. It's easy to do, and there's no worry about canned soup and BPA.
2. Sometimes it's just too cold outside to make the effort to go to the grocery store, even if I really, really want chocolate.
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4. It's heartbreaking to see a Facebook friend receive happy birthday messages from people who don't realize that she recently died.
5. The new season of Project Runway starts tonight! (I'm a little excited. Can you tell?)
What things have you learned recently?
Wishing you a wonderful Thursday!
Yes, if you think about it we realize that every day we learn something. Today I've learned to put a ceiling in the kitchen.
ReplyDeleteYou're absolutely right!
DeleteThat's great about the ceiling. I wouldn't know where to begin. :)
yeah i have wanted chocolate before but not enough to brave any bad weather for it! so sad about your fb friend------hmmm, i am not sure what i have learned---maybe to keep trying with my poetry and to remember i can't do everything i want to--happy thursday to you dana :)
ReplyDeleteI went out and got my chocolate today. It was a little warmer outside. :)
DeleteI enjoy reading your poetry; I hope you do keep trying!
Oh my goodness, #4 IS heartbreaking. How terrible that would be!
ReplyDeleteJamie
I felt so bad for those people. I just didn't know how to tell them...
DeleteI don't like Facebook at all ! What I learned recently is that actually I can watch little movies from YouTube. Didn't know that before, lol !
ReplyDeleteI'm not too crazy about Facebook either. I rarely post there.
DeleteEnjoy the movies!
#4 - ouch!
ReplyDeleteYesterday I learned that I have had OneNote forever - all the genealogy Bloggers have been touting its awesomeness for quite some time. It turns out it is included in Microsoft Office. Now I can catch up with the pack.
That's a great find! Enjoy!
DeleteI learned that when you're walking on an icy parking lot, it's easier to just slide.
ReplyDeleteOh, no. I imagine there's an "ouch" in that story...
DeleteThat is a little weird when a birthday notice comes up on Facebook, and the person has passed.
ReplyDeleteIt's really sad, especially when other people haven't learned of the death.
DeleteOh my gosh that Facebook thing is terrible, I've never seen that before! i totally wanted to go get sourdough bread today because I have a vinaigrette I want to dip it in but I don't feel like going in the cold.
ReplyDeleteI went out today to get the chocolate (and some other things), and the roads were horrible. I should have stayed at home.
DeleteSourdough bread and vinaigrette sound great!
Oh no to #4. That's so terrible. I'm sorry. Animal tracks are cool but it's definitely way too cold (9 degrees here this morning-my CA blood can't take NJ!).
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteIt's freezing here, too. The kids wanted to play outside today. Um, no!
This week I learned that I can take a day off from work and the world will go on....
ReplyDeleteGood for you! I hope you were able to relax.
DeleteI've been learning strange medical things in a hospital. Too bad the doctors can't speak English to the visitors. Maybe they're used to everyone being sedated anyway.
ReplyDeleteThis intrigues me!
DeleteThat is sad about your friend that passed and people not being aware of her passing. I think it is neat how your son says what he learned today. Wait til he brings home the things he learned that he didn't learn from the teacher :)
ReplyDeleteAfter 35 years of doing medical transcription, almost daily I still continue to learn a new term :)
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My sister is a medical transcriptionist, and she says there's always a new term she needs to look up.
DeleteMy son has already brought home a few friend-inspired sayings. Yikes!
i make substitutions all the time! and yay for rabbit tracks!
ReplyDeleteAre they rabbit tracks? I couldn't decide between rabbit and squirrel but guessed squirrel because we have so many of them running around. The neighbors have walnut trees. :)
Delete#5 all the way! I knew it was starting, but forgot when exactly. Loved that I was in charge of the remote last night and didn't miss out on one of my favorite shows!
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think of the team challenges? We'll have to chat about the show sometime. I love talking about it!
DeleteI learned that is Burns Night tonight in Scotland.
ReplyDeleteI had to look that up. :)
DeleteVery cool. I studied some of his poetry in college. Are you doing anything special?