Where is the sun????

I am so sick and tired of all the precipitation. When will it end? I am reminded of an old joke, it goes something like this.

Nora: Wow, it is raining cats and dogs.

Emma: I know I just stepped into a poodle.

All kidding aside, I have empathy and sympathy for the many people who have flooded homes. I have to be careful not to do laundry, and to remind my family to take quick showers, but I thankfully have none of the real worries of so many that have water rushing into their homes.

An upbeat song may be from The Beatles, Here Comes the Sun...some times positive thinking is all we can do!

Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,

and I say its alright

Little darling, it's been a long cold winter

Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here

Here comes the sun and I say it's all right

Little darling, the smiles returning to faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here

Here comes the sun, here comes the sun

and I say it's all right

Sun, sun, sun here it comes...

Sun, sun, sun here it comes...

Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...

Sun, sun sun, here it comes...

Sun, sun, sun here it comes...

Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting

Little darling, it feels like years since its been clear

Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,

and I say it's all right

It's all right.

Definitions:

SICK AND TIRED: to be finished with, to not want any more

PRECIPITATION: water that falls from sky usually in the form of rain or snow, sometime hail.

REMINDED: to have a memory of an event or situation.

JOKE: a funny story, usually made up.

TO BE RAINING CATS AND DOGS: to be raining alot!!!

EMPATHY: to have strong feelings about something, because you have had a similar situation.

SYMPATHY: to have strong emotional feelings, usually about something sad.

FLOODED: to have something rushing in, in this case rain water.

WORRIES: serious concerns.

POSITIVE THINKING: good thoughts to help a situation.

FILL IN THE BLANKS:

Can you use the power of ______ _______ to help erase your _______? People may think it is a ______, but they can be __________ of stories where good thoughts really helped people during a bad situation. When it rains ________ and ________, some people don't need to be _______ to protect their homes. These people have been _________ before. They have ________ and ___________ for their friends and neighbors who may be dealing with flooded basements, and power outages. Positive thinking alone won't help your basement, hard work and prevention may help. But sometimes when enough people are ________ and tired_________ of the ________ they ban together to help each other out. That can be the power of positive thinking.

Grammar Point:

Think of 10 adjectives to describe the rain, and 10 adjectives to describe the sun.

Mr Roger's

Lately I've been thinking about television shows, and how influential they are on children. My children don't watch too many programs, and the ones they love we usually watch as a family. Some of the cartoons are a bit over the top for me, and I was remembering some of the programming from my childhood. Granted the program that I chose isn't a middle school show, but it did influence my television viewing as I grew up. I have always loved shows about neighborhoods, and how people within a community influence one another. Perhaps this show had an impact on my lifelong television pleasure. The show is called Mister Roger's Neighborhood. The theme song follows: (to listen and watch click on the bottom of my blog)

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood,

A beautiful day for a neighbor.

Would you be mine?

Could you be mine?...

It's a neighborly day in this beauty wood,

A neighborly day for a beauty.

Would you be mine?

Could you be mine?...

I've always wanted to have a neighbor just like you.

I've always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you.

So lets make the most of this beautiful day.

Since were together we might as well say:

Would you be mine?

Could you be mine?

Won't you be my neighbor?

Won't you please?

Won't you please?

Please won't you be my neighbor?

Won't you be my neighbor

By Fred M. Rogers


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What programs do you watch? Did you have a favorite show as a child?

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Grammar point:

Write out the theme song from a favorite program. Highlight all plural nouns in green, all adverbs in blue, and all adjective in yellow. Make a collection of all the rhyming words, if any.

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WOOD: lumber

WOULD: verb form of will

CHILDHOOD: the period in life when one is a child

NEIGHBORHOOD: the area or vicinity around a place

COMMUNITY: a social group of any size whose members live in a specific area

INFLUENCE: the capacity to have force on a person

PLEASURE: enjoyment or satisfaction

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What is the difference between a neighborhood, and a community? Where would you rather live, and why?

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Fill in the blanks.

Mary moved the other out of her ___________________ home. All of the memories of growing up there have flooded her mind. She remembers with ________________ taking long bike rides with friends, going to the movies on a Saturday night, and the ______________ a warm summer breeze could have on a stroll to the park. _________________ she miss her __________________. You bet! Now she is off to a new ___________, and her own apartment. She will have to paint the ______________ of her doorway, and walls. but she is looking forward to the challenge, and making new memories.