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February 10 - 16

* I thoroughly enjoyed reading Skyward.
* Soren beat Megaman 1 without dying.
* Carl was swamped with art homework.  His teacher assigned him 5 mini-paintings, 30 gradients, and 1 shading.
* Sven finished reading the Frog and Toad treasury.
* Leif talked a lot about wanting to make a friend.
* Richard got to listen to lots and lots of read-a-louds.

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