Mila's Report

I had an assignment at school. I had to look up bats, and here are some cool facts I found.  

Breathtaking Bats

You might think that bats are pests, carry rabies, eat all your fruit, and get stuck in your hair. However, most of that isn't true. Bats are important in many ways. Fruit bats spread the seeds from the fruit they eat and then new plants grow. Bats scatter 95% of the seeds in the tropical rain forests. They also pollinate flowers and eat harmful insects.  

Bats are mammals. They give birth to live young, feed them milk, have fur, and are warm-blooded. Did you know that bats are the only flying mammals? The smallest bats are only 29 mm while the bigger bats are about 5 ft. long. Also, their weight ranges from 2 grams to 3 pounds. 

Bats do not live in only one area. In fact, there are 1,100 species worldwide! Some bats live in forests, deserts, jungles, and cities. 

Did you know that not all bats drink blood? Only Vampire Bats do. A lot of bats eat fruit, insects, fish, frogs, and small animals. 

There are two kinds of bats: Megachiroptera and Michrochiroptera bats. Megachiroptera bats have big eyes and small ears, while Microchiroptera have small eyes and big ears and use echo location. ALso, bats are sacred in Tonga and West Africa.  

Happy, happy birthday, children dear . . .

Happy birthday to Noah (December 2) and Tallis (December 22)! Good things come in "twos!"

Ethan's Mom is Bragging

Hi, this is Ethan's mom, bragging about Ethan. He got high honors the first trimester of school this year! Middle school has a lot more homework and responsibility than elementary, but he was up to the challenge. Yay Ethan!

Weston's Story

A few months ago, Weston drew a beautiful picture and wrote a story to go with it. Here it is:

Just in case you can't read it, this is what it says: "Brennan flies a kite" by Weston Daw

One night Brennan flied a kite. Then his kite got stuck in his treehouse. Then he was sad, so he thinked of something to do. Then he knowed what to do. He looked for a wrench. He found a wrench by his dad's toolbox. And he got the wrench and he climed up the stairs on his treehouse and he got on the leaves and he pulled on the kitestring and he quickly got down the stairs. Then he rushed to the kite handle and he grabbed onto the kite handle. Then the kite was free. Then he was happy. The end.

A Festive Day of Thanks

Mila created a lovely Thanksgiving centerpiece for our table, including paper-plate turkey nut cups.

Belated Hallowe'en Pictures

Two delightfully wicked witches and a lovable fat bear haunted the streets of Sugar City this Hallowe'en. Milena was a charming witch, following the footsteps of her mom and Omi, and Tallis, worn out by his portrayal of "Po" (Kung-Fu Panda fame) slowly lost his innards (several pillows) throughout the night until he was a very skinny panda indeed.

Happy Birthday big boy Brennan!