• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • HOME
  • SHOP
  • BLOG
  • ABOUT CATHY
  • CONTACT

CZ Design

Always save your kids’ schoolwork or you could miss out on some real gems

January 11, 2011

Always save your kids’ schoolwork or you could miss out on some real gems

Hmmm

And that's when we realized maybe home schooling wasn't such a good idea.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Barb says

    January 11, 2011 at 5:32 am

    Hee! Too funny. She certainly proved she was listening to all those science and history lessons. Her power of recall was, uh, less than precise. πŸ˜‰

    Reply
  2. MichelleGB says

    January 11, 2011 at 5:39 am

    That is awesome! Love how their minds work and put things together! Priceless memory saved!

    Reply
  3. Jeanne Pellerin says

    January 11, 2011 at 5:45 am

    Haha!

    Reply
  4. Heidi says

    January 11, 2011 at 5:58 am

    Love this!

    Cathy, when is your new Design class coming? I’ve heard rumors about it, but not seen a date… Anxiously waiting! πŸ™‚

    Reply
  5. Zarah says

    January 11, 2011 at 5:59 am

    ROFL!! That is priceless!!

    Reply
  6. mary says

    January 11, 2011 at 6:07 am

    that rocks!

    Reply
  7. Kymberly says

    January 11, 2011 at 6:15 am

    I do not use “LOL” lightly. I am not an abuser – or even necessarily an EMBRACER (word) – of the phrase.

    In this case, though, it’s entirely necessary. I did LOL!

    Too funny!

    Reply
  8. Susan says

    January 11, 2011 at 6:19 am

    Too funny. My kids brought home essays that had inaccuracies when they were in school and then we started homeschooling and it continued -sigh! But the advantage was I have most of them STILL! You are right they should be in a scrapbook along with our around the family room time line complete with stamped images of crowns, King Tut, and castles. We even embossed some of them! It is truly priceless. Oh and all three went to college-:) One now has an MBA, one is at Penn State and applying to med school, and the youngest is at Providence College and doing this semester abroad in London. Praise God! Sorry to brag-:)

    Reply
  9. Carla says

    January 11, 2011 at 6:35 am

    At the end of each year I get rid of everything, except for drawings and texts they wrote on their own… they are really gems! Loves the pilgrims coming from “Africa” =)

    Reply
  10. Mary Mitchell says

    January 11, 2011 at 8:06 am

    I have a mini book my oldest son made when he was about 7 or 8. He had done a story and illustrations that depicted why he loved his Mom. The teacher lamenated it and it was supposed to be a Mother’s Day gift. He put it in a dresser drawer and forgot to give it to me. This beautiful gem was found many years later during a session of bedroom purging while he was in college. LOL

    Reply
  11. cathy says

    January 11, 2011 at 8:07 am

    oh, its a ways out there, as in, still in formation in my brain. Cant decided exactly how I want to do it yet. Working on it though.

    Reply
  12. Gabi says

    January 11, 2011 at 8:27 am

    That is priceless :)!

    Reply
  13. Keianna says

    January 11, 2011 at 8:43 am

    Too darn funny πŸ™‚ worth saving.

    Reply
  14. Tonya says

    January 11, 2011 at 8:44 am

    That is priceless and made me laugh out loud. Because history is so full of important events, I sometimes do a timeline review for my classes – so they don’t get mixed up and so they understand it a little better. After reading this, I’m thinking maybe I’m just confusing them even more!!! Such a great kid moment.

    Reply
  15. Jessica says

    January 11, 2011 at 8:44 am

    LOL. This is awesome.

    Reply
  16. Vi | Maximizing Utility says

    January 11, 2011 at 8:45 am

    Too funny! What a gem! I shall have to remember to save and scrapbook such things when my little one gets bigger.

    Reply
  17. Lee says

    January 11, 2011 at 8:50 am

    And look at Aidan now!
    ;o)

    Reply
  18. Cassie says

    January 11, 2011 at 8:55 am

    Hey Cathy we homeschool and trust me, I’ve got plenty of gems like this stored away! You know they still do work when they homeschool, right?!:)

    Reply
  19. cathy says

    January 11, 2011 at 9:05 am

    oh how wonderful is that? : )

    Reply
  20. Susan says

    January 11, 2011 at 9:39 am

    Ok…laughing my ass off. Cathy you are too funny.

    Reply
  21. Michelle says

    January 11, 2011 at 9:54 am

    Cathy, you crack me up! Thanks for the giggle today. I hope you’re feeling better.

    Reply
  22. Photographing Mom says

    January 11, 2011 at 9:55 am

    This is hilarious!!!!

    Reply
  23. Marcie L says

    January 11, 2011 at 10:11 am

    Hilarious! Love finding stuff like this!

    Reply
  24. MarionW says

    January 11, 2011 at 10:11 am

    That is truly funny and priceless! I actually have a couple of “Practice Books” of mine that we had to do in 1st grade so that we could practice printing. Most of them were sentences that the teachers made up, but there are also a few that we wrote ourselves (“My Pet” – I didn’t have one, “My Family”, favorite TV program – it was “Rin Tin Tin”). I have them duly scrapbooked on my half-finished early life album (vol. 1 is finished). Aidan’s essay is truly a keeper – what does she have to say about it now?

    Reply
  25. Ruth says

    January 11, 2011 at 10:35 am

    Brilliant! Made me laugh out loud!

    Reply
  26. cathy says

    January 11, 2011 at 11:22 am

    Marion, she thinks its pretty funny too!

    Reply
  27. Jewel says

    January 11, 2011 at 11:28 am

    Adorable! This is good stuff. My 10 year old daughter loves to make her own books with illustrations. I am keeping them in a box for her to enjoy when she is older. Kids are so darn creative.

    Reply
  28. alexa says

    January 11, 2011 at 11:57 am

    I guess there are smidgens of fact in here too, even if the chronological order is a little out!

    Reply
  29. Mari says

    January 11, 2011 at 12:07 pm

    HYSTERICAL!!!!
    : )

    Reply
  30. Mary Kay says

    January 11, 2011 at 12:09 pm

    My youngest (7) likes to write us little notes. Most say “I love you” or “Thank you for being my mommy,” but when she’s mad they have strident accusations (and there are usually lines on the back with the instruction “rite back”).

    Of course, my 9 year old brought his dad a note the other day, written on a scrap of lavendar envelope, that said “you are a beeping crap brain.” So there’s always that!

    And I save them all– can’t bear to throw them away.

    Reply
  31. Angela says

    January 11, 2011 at 12:21 pm

    This made me laugh out loud – thank you! I have to say that I originally started visiting your blog years ago for the crafty work, but now I come back just as much for your witty and self-deprecating thoughts. Love your written thoughts and the wry way you express them – thanks for sharing your family with us.

    Reply
  32. cathy says

    January 11, 2011 at 12:30 pm

    Why thank you! : ) Glad you keep coming back!

    Reply
  33. Vickie says

    January 11, 2011 at 12:31 pm

    I love Aidan’s story!

    Reply
  34. Sue I says

    January 11, 2011 at 12:33 pm

    Thanks Cathy for your humor! This made me laugh out loud! Thanks for the good chuckle!

    Reply
  35. Denise K. says

    January 11, 2011 at 2:18 pm

    Had a little belly laugh…thank you for sharing! Kids minds are so precious. She was definitely processing different stuff she learned, which is totally cool to see it in writing. That’s a great keeper!

    Reply
  36. Sandi M says

    January 11, 2011 at 2:29 pm

    Hysterical! The social studies classes teach such different facts up there where you live πŸ˜‰

    Reply
  37. Shanon Gibson says

    January 11, 2011 at 2:48 pm

    That is super funny!

    Reply
  38. Conni says

    January 11, 2011 at 3:49 pm

    lol! a keeper for sure!

    Reply
  39. Raylene says

    January 11, 2011 at 4:26 pm

    So cute! I used to get little love notes on my pillow at night . . . or little drawings. Loved it! They wrote stories too – one I remember was about a girl who rode a little lemon car and she got stopped and had to breathe into a machine! Now, where that came from, who knows? We didn’t drink! And we dalso home schooled all the way. Our kids turned out great! Very compassionate and level headed. No bullying.

    Reply
  40. Sally Paxton says

    January 11, 2011 at 4:34 pm

    Oh, that is absolutely hysterical. It gives whole new meaning to the phrase “rewriting history!”

    Reply
  41. Corey Acton says

    January 11, 2011 at 8:46 pm

    I love it. My 4 year old decided the other day that he was smarter than me. He was able to put a racetrack together that I wasn’t. So, even if I had the inclination to homeschool, which I don’t, I don’t guess I’d be able to teach him anything. He’s learned more in his 4 years than I have in my 37 ;0)

    Reply
  42. Tay says

    January 11, 2011 at 11:28 pm

    I am a constant lurker at your blog and love it everyday. Your humor is right on! Today I finally decided to leave you a comment to let you know how much I love reading your blog!

    Thank you for all the laughter and constant reasons to love life. Thanks for also sharing yourself and family with me.

    Reply
  43. breeoxd says

    January 12, 2011 at 12:29 am

    i cant even tell you how hard this made me laugh- I just woke up my hunny in bed next to me. Wonderful! HAHAHAAH

    Reply
  44. Sarah says

    January 12, 2011 at 1:26 am

    LMAO!! That’s priceless!!

    Reply
  45. dawn says

    January 12, 2011 at 5:13 am

    This is funny and precious. I agree some papers just have to be saved. At my kids school they make a “How to Cook a Turkey” book for Thanksgiving and “About your Christmas Tree”book. They make these in second grade and I dug them out this past year. Oh my goodness we were laughing so hard. In the Turkey book all my kids put these crazy numbers for the pounds of the Turkey, one actually put 45lbs. and that we cook it at 200 degress for 3 hours. My son went on and on about how his dad cleans out the turkey and how yucky it is and that we cook it at 600 for 14 hours. Oh man they were laughing at themselves. The tree one is funny because of the heights they used and saying it’s a fake tree my dad finds in the attic, like it just appears up there and that theres millions of lights. Yes these are all keepers. Thanks for sharing Cathy.

    Reply
  46. c@rol w says

    January 12, 2011 at 7:45 am

    Priceless!

    Reply
  47. cathy says

    January 12, 2011 at 8:38 am

    aw, thanks for coming out of lurkdom! : )

    Reply
  48. cathy says

    January 12, 2011 at 8:39 am

    that is so funny. : ) 14 hours. Nice!

    Reply
  49. natalie8817 says

    January 12, 2011 at 9:02 am

    LOVE that! Too funny!

    Reply
  50. Shana says

    January 12, 2011 at 9:34 am

    Hillarious!!! Cathy-your blog postings always bring a smile to my day. Thanks!

    Reply
  51. Angie says

    January 12, 2011 at 11:24 am

    Quite an imagination! Love it! I think I like her version of history better. Those evil white men are always stirring up trouble… πŸ™‚

    Reply
  52. Jen says

    January 13, 2011 at 3:55 am

    Too cute! My favourite piece of homework that my mum kept was my sister’s: she was a very precocious 5 yr old, reading and writing already. She wrote a story about a princess who met a prince. He invited her back to his palace and then said “would you like to come to my room for a little lie down”. Had us in STITCHES!!!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest

Categories

  • Cards
  • Crafts
  • CZ Life
  • Free Downloads
  • Products & Classes
  • Project Life
  • Scrapbooking
  • Tutorials

Archives

Footer

About

I'm Cathy Zielske and this is one of my homes on the World Wide Web. Want to learn more about me? By all means, click the link below:

  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest

Let’s Connect

If you have specific questions that can’t be answered by stalking me on social media, please click below:

Categories

  • Cards
  • Crafts
  • CZ Life
  • Free Downloads
  • Products & Classes
  • Project Life
  • Scrapbooking
  • Tutorials

Copyright © 2023 Cathy Zielske Β· site by bello via design