OGT

Son is taking the reading portion of the Ohio Graduation Test today. There are five sections, and students need to pass all of them before graduation. Traditionally, students take the test for the first time in the spring of their sophomore year, and they only have to take a section again if they don't pass it. Son didn't have a sophomore year, because when he started at the online school this year, we discovered that his number of credit hours made him an 1th grader. So he's got testing every morning this week. And will still have school work to do after that. I anticipate much complaining.

Winnie's first swim

Yappy little dogs

Bluejay

This was fun to watch this morning. The fledgling bluejay that has been hopping around our yard finally made it to the feeder and the bath.

Statues

Outside the gym are these metal statues. I always thought the girl looked particularly horrified, as if she realized, a fraction of a section too late, that she was being frozen for all eternity in this position. But then Demetrius saw a Doctor Who episode called Blink, and said it made the statues seem even more diabolical to him. I never watched the whole episode, but I've seen enough of it to get these words in my head whenever I pass the statues on my way to the pool.

Don’t blink. Don’t even blink! Blink and you’re dead. They are fast…faster than you could believe… don’t turn your back…don’t look away, and whatever you do, don’t blink! Good luck.