Congratulations Jonny and Sara

on your engagement! We are all very happy for you both, and are looking forward to the Block family expanding to include another special person! Much love to you both!! :)

Our painting

On Valentine's Day, Dan and I took a couple's painting class. This is
the result, which I am really happily surprised by!! It was really
quite fun. I did the sky and Dan did the water. It was supposed to be
the lake the night he proposed to me, but I think it looks more like
the ocean... But whatever! We had fun! :)

What did the lion say after it ate a clown?

That tasted funny!

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I'm a real big quadder

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Look what we got!!

We just got this train table, tracks, and trains-- for $60!! It is
super popular around here. (Shelley, we're not in the R2D2 stage quite
yet...) :)

Folks, Sara works at an organization that works to bring kids up to
grade level in reading and math through targeted, aggressive
after-school tutoring. She's been at the organization for one
semester. Recently, she gave some of her students diagnostic tests.
The results are below. (As you read them, keep in mind that these
kids see tutors for just a few hours a week and they've only been at
it for one semester.)

Of the 6 children tested in reading comprehension:
2 moved forward one-and-a-half grade levels
1 moved ahead one full grade level
2 moved ahead half a grade level
and 1 made no growth

Of the 3 children tested on word recognition:
1 moved forward 2 grade levels
2 moved forward 1 grade level

Mega props to Sara!

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www.theflatcousins.blogspot.com

New Blog!

Fam,

I am starting a new blog devoted to the adventures of the Flat Cousins. They traveled with me all over the country during the campaign trail and their adventures were posted to the family blog, but I thought now that the elections are over and I am trying to move to St. Louis, I'd let the cousins have their very own blog.

The website is www.theflatcousins.blogspot.com

Mark it today and be sure to subscribe so you can get all of our posts!

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