tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11428766.post114219679426054600..comments2023-09-20T04:04:07.170-06:00Comments on A Few Choice Words: Let's not do the mathJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453489879246452921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11428766.post-1142874244664921582006-03-20T11:04:00.000-06:002006-03-20T11:04:00.000-06:00No, not sausages. She traced a coin and cut out he...No, not sausages. She traced a coin and cut out her own checkers. Then she painted them and, while the paint was wet, scratched a star into one side of each one and a crown into the other.<BR/><BR/>Don't ask me how she knows this much about checkers - all I did was give her some coins to trace and when I checked back in, she was nearly done. (Well, I also found out how many squares the board was supposed to have and drew the grid for her.)<BR/><BR/>She plays surprisingly well too...I mean, I <I>did</I> beat her, but it took longer than I would have thought.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and one last thing - it took me a few days to add these pictures, but she did get to make the checkerboard almost immediately after mentioning that she was watiful.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16453489879246452921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11428766.post-1142853775176841732006-03-20T05:22:00.000-06:002006-03-20T05:22:00.000-06:00The checkers themselves look like pieces of sausag...The checkers themselves look like pieces of sausage. Are they?<BR/><BR/>My desk looks a lot like yours, I'm afraid. At least YOU have a valid excuse. (See the smile on the girl who no longer has to be waitful.)<BR/><BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com