The Howler arrived home today, brimming with news:
She made the first cut in the Spelling Bee! She is one of 5 children from her class who will go on to the next step: the "all school" Spelling Bee. That's right, folks: the Howler, one of the worst spellers in the history of spelling (3rd only behind my brother and her brother, I think) is one of the top 15 spellers in the 4th grade. Bee afraid.
She brought home this huge list of words: and, considering how horribly she usually shrieks at any kind of work in this magnitude, she is undaunted. Bee even more afraid, because, dude, she's GOT THIS.
Also, I am proud, because last year, she made me proud too: she wanted no part of the extra work last year and deliberately misspelled the first word they gave her, because there was no way she was getting involved in THAT. (leave it to my girl to figure the out!)
