Halloween Pie 2017
This Halloween continued the trend of child-led costume assembly that began last year. I’m all in favor because it appeals to my general laziness and to my “bah, humbug” attitude … Continue reading Halloween Pie 2017
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Nursery Song
Today, my daughter recounted for us a story she’d read about a pregnant woman who put headphones on her belly so her baby could listen to music. When my children stopped laughing, … Continue reading Nursery Song
Halloween Pie 2016
It’s Halloween once again! This year to celebrate their third reading of The Lord of the Rings (including an audiobook and a read-aloud by each of their parents), my daughter dressed … Continue reading Halloween Pie 2016
The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
A group of children thrown together by circumstance and geography begin playing the Egypt Game in an unused storage lot. It’s all fun and games until things start to get … Continue reading The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
How to build a house in an afternoon.
I share genetics with some very crafty people. When we were kids, my mom would hand-sew our costumes each Halloween, often creating the patterns herself or dramatically modifying existing patterns … Continue reading How to build a house in an afternoon.
Raising Readers: Selecting Books
A week or so ago, I wrote about how my spouse and I accidentally created a Reading Culture at our house, and then accidentally inculcated our children into it. Today, I wanted to … Continue reading Raising Readers: Selecting Books
Raising Readers: Reading Culture
I was sitting and reading one afternoon last fall when the cat got up from my lap and, wakened from the world of the novel on my lap, I realized … Continue reading Raising Readers: Reading Culture
Fruit Punctuation
This morning while I was peeling and chopping and tossing things into the slow cooker, my six-year-old told me about something in a book he was reading. “It says ‘Anakin’ and … Continue reading Fruit Punctuation
To Drink Deeply
“Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. Its thin … Continue reading To Drink Deeply
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Giver by Lois Lowry My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Oh, Honey! Are you crying?” My daughter nodded and sniffled as I sat down on the side of her … Continue reading The Giver by Lois Lowry
Halloween Pie 2015
Categorizing and graphing my kids’ candy haul has become an annual tradition. And my kids, as nerdy as their parents apparently, cheer more for making pie charts than they do for … Continue reading Halloween Pie 2015
Guess Who
Me: Do you know who that statue is? 6yo: Oh! I know him! I’ll give you a hint. His first name starts with “Z” and his second name starts … Continue reading Guess Who
Imperfect Happiness 