We finished Clementine’s Letter and loved it as much as the first installment. We’re eagerly awaiting more adventures with Clementine.
We’ve continued working our way through the Ramona series by Beverly Cleary. M loves Ramona. Every time we start one of the books, she begs me to read to her at least ten times [...]
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Recent Chapter Book Reading
Posted in Uncategorized on September 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Feed Trouble at Here in the Bonny Glen
Posted in Uncategorized on August 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Melissa Wiley’s had a feed malfunction at her blog, Here in the Bonny Glen, so if you are a subscriber and you haven’t gotten posts this week, you’ve likely been unsubscribed. So head on over and resubscribe so you don’t miss any of her great posts! If you’ve not been a subscriber, I highly recommend [...]
Our Week At The Beach
Posted in Uncategorized on August 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We just returned from a week at Sunset Beach, North Carolina. Both girls thoroughly loved the sand and the ocean. C had no fear at all of the waves resulting in many cries of “Baby in the ocean” as we ran to get her.
When she wasn’t running into the waves. C sat at the water’s [...]
June Carnival of Children’s Literature
Posted in Uncategorized on June 24, 2008 | No Comments »
The June Carnival of Children’s Literature is up at Susan Writes. This month’s theme is father’s in children’s literature. I’m headed over now to peruse some of the intriguing posts.
Things I’ve Learned From My 4-Year-Old
Posted in Uncategorized on June 22, 2008 | No Comments »
I was thinking the other day about just how much I’ve learned from M. When we go on walks, she immerses herself in everything she sees. Every butterfly, bird, or flower is something worth stopping for. She wants to study and marvel at every bug, weed, or rock in her path. It’s taken years but [...]
Family Read-Aloud Links
Posted in Uncategorized on June 1, 2008 | No Comments »
I wanted to point everyone to a wonderful post at Parent Hacks about reading aloud as a family with lots of great read aloud suggestions in the comments. One commenter, Marta, lists another link with a wonderful list of books.
I’ve also discovered a great resource for finding all the titles in a series in [...]
Carnival of Children’s Literature
Posted in Uncategorized on May 31, 2008 | No Comments »
The May Carnival of Children’s Literature is up at Here in the Bony Glen. Melissa did a great job stepping in as last minute hostess. I’m looking forward to perusing the entries.
Poetry Friday: Sonnet 54
Posted in Uncategorized on May 30, 2008 | No Comments »
M and I have been reveling in all the beautiful roses blooming around us for the past two weeks, and we’re going to plant a bush in our yard tomorrow that my parents rooted from a bush in their yard that used to be at my grandmother’s house. So with roses on my mind, [...]
Swiss Chard and Shitake Crepes
Posted in Uncategorized on May 22, 2008 | No Comments »
We got our first basket of vegetables from our CSA (community supported agriculture) this week and I’m determined that this year I’m going to use up all the produce unlike the summer before last when we joined a CSA and far too much went to waste. I’ve been reading lots of recipes and learning [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 8, 2008 | No Comments »
I was finally inspired to get a Twitter account by Melissa Wiley’s plan to use Twitter to help keep track of what her kids were reading. So I’m now on Twitter as inneedofchokie if any of you would like to see what we’re reading/doing on a daily basis. I may even figure out how to [...]
