My daughter’s a mom. For some time now, she’s been calling her favorite stuffed bear her daughter. This summer, she’s taken the conceit to another level. Tuesday, she held a birthday party for her daughter. This included party guests, cake, wrapped up presents (with cards…and gifts from grandpa and grandma), and many other party-related ephemera.Continue reading “Summer Dispatch 3: Toys”
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Summer Dispatch 2 – Audiobooks
My daughter had just finished her fourth audiobook the last time I posted. It is now July 7, and her tally just keeps growing. The two longest books she’s listened to are the first two volumes in the Harry Potter series: Sorcerer’s Stone and Chamber of Secrets. Both are nearly ten hours in the JimContinue reading “Summer Dispatch 2 – Audiobooks”
Summer Dispatcch 1: The Movies
I tried to take my daughter to the movies this summer. Twice I failed. Yesterday, I succeeded. It’s getting hot here in South Carolina, so daytime romps at the local parks don’t make much sense. We’ve been wearing the local libraries out. A $2 showing of Space Jam on Tuesday was just what the summerContinue reading “Summer Dispatcch 1: The Movies”
Book Reviews
My daughter completed her fourth audiobook today, Madeline L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time. I took the opportunity to ask her to summarize and review each of the four audiobooks she’s completed. Here they are. Saving Winslow Summary: A boy saves a donkey. Review: It was a good book. I liked the donkey, Winslow, especially hisContinue reading “Book Reviews”
Graduation
My daughter graduated from kindergarten today. She and roughly 100 other kindergarteners shared what they learned in five areas this morning. She had the privilege of introducing her unit, a parade of animals. This afternoon, she brought home a couple of certificates and what functions as a kindergarten report card. Her certificates praise her readingContinue reading “Graduation”
Planned Play
Mornings are pretty rushed in our house. My daughter gets up around 7 am and is out the door by 7:15 am. We’re even more rushed when I take my daughter and her cousin to school. My university is fifty minutes away, and I need to get on the road. With my semester at anContinue reading “Planned Play”
Little House
A month ago, I got my daughter to try audiobooks. On Saturday, she completed her second one: Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie. I was very proud of her for three reasons. She completed the book over the course of three weeks. She didn’t listen to the book every day, but she wasContinue reading “Little House”
Marketing Wizard
I’m in charge of our church’s VBS this summer, and I’ve been putting together flyers and videos this week. This afternoon, I enlisted my daughter for our video’s picture and song. She played percussion on the song and wore a sweet smile in the photo that accompanied our VBS anthem: “Plant your roots! Grow goodContinue reading “Marketing Wizard”
The Newspaper
After school today, my daughter announced that she wanted us to start reading the newspaper. The only person we know who gets the newspaper is her grandparents down the road. She got onto her bike, put on her helmet, and pedaled down the road with me walking alongside her. We brought the paper home, andContinue reading “The Newspaper”
Library Card
My daughter finished a week where she was library obsessed by obtaining her first library card. One perk? It came with this sweet swag bag! Yesterday at church, she sang along with the hymns and responded with the congregational creed. As we head into the summer, she’s reading like a champ. This library card willContinue reading “Library Card”
Learning Together 