Author Archives: Jonathan Sircy

My daughter received a Kindle Fire for Christmas. Today, she’s been recording short vlogs about her family. In her final video of the night, she asked me to talk about myself. I said that I was 40, had one daughter, and loved my family very much. She proceeded to talk about me while I satContinue reading “Vlogs”

Since receiving it for Christmas, my daughter has played the game Pick-up Sticks each evening. Until now, the game has elicited the worst in my daughter. She’s whined about losing, threatened to cheat, and quit because she’s not doing well. Today, however, I saw something I hadn’t seen before: she was practicing. While my father-in-lawContinue reading “Practice”

It’s Christmas Day. I’m very thankful for Christ’s birth, and I’m grateful for my daughter. My wife does a great job of making the day special for her while emphasizing “the reason for the season.” We’ve spent the day with family and had time to count our blessings. However, as the day ends, I admitContinue reading “The Cycle”

Tonight, my daughter worked hard to make us soup. Her dish consisted of wild onions, salt, and water. She shopped, stirred, and tasted. Frankly, she was a nuisance. My wife was trying to put together our actual meal, and our daughter was attached to her hip, providing a second-by-second report on her own culinary creation.Continue reading “Soup Chef”

This morning, I checked out a new DVD from our local library: Hello Kitty. The DVD featured four cartoons, each of which featured the title character teaching an essential lesson like being polite or eating your vegetables. My daughter watched the DVD at noon and 5 pm, her appointed cartoon times. At dinner tonight, sheContinue reading “Impressionable”

Today was the last day of school before winter break. Tonight, my daughter joined a small group from our church and sang carols at five community homes. My daughter played various percussion instruments like jingle bells, a triangle, and a tambourine. She also sang with gusto. Our tiny crew sang the same songs at eachContinue reading “Caroling”

My daughter brought home a book from school that the teacher read to the class. It’s called The Chocolate Touch and retells the Midas myth through a boy named John Midas who gets the chance to change his entire world to chocolate. My daughter loves chocolate, so the book appeals to her in that way.Continue reading “The Chocolate Touch”

Each week, my daughter has one piece of optional homework. It involves identifying letters and reading words and sentences. We record her times in each category. Ideally, she would repeat the exercise on multiple days to improve her times. She can master it in one day. An example? The sentence that gives this blog entryContinue reading ““The vet fed the pet.””

My daughter constantly talks about one of her school friends. She sat at a table with her early in the year, and their friendship was cemented through an exchange of coloring sheets and other small gifts. However, she has yet to meet this friend outside school. Consequently, we have never met her either. Yesterday, myContinue reading “Friendship”