Category Archives: Education

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”

Yesterday, my daughter took the stage. Our church’s Christmas play clocked in at just over ten minutes. The crowd loved it. The actual festivities happened in the social hall later as we celebrated a church member’s ninetieth birthday. Here are five takeaways. My daughter was an angel and wore a white dress that my wifeContinue reading “The Performance”

This afternoon, my daughter attended a performance of A Christmas Carol with my wife. She sat still for over two hours while students from a local high school performed the Dickens classic. My daughter ate a Sonic kids meal with me this evening and watched Madagascar (2005). My wife celebrated her birthday early with someContinue reading “Time With Mom; Time With Dad”

My youngest brother turned 25 today. I can remember the day he was born. He was the first child I cared for, and my time with him prepared me to be a father. My daughter loves being a niece. She sent my brother a goofy birthday video this morning and drew him a picture atContinue reading “Niece”

My daughter made this at her public school today. It warmed my heart.

My wife’s cousin lives down the road from us. He has a huge tree in his house but no ornaments. My daughter decided the tree needed some decorations, so on Saturday afternoon, she made two tree hangings out of paper. Tonight, she got to deliver them in person and even hang them on the tree.Continue reading “Ornaments”