We had a booknic earlier this week as part of our Spring Reading Challenge. I’m not sure why the girls are sitting at the end of the blanket but to each her own. The last few days Harper has enjoyed paging through Sesame Street guessing game books: Big Bird’s Guessing Game about Shapes, Cookie Monster’s Guessing Game about Food, etc.,… View Post

We couldn’t find Bear a few nights ago. Those of you who know Harper know this is a big deal. Losing Bear is a 9-1-1 situation. Our babysitter, who’s been with us for two and a half years has called just once when we were out and it was to say, “I can’t find Bear!”  Glasses of wine had been… View Post

We are a couple days into the Reading Challenge and so far Hadley and Harper are hopefully learning how much we read on a daily basis.  The “miles” certainly add up at bedtime, and in the mornings the girls start their days reading at their lap desks that sit at the end of their beds. The best part has been… View Post

I don’t think I’m the only teacher who understands how long the days are when summer is around the corner.  Schedules, grading, procedures – all of it – gets monotonous and tedious.  The students think so, too.  I believe the day I came up with the Spring Reading Challenge was the day that a kid sprayed me in the face… View Post

“Children’s stories are not their parents to tell.” A strong statement. I wrote it down and circled it last week as I sat in one of the lectures at the Festival of Faith and Writing. I looked up from my notes to see other attendees nodding, a few “Mmmm Hmmming” as well. I didn’t listen to the rest of the lecture. … View Post