I've been wanting to do Five Minute Friday for a while, but I never seem to have five minutes on Friday....that and I'm chicken. I don't like the idea of just writing, just putting it out there, no editing, no backtracking, no delete button. But, I love TheGypsyMama's blog and her writing. I'm telling you: read it! Daily. I do. So, today's topic is "If you met me." Here ...
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Thursday Thoughts: “Poem-ing!”
Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? Neither did I, but it is...and while that has practically nothing to do with this post, I thought it was a nice coincidence. But I digress... My daughter is practicing for her end of the year school program, in which she has one (very important) line, which is "Oh, Woodsworth, lighten up!" So, from the kitchen table or the bathroom sink or the ...
Why I keep letting her bring them home….
I don't like caterpillars. Sorry, but it's true. My daughter, however, loves them, and almost every day, she brings another one...or two...or five...home from school. And I let her...regardless of the fact I fear finding them in places like my kitchen. I let her just so I can hear her say: "Calla-pitter." ...
HOORAY for Books: Children of the World
Apollo astronauts in the 1970’s took some memorable photographs of our planet. Observing the blue oceans covering three-fourth of the earth yielded the now-famous quote: “From here, Earth looks like a big beautiful blue marble!” In the 1970’s and 1980’s Public Broadcasting (PBS) had a children’s program titled, “Big Blue Marble.” Show your family a globe and locate countries they hear or ...