Posted in Books and Reading, Learning on Feb 19th, 2009
We are reading this delightful little book, by Ursula Vernon. What better to do on a sick day, than curl up on the sofa in your PJs and read a cute story about a little shrew and a fun little adventure that falls in his lap? We also spent a little time surfing the internet for [...]
Posted in Books and Reading, Learning, Mothering tool kit on Feb 6th, 2009
We are all sick with a cold and sore throat, spending most of yesterday and today resting on the sofa, listening to this peaceful music and reading together. Coincidentally, this month’s Spider and Click are all about germs and being sick. We’ve been reading all about bacteria, allergens, playing doctor, and of course the ever fascinating “magnificent mucus” (the girls [...]
Posted in Books and Reading, Crafting, Mamas Who Inspire on Dec 30th, 2008
We have continued to enjoy reading The Tomten the past week or so, and we were so inspired by Mamaroots’ little collection that we decided to make some ourselves. The girls each have one, and have already scurried them away to their room before I could snap a picture. This little guy will be going [...]
Posted in Books and Reading, Changing Seasons, Knitting on Dec 23rd, 2008
We are snuggled up in the house for yet another day. Three cars have gotten stuck in the deep snow on our street, the weatherman says the driving is very dangerous, and another 2-5 inches of snow are expected tomorrow. Right now, my husband is shovelling the walkway to ease his cabin fever. We are grateful to [...]
Posted in Books and Reading, Changing Seasons, O Come, O Come Emmanuel, Outings on Dec 20th, 2008
Pictures from earlier in the week, when it was a little warmer and less blustery, and Firecracker thought she might like to go play out in the snow. She quickly thought better of it, and came in to warm up on the sofa, looking at some Dr. Seuss books with her sister and enjoying the snow [...]
Posted in Books and Reading, From my kitchen, Learning, Locally grown, Outings on Dec 17th, 2008
We finished this book, but the girls’ interest in all things relating to “life on the prairie” has yet to wane. Firecracker had been asking all through the book, “What does salt pork taste like?”, so when we were in the area, we decided to visit the butcher at our local New Seasons to find some. He [...]
Posted in Books and Reading, Changing Seasons on Dec 8th, 2008
Our nature table takes a little respite during the Christmas season. First, it is our book table, and then, our Christmas tree’s home (the books transition to a basket on the floor underneath). The nature table will reappear in late winter. Many of the girls’ Christmas books are at Grandma and Grandpa’s house in Florida, [...]
Posted in Books and Reading, Learning, Playing/ Free Exploration on Nov 24th, 2008
Some dear friends from college recently surprised the girls with Fairy-Opoly. Could they have picked a more perfect gift for little girls who are a wee bit fairy-obsessed and love to play board games with their Daddy? Super gift!!! The girls played all morning, only pausing occaisonally to ask me to clarify the rules. They nicely [...]
Posted in Books and Reading, From my kitchen on Nov 13th, 2008
This is my favorite baking book. My mother gave it to my husband for Christmas one year when we were still dating. I bake from it at least once a week. After Martha, it’s my old standby for great recipes (A Little Warning: I have found several recipes that did not work out well the [...]
Posted in Books and Reading, Learning on Nov 11th, 2008
We are continuing to work our way through the life of Laura Ingalls, and today we reached the following passage in Little House on the Prairie: “The rising sun was shortening all the shadows. Hundreds of meadow larks were rising from the prairie, singing higher and higher in the air. Their songs came down from the [...]