Books, books, books!
Gauntlet Thrown
So last week the kids were taking guesses as to how many books I could read if I had nothing else to do. I tried to point out how unlikely that situation was – even if I ignored laundry and vacuuming, there are still kids to feed and places to go. They decided on a … Continue reading
100+ Books In A Year Reading Challenge 2012
Maybe I’m crazy, but I’m going to do my best. I’m probably getting a bit too confident based on eight days at the beach, which also explains a lot of what I’ve read so far. But the best I can do is try – and it’s always good to be an example for the kids, … Continue reading
Our Homemade Reading Challenges for 2012
So maybe if I get ambitious I’ll try to figure out how to make a fancy banner for each of our homemade reading challenges. Never could find anything good for the kids, but they liked the idea. So I told them of some of the ones I’d found and we talked and discussed and thought … Continue reading
Why Buy the Cow? Reading Challenge 2012
For my very first reading challenge I’m participating in the Why Buy the Cow? 2012 Reading Challenge. I’m aiming for the coupon clipper level, which is 12 books. How did I decide? Well, first of how could I not check it out with that name. Second, it is a challenge to read free downloaded books for … Continue reading
Reading Challenges
Last year was the first time I came across some of the numerous online reading challenges that exist. It was mid-year and they were all underway so I just let it drift on by. But now it’s a new year. Fresh start. More books ;) There are more challenges than I can easily find. Some … Continue reading
Busy, Busy
Summer – and heat – is finally here. Well, heat’s been coming for a while. We spent the last few weeks having water balloon fights and playing on the slip n’ slide and eating tons of frozen juice popsicles. We’re trying to keep busy, and mainly inside, for the summer. But this last week had … Continue reading
Happy to be Harry
D is a reluctant reader. A very reluctant reader. He read late, reads slowly and never, ever wants to do it. His comprehension is years beyond his ability to read so he listens to audiobooks. When he takes in the written word. He’d much rather see the movie version. I don’t like deadlines for anything: … Continue reading
World At Our Fingertips
There are millions of free resources available but my kids have the attention span of gnats. I like to have a bunch of stuff around the house for instant answers. If they ask a question and the reply is, “Hey next time we go to the library we can look it up”, then they will … Continue reading
I See The Moon
Tonight is the 15th day of the 8th lunar month – mid Autumn Festival in China. We’ve been reading some books about the Moon Festival (Moon Festival, Red Eggs & Dragon Boats, Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats, Round is a Mooncake, I Took the Moon For A Walk). Even if you are unfamiliar with the … Continue reading
Measuring Up
Today we started with some books I picked up a few days ago. We’ve been selling books back to the used bookstore, so I bought The Grapes of Math and the Math Curse with some of the credit. After figuring our how many quarts in a gallon, pints in a quart, etc, it asked how … Continue reading
