Saturday found me waist deep in the Pacific with a giant rock crab at my feet. The sky was sunny. The water was calm, and oh so very icy thanks to the gentle breeze floating off the snow capped Olympic Mountains, across the Strait of Juan de Fuca and through my cotton t-shirt. The mid-April [...]
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Mid-April Madness
Posted in Motherhood, What We're Reading, tagged nature, outdoors, sports, tennis, travel, vacation on April 22, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Moving On
Posted in What We're Reading, tagged beverly cleary, bright colours, fairy princess, literary treasures, little fingers, peach pear plum on February 29, 2012 | 2 Comments »
There are four shelves of books in our dining room. The top shelf contains “baby books,” beloved board books that fit into toddlers hands, have bright colours and a few sentences on each page. These are the books my husband and I, and now Miss Q, have memorized. Every, “Hop on pop.” Every, “Each peach [...]
Groundhog Reading
Posted in What We're Reading, tagged cute book, groundhog day, happy day, hibernating, honour, littles on February 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a cute book your littles might enjoy in honour of Groundhog day. While some critics say it defeats the story of the groundhog hibernating and then waking to see his shadow, I say it’s children’s fiction, so enjoy! Happy Reading and Happy Groundhog Day!
Around Our Bookshelf
Posted in What We're Reading on September 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Miss Q has taken a shine to “reading” to Miss S over the last two days. We’re still in very early stages, but it goes without saying, the scene is priceless: Two girls sitting on the foam alphabet, a book either on the floor between them or in Miss Q’s lap. Miss Q is usually [...]
It’s Raining Cats For Our Bookworm
Posted in What We're Reading on July 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Miss Q is signed up for the reading program at the library this summer. Every week she checks in with the librarian and shows her the list of books she’s had read to her (believe you me, it’s quite the list) and gets a prize. The first week she got a bookmark and sticker for [...]
Great Day For the Library
Posted in What We're Reading, tagged 10 Carrot Diamond, Aesop Fable, Charlotte Diamond, Don't Be Afraid, Gennaday Spirin, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, I am A Pizza, Jane Chapman, Janet Stevens, Judith Kerr, Karma Wilson, library, Little Pip, Michael Bond, Paddington, Paul Galdone, Sasquatch, The Garden Song, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse, Three Billy Goats Gruff, Turtle's Penguin Day, Valeri Gorbachev on February 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A rare moment found me walking with Miss S and only Miss S in the sunshine today. Miss Q was back home with Daddy, helping him with the yard. Got to love February! It was weird and nostalgic to be walking with only one child. Wasn’t it only yesterday, I was striding around these streets [...]
Old Favourites
Posted in What We're Reading, tagged books, calculator, Chrysanthemum, coffee, gift cards, Madeline, Make Way for Ducklings, My Little Pony, My Little Pony: Pinky Pie's Special Day, My Little Pony: Pinky Pie's Spooky Dream, My Little Pony: Pony Party, time out, Velveteen Rabbit, Where the Wild Things Are on December 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If we read Miss Q five books a day that’s 1825 books a year. Five books a day is about average. Most days she’s read between five and ten. So that brings the yearly number to 3650… Yikes, but what can I say? Our girl loves books. Funny, because you wouldn’t think Miss Q would [...]
What Our Little Is Reading
Posted in What We're Reading, tagged airplanes, Alexander, Australia, baby-prep, Berenstain Bears, books, Brother, Cars, Clifford, Grover, hugs, kisses, Lightning McQueen, Mama, Mater, Papa, puppy, read, reading, Romeo and Juliet, Sister, spelunk, Thursday on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Miss Q loves her books. She doesn’t doesn’t discriminate, neither do we. These are the books we read to her throughout this bright Thursday: The Berenstain Bears’ and the Trouble with Chores by Stan and Jan Berenstain The only problem? When Sister Bear points to a dog mess on the rug, and says, “I know [...]
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If you like what you're reading, check out my stories 'Arb' in Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul; "Fitting" in Chicken Soup for the Soul, Shaping the New You; The March 2011 issue of Today's Parent 'Your Say'; the Winter, Spring and Fall 2011 issues of Island Child magazine; as well as the Winter 2012 issue of Island Child.
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