PSA: Books About the Ice Age May 8, 2008
Posted by spacemom in : Parenting 101 , 1 comment so farIF you should allow your 5 year old child to select her own books out of the public library and she happens to choose a 3rd grade level book on the Ice Age and it should happen to mention the animal diatryma, DON’T READ IT BEFORE BEDTIME. She is still awake and telling me she is scared that it will come and rip her apart!
Oy vey!
I’m an astronomer, Jim, not an arborist! May 8, 2008
Posted by spacemom in : Current Affairs, Kids , 1 comment so farSince the snows have left and the flowers have first poked out of the ground, the girls have been asking Jay and I to identify EVERY fricken flower on the planet. And trees. Don’t forget the trees. Now, I can figure out the basics, the maples, the oaks, the pines, the beech. I know which tree in our yard is a dogwood (because we planted it two years ago). Yesterday, Luna found a beautiful tree covered with pink blossoms. I believe it is an apple tree and that it was an apple blossom. But I am not sure… Sigh…
I guess I need to learn alot more about trees, eh?
Luna’s teacher stopped me today as I was dropping her off. Apparently a student spilled something all over the table and made a mess. Luna shook her head and said "Oy Vey!". All of the other kids looked at her and asked about it. She said "That’s what Jewish people say when you make a mess!"
This morning I fed my kids Pop Tarts. I hang my head in shame. and then I gave them each a glass of milk. As I turn to get my cereal (the only true breakfast food) I hear a clunk of plastic and the girls yell L’chaim! as they are clinking their glasses together.
Ah….
