Mind Flush

I had to bodily remove her from the car because she was so entranced in this book that she wouldn't stop reading long enough to get out ...

Option 1: That she picked A Light in the Attic as her next book for me to read to her at bedtime. Option 2: That she can read most of the...

Doesn't this sound a little, um, suggestive? "But before she could get the words out, Mr. Rogers put something in her mouth. It wa...

Draw a crazy picture,  Write a nutty poem, Sing a mumble-gumble song, Whistle through your comb. Do a loony-goony dance 'Cross the kitch...

Translation with corrected spellings: "Dear Emmy, I love when you come over. Love Liza." This was the most legible of the dozen no...

So, in between all the gore and knitting , my kid managed to complete the last of five Hooked On Phonics sets, which means that she's no...

Sorry to go MIA, folks. Not dead or institutionalized, just leading a life that is mindnumbingly un-blog-worthy. Rather than bore you with t...

The sun came out this afternoon, and the combination of the afternoon sun and all the light reflected from the 2" of snow we got last n...

So, after completing the first lesson in the "big girl" Hooked on Phonics set earlier today, my daughter can officially read most ...

Liza wants to learn to read. Really, really wants to learn to read . We made Bingo cards out of the 25 most-used sight words , and she'...

A few words, at least. Susie - this will take about 15 years to download, but you really ought to see it ... it will warm your ex-kinde...

Scene: I just finished writing the "Fuzzy Wuzzy" poem on the blackboard in Liza's room. Liza: "Why did you put a question...

Words my daughter can read, regardless of context, font, capitalization, etc.: Liza Stop Words my daughter can match to the appropriate num...

http://www.sweet-juniper.com/2008/03/sacajawea-theory-v20.html

Liza and I were running errands this morning and my attempt at rewarding her good behavior with a trip to the pet store went horribly, horri...

Jason's high school buddy (and road trip partner, and wedding usher, etc.) has a book coming out next month! http://www.brill.nl/defaul...

I've started reading Simple Abundance again. Basically, it's a series of 365 essays on how to live a life that's authentic and...