Phonemes–those pesky sounds that make up words. Back in the first grade, when they started teaching us to read, my school used a totally phonetic format. As a result, I didn’t learn to read until the following year when my teacher taught me sight-reading rather than phonics. It seems that my ear can not hear […]
The Punkin is just over 2 1/2 years old, but I’m considering starting “schooling” this fall. This was suggested more as a way of getting some sort of routine into our extremely unscheduled lifestyle. When I spoke with a friend who has a degree in education (early childhood I believe), she seemed to think it […]
When using the potty like a big girl, make sure to sit waaaayyy back Never, ever press on Mama’s foot pedal while she’s sewing If you punch enough buttons on a computer keyboard, you can make some really cool sounds If you punch the wrong buttons on a computer keyboard, you can make your parents […]
Almost all done! Mama got all the trees and plants and stuff done today. She says she’ll do the animals later. I love my room. Wouldn’t you? TTFN the Punkin
See what Mama’s painting for me?! Ain’t it the neatest thing? Memere and Poppie name their rooms after the places they’ve lived in. My room is called the Northwest room. I’ve got this really cool bedroom set that looks like pine logs, and the rest of the room has this camping theme going, so Mama […]