The appeal of the quarter machines around town have prompted me to say on several occasions, "Abby, we need to have a money lesson."
Yesterday we made the time to actually do it.
Wielding a screw driver, we broke into Abby's pig that sits on her dresser and sorted out quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. I tried to do the whole this equals that lesson, but Abby didn't have the attention span. So we just took turns making up games with the money instead.
At the end Abby put all of the coins back into the pig and said dismissively of the dollars, "You-you can have all of these. 'Cause 'cause - 'cause you are a good mommy."
Yes! I took them straight to the BK drive-thru and drank them up.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Just Life
It's not really that I've been too busy to post; it's just been...one day at a time, one day after another, with snow every other day and school and church and bathtime and bedtime - and rest; repeat.
Abby alternates between living in a make-believe world (lucky girl!) and directing games. "Let's play Minnet Winnet. Kay? Kay. Now - now you stand here, Mama, and then you have - you have to - you have to TOSS the ball! Like this. Kay? Kay. Now let's play. Let's play, Mama. Kay. Now - now - you have to sit on the couch. Like this. And then I'll say go - and - and when I say go, Mama, you - you GO. Fast. Watch. Like this. Kay? Kay."
Adam bounces off the fringes of these games, stealing the ball, putting the hoop (laundry basket) on his head, dozing into his sister, running away, tumbling, and chuckling. He loves to sit for books and make what his sister calls "baby noises." A few words, like "crack-kuh" and "dad" are clear. Some other words are starting to get a distinct number of syllables though the letter sounds are all wrong! For example, "tractor" this morning was "tmm-tmm." "No" is a dramatic shaking of the head accompanied by a whole body whiplash and an unpleasant "Oh!" sound.
Below are some pictures of...just life!
Abby alternates between living in a make-believe world (lucky girl!) and directing games. "Let's play Minnet Winnet. Kay? Kay. Now - now you stand here, Mama, and then you have - you have to - you have to TOSS the ball! Like this. Kay? Kay. Now let's play. Let's play, Mama. Kay. Now - now - you have to sit on the couch. Like this. And then I'll say go - and - and when I say go, Mama, you - you GO. Fast. Watch. Like this. Kay? Kay."
Adam bounces off the fringes of these games, stealing the ball, putting the hoop (laundry basket) on his head, dozing into his sister, running away, tumbling, and chuckling. He loves to sit for books and make what his sister calls "baby noises." A few words, like "crack-kuh" and "dad" are clear. Some other words are starting to get a distinct number of syllables though the letter sounds are all wrong! For example, "tractor" this morning was "tmm-tmm." "No" is a dramatic shaking of the head accompanied by a whole body whiplash and an unpleasant "Oh!" sound.
Below are some pictures of...just life!
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| Where there's a ball, there's a sister who will make up a game to play with it! |
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| It's just another manic Monday...with spaghetti, though! |
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| I'm full, Sis! |
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| All right, Mom. You always said you hoped my daughter someday would keep her room like I kept my room. You got your wish! |
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| Adam loves books, and Mommy loves it that Adam loves books! |
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