Oct
15
2008
Earlier this summer, I had heard about the Seattle Suzuki Institute’s fantastic musical programs for very young children. I wanted to sign up my daughter for one of the classes, since she loves singing and doodling around on the piano. Unfortunately, the Institute’s classes are very popular and there was a lot of competition [...]
Tags: children, music, piano, teaching
Oct
09
2008
I try to monitor my language, but sometimes I slip up. Like yesterday, after helping Claire untangle her seatbelt, I cracked my head on the car door and let loose a rude expletive. Nothing escapes her notice, especially when mommy shouts it at the top of her lungs so it can be heard throughout [...]
Oct
07
2008
It all started innocently enough. We watched a popular children’s movie called Ice Age, in which a silly sloth attempts to soothe a pair of angered rhinos by offering them pinecones. He couldn’t convince them that the pinecones were good eating, but his antics made my daughter laugh and laugh, and instilled in [...]
Tags: freezer paper, pinecone, stencil, t-shirt