I never want to become a person who doesn’t stop to wonder at the sky at sunset.
Archive for November, 2007
Sunset
Posted in Uncategorized on November 19, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Nobody’s Fool
Posted in Things Kids Say on November 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When the girls misbehave, we often punish them by taking away treats or movies or computer time. The other day, I told them no treats for the rest of the week because they weren’t listening.
I think because they were just coming off a few “no treat” days, Shyanna wanted to negotiate. “Aww,” she said, “Can [...]
Oh, come on!
Posted in Things Kids Say on November 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I like to encourage my girls to use “may I”, “please” and “thank you” whenever it’s appropriate. When I’ve met their needs in some way I will occasionally repeat what I heard my parents ask, “what do you say?” But, that always seems a little insulting, because, of course they know the answer.
At other times I simply raise [...]
