Where did the baby go?

Ten years ago today (July 23rd) at exactly 5 a.m., we were blessed with the birth of our daughter.  She weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces and was 19 inches long.  We called her Miss Mousey.

Here is our Monkey (a well-deserved nickname) at the age of 7 months.  Strangers used to come up to us and want [...]

Science Geek?

Or is it possibly something more sinister?
These are the posters that are in my son’s room.
  Periodic Table of Elements
  A Current World Map
 Poster of the Solar System
His room is a beautiful dark royal blue.  He even has:
  Glow in the dark stars.
Is he just a Science Geek?  Or is he a Mad Scientist plotting world domination as a stepping [...]

I wish…

There was a way to blog and reorganize my office at the same time. 
Since I should work on the office, I will leave you with this cartoon.  The fun haikus will give you a glimpse into the mind of a child. 

And just in case it cannot be read you can find it here.  Since we [...]

She’s growing up

My last post allowed me to reminisce a bit about my daughter who is not so little anymore.  She’ll be 10 in a few short weeks and it is a shock to my system.
We recently redecorated her room, and it was a major project.  It was also an eye opener for me, since I quickly discovered her likes [...]

Rocks rock

What you see are rocks, right?  Multiple sizes and colors.  Some are just one color, others are speckled.  Some are shiny and some are dull.  It’s pea gravel, actually.  It’s also used on playgrounds.  Our playground to be specific.
Preschoolers see those little pebbles as treasure.  They will spend their outside time digging through the gravel looking [...]

And the words of the day are…

1. Disrespectment: Something disrespectful that causes embarrassment to another party. Example: According to my daughter “making fun of the president in a video game is disrespectment.”
2. Combinated: When a combination is combined. Example: According to my son “they were combinated to make the ultimate defense” (I’m sure he’s referring to a video game.)
3. Paradimensionalalienaphobia: This [...]

I was under the impression…

That I was in charge.  I was mistaken. 
One of my students was asked by her parent “Is Mrs. V in charge?”  My student’s response was “No!”  So the mom asked who was in charge, and the little girl replied “Mrs. K.”  Mrs. K is my faithful sidekick and amazing assistant teacher. 
Ouch, that stung the ego a little.
However, [...]

Classroom Conversations

This is what I will miss the most when summer break begins, the conversations my students have with each other. A couple of examples for your enjoyment:
Conversation #1:
Boy A: “Come look at my guns!”
This of course catches my attention, since we don’t allow gun play at preschool. (A topic for another day.) So when I [...]

Remarkable Riderless Runaway Tricycle

At our preschool we have a movie projector.  Remember those?  We also have a fabulous collection of movies in round tins on a shelf in our back room.  A movie is a special event at preschool, since we rarely use them.
This is the movie that was shown yesterday at the end of our day.  It [...]

Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere

Today was our annual outdoor day at preschool.  I could not have custom ordered a better day.  The weather was so beautiful, it seemed to be a gift.  A gift that was needed, wanted and definitely appreciated.
My students had a blast today!  We had painting easels, water tub with boats, paint brushes and buckets of water [...]