We had our preschool storytime today- Sorry, I don't have any photos. But this is what we did
The kids brought their teddy bears from home. They held them while we listened to the story and then we put them in order from smallest to largest. We also talked about small, medium and large and sorted different items I had (balls, cars, socks, pokemon)
You can make a bear den from chairs and a blanket for your storytime.
Book: The Three Bears (I read the version from Tomie dePaola's Faborite Nursery Tales)
Snack: was going to be porridge (oatmeal) but then we had oatmeal cookies instead
Song/Poem: The Bear Went Over the Mountain and Fuzzy Wuzzy was a Bear
Activity: we made a bear mask
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Interview
Anjeny sent me some interview questions of deep dark secrets people want to know about me... well, not really. But she did send me a few questions. Here are the answers everyone wants to know:
1. This one is very simple...how long have you been married? 15 years! We met out at BYU dance. He asked me to dance. I thought "I hope he doesn't ask for my phone number" and then he didn't. Which made me mad. If you ask him what he remembers about that night he will tell you the refreshments they had: Hot Nachos. I know what you are thinking: What a romantic story!
2. If you and your husband were to suddenly able to go on a trip all by yourselves, where would you go and why? We have taken several trips by ourselves- last was a long weekend down to the Florida Keys. That was just about perfect- a lot of vacation relaxing for your travel buck. If we could pick one place to go right now it would probably be England/Scotland. We keep moving that trip to the back burner as it seems it should be easy to get to and do, but we haven't (yet)
3. What do you do to pamper yourself when you have an alone time/me moment? If you have any. Take a nap. What a rowdy wild woman I am.
4. If you win a million dollar, what would be the three top most things you would spend the money on? One- Pay off my credit cards and house. Two- Take a big family trip (everyone invited- siblings, cousins, etc) on a cruise around the world. Or Alaska. Three- Lasik eye surgery and a $500 haircut from Nick Arojo (the stylist from What Not to Wear)
5. I notice you have at least three blogs that you manage. With all the things you have to do as a mom/wife/daughter/sister/friend, how do you find time to get those blogs updated almost on a regular basis? I don't clean. Or cook. Or shower. and I neglect my kids. Now you know my time management secrets
6. What is the most embarrassing thing you can think to tell us about your sister, Swirl? I can't believe you'd ask me that! I don't think I should say. I know so many things.. Actually, I really can't think of anything. Except she has some funny stories. Like the time she and her friends were at a fast food restaurant and there was a sticky mousetrap under the table that got stuck to her friend's foot. And it had a mouse stuck on it. A live mouse. Probably the funniest thing was how she was such a nerd when she got home from her mission and she had a hard transition back to normal life. But I don't know any good embarrassing stories about her. She knows way more about me, I'm sure.
Now, here are the rules to pass it on:
1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
2. I will respond by emailing you five questions, so make sure you
leave me your email address. (I get to pick the questions).
3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview others
in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.
1. This one is very simple...how long have you been married? 15 years! We met out at BYU dance. He asked me to dance. I thought "I hope he doesn't ask for my phone number" and then he didn't. Which made me mad. If you ask him what he remembers about that night he will tell you the refreshments they had: Hot Nachos. I know what you are thinking: What a romantic story!
2. If you and your husband were to suddenly able to go on a trip all by yourselves, where would you go and why? We have taken several trips by ourselves- last was a long weekend down to the Florida Keys. That was just about perfect- a lot of vacation relaxing for your travel buck. If we could pick one place to go right now it would probably be England/Scotland. We keep moving that trip to the back burner as it seems it should be easy to get to and do, but we haven't (yet)
3. What do you do to pamper yourself when you have an alone time/me moment? If you have any. Take a nap. What a rowdy wild woman I am.
4. If you win a million dollar, what would be the three top most things you would spend the money on? One- Pay off my credit cards and house. Two- Take a big family trip (everyone invited- siblings, cousins, etc) on a cruise around the world. Or Alaska. Three- Lasik eye surgery and a $500 haircut from Nick Arojo (the stylist from What Not to Wear)
5. I notice you have at least three blogs that you manage. With all the things you have to do as a mom/wife/daughter/sister/friend, how do you find time to get those blogs updated almost on a regular basis? I don't clean. Or cook. Or shower. and I neglect my kids. Now you know my time management secrets
6. What is the most embarrassing thing you can think to tell us about your sister, Swirl? I can't believe you'd ask me that! I don't think I should say. I know so many things.. Actually, I really can't think of anything. Except she has some funny stories. Like the time she and her friends were at a fast food restaurant and there was a sticky mousetrap under the table that got stuck to her friend's foot. And it had a mouse stuck on it. A live mouse. Probably the funniest thing was how she was such a nerd when she got home from her mission and she had a hard transition back to normal life. But I don't know any good embarrassing stories about her. She knows way more about me, I'm sure.
Now, here are the rules to pass it on:
1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
2. I will respond by emailing you five questions, so make sure you
leave me your email address. (I get to pick the questions).
3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview others
in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
At least one person was listening..
This was our conversation on Wednesday
Max: You were on the stage!
Me: What the??
Max: At church you were up on the stage!
Me: Yes, that's right! I gave a talk at church and went up on the stage. Do you know what I talked about?
Max: Ghosts!
He's right! My talk was on the Holy Ghost. I bet if I asked Abby or Zac they would not even know that.
Way to go, Max!
Max: You were on the stage!
Me: What the??
Max: At church you were up on the stage!
Me: Yes, that's right! I gave a talk at church and went up on the stage. Do you know what I talked about?
Max: Ghosts!
He's right! My talk was on the Holy Ghost. I bet if I asked Abby or Zac they would not even know that.
Way to go, Max!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Friday, January 2, 2009
Favorite books
I was told I wasn't following the rules for this boys bookclub round up thing AHEM! Sorry!
My son has always been a lukewarm reader. He reads, but stuff like Calvin and Hobbs or Garfield. He has to set a timer and read 20 minutes a day, but it seems he can never find the book he was reading from the day before so he always had partially finished books lying around and one is as good as another as far as he is concerned when he has to do his 20 minutes. Once the timer dings he is done and puts it down.
The FIRST BOOK that he has kept reading after the timer went off (and kept reading for a long time) was Harry Potter. The Sorcerer's Stone, and now the Chamber of Secrets.
Previously, his favorite book was My Side of the Mountain
ok, now go read my sister's blog already!
My son has always been a lukewarm reader. He reads, but stuff like Calvin and Hobbs or Garfield. He has to set a timer and read 20 minutes a day, but it seems he can never find the book he was reading from the day before so he always had partially finished books lying around and one is as good as another as far as he is concerned when he has to do his 20 minutes. Once the timer dings he is done and puts it down.
The FIRST BOOK that he has kept reading after the timer went off (and kept reading for a long time) was Harry Potter. The Sorcerer's Stone, and now the Chamber of Secrets.
Previously, his favorite book was My Side of the Mountain
ok, now go read my sister's blog already!
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