Thursday, November 19, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Learning, learning learning...
I unboxed my "teacher" things and made a Calendar Board. We do this little routine every morning. I hope it lasts a long time because the kids love it, and so do I. Right now it is pretty basic. But the possibilities are endless.
I've been reading books about educational methods and instruction again. Pedagogy. I like that word. Right now I'm in the classic, How Children Fail. It's fascinating to me, the study of teaching. I wonder if I will teach again. It feels like a hazy and distant possibility.
But I also remember ordering those letter magnets we are using on our board. It was my last year of teaching. I was pregnant. The idea that the baby I was carrying would actually USE them seemed like a hazy and distant possibility as well.
Today our PAT Educator (Parents As Teachers...do you use this program?) came. She had fun activities and gave all sorts of tips. But there is one I remember more than the others. She said that based on what she's seen, she thought Zach would do great in Kindergarten. But since he wasn't in preschool, maybe I could practice lining up with him. And maybe he could practice following me in a line.
I smiled. It was a good tip.
But my thoughts were swirling. My public school teacher brain said, "oh! how practical! how useful! and, how important!". And my mom brain was saying something more like, "I'm sorta glad that his first 5 years of life were spent line-less."
Thursday, November 5, 2009
with love, mama spud
i love you
i love you
you're my little guy
you're my little french-y fry
i love you
i love you
more than a king's crown
you're my little hash-y brown
i love you
i love you
i love you a lot
you're my little tater tot
These are love rhymes I say over and over lately. I made them up on the spot a few months ago, and they stuck.
Also, I framed these photos and hung them in a sweet little line in the hallway that leads to my bedroom. It was one of the best decorating decisions I've ever made. Because no matter what heavy thing might be weighing on my mind, I can't walk past this row of pictures without feeling like my heart will burst with gratitude. literally. burst.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Spoooky
I love that blurry picture.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Makes me think of you...dear Lily
not a chance.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
thoughts...motherhood and love
We're finally using hand-me-downs. And boy oh boy do they transport me back in time. I put a blue bib on Roman and thought of the days when it was just me and another little boy together in a quiet house. I sort of romanticised a bit about how sweet those days were. How I used to turn on soft music just to have some background noise.