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Dinosaur Boy

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Rerun has exactly two favorite books that he asks for each night.  He even keeps them in his crib with him. The first one is a Cat in the Hat Learning book, Oh, Say Can You Say Di-no-saur? His pronunciation of “dinosaur” now sounds like “dine-door.” He loves, loves, LOVES dinosaurs.  I mean, he also [...]



Bribery

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Ane spent part of her days off of school catching up on Harry Potter movies.  She has now seen the first three with no ill effects.  We do talk about the differences between the movies and the books while we’re watching them, and what is a CGI special effect and what is “real.” When she [...]



My Commentary on Their TV

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

It’s been a while since I ruminated on the quirks of the TV shows the kids watch.  So, here are a few thoughts about what they’ve been watching lately… – Obviously, we’ve been watching a LOT of the 1960′s Batman TV series.  And I’ve come to some conclusions.  Lee Meriwether was the best Catwoman, hands [...]



Happy Shark Week!

Monday, August 1st, 2011

It’s Tad’s most favorite time of the year.  It’s time for Discovery Channel’s annual Shark Week celebration, and Tad’s birthday is quickly approaching.  How nice of the Discovery Channel to plan Shark Week for right around Tad’s birthday. And we know how to celebrate Shark Week around here. And those are shark pajamas he’s wearing, [...]