Showing posts with label children. Show all posts
Showing posts with label children. Show all posts

24 October 2008

From the mouth of babes.....


Let's just say I have an interesting son. He just turned 9. He watched both of the conventions with me. He actually stayed up when the debates were on and watched the beginnings of each of them. I can't explain it but he has had this interest in Obama and McCain. He has insisted that we got together to vote. He loves to come in the booth and help "punch" the cards!

Fast forward to this afternoon...

On the car ride home today Taylor told me that they had a "funny" journal today. Everyday the children in his class have to write in their journal for a few minutes. The teacher usually gives them a topic to write about. I asked him why it was so funny and he said, "Well, we had to write one thing about McCain and one thing about Obama"....Now, what I need to tell you here is that my son's teacher is apparently a HUGE Palin fan, so I immediately cringed...

So, I asked..."What did you write about?"

"I wrote that John McCain is going to raise our taxes and I wrote that Obama is going to put money in our pockets."

Well, there goes the rest of the school year:)

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02 October 2008

Linnea in Monet's Garden....


I had forgotten about this book until I stumbled upon it last night on the bookshelf. The book had been given to me probably about 13 years ago now by a parent of a child in my classroom who knew how much I loved the creative arts!


I read the book with my daughter from time to time so I enjoyed paging through it again. Basically, the book just looks at Monet's pink house and some of his gardens--the inspiration for much of his artwork late in life! It is a wonderful blend of his art, where he lived in Giverny that is specifically written for children!

The Japanese Bridge was painted by Monet....it is amazing to watch as his eye sight deteriorated the changes in his painting!

Anyhow, if you have a child, a grandchild or young ones in your life, I encourage you to check out this book! You will just love it!
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The knitty gritty on Linnea...
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 56 pages
Publisher: R & S Books; 1st edition (October 1, 1987)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9129583144
ISBN-13: 978-9129583144