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Consis
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posted January 03, 2007 07:27 PM
Edited by Consis at 20:43, 03 Jan 2007.

*~Compassion~*

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By Jane Meredith Adams
Parenting.com

While rummaging through an old box, my daughter, Claire, came across the stuffed bear I'd had when I was her age, a deeply loved creature named Teddy. "How come Teddy has no fur?" she asked. "Why doesn't she have eyes?" I explained that my cousin's dog had chewed up Teddy when I was a kid. She was aghast.

Gravely, she kissed Teddy's empty eye sockets. Somberly, she reported to her twin brother, Drew, what had happened. "We've got to fix her," she said.

As it turns out, children have an inborn capacity for compassion. Small in stature themselves, they naturally identify with stuffed animals, other kids, pets, and underdogs. The tricky part is that their empathy must compete with other developmental forces, including limited impulse control -- which makes them pull the cat's tail -- and their belief that their needs absolutely must come first -- which makes it hard for them to let their cousin push the cool fire truck.

But with so much hatred and turmoil in the world today, it seems more important than ever to raise kids who can understand and be kind to other people. Teaching this doesn't mean lectures or visits to soup kitchens. It's part of day-to-day life: how you answer your child's questions, how you solve conflict at the park, how you nudge his or her growing capacity to understand and think about other people. Temperament of course plays a role -- some kids are naturally more tuned in to other people's feelings and difficulties, while others are a bit oblivious. Either way, you have influence in fostering your child's ability to empathize. Age by age, here's how to do so in small, daily doses:

Promote sweetness
Teaching your child ways to treat things with care helps him develop the understanding that actions have consequences.

Show how to be gentle. Your child wants to be friendly but ends up grabbing the baby roughly? Demonstrate another way. "I say, 'We use our hands to give love,'" says Kimberly Mazone of Dresden, Maine, mother of 4-year-old Sienna and 3-month-old Lucca. "'You're being a little bit rough. Let's be gentle. Let's show our love with our hands.'" You can actually take his hand and show him physically what a gentle touch is.

Speak softly. Your kindness will be a role model for how to treat others. When your child's in pain, be warm and caring. "It's all about the tone in your voice," says Emily Mihalchik, a mom of 2-year-old Sam and director of the Johnnie Appleseed Preschool, in Lawrence, Kansas. If a child's friend is crying, "I say, 'Maybe a hug would be nice,'" says Mihalchik. Young toddlers don't have a very consistent long-term memory, so you'll have to repeat your lessons more times than you thought possible.

Reject rudeness. "I see fifteen-month-olds who do things like spit into their parents' faces, and the parents laugh," says Susan Jensen, a mom of two and director of Children's Nook preschool, in North Charleston, South Carolina. This will not do. Compassion requires that your child respect others, including you. Gently but firmly, say "No, you may not spit!" In the same loving but no-nonsense manner, remove his little feet from the table and unlock his fist from your hair.

Say "I'm sorry". If you've been short-tempered with your child, apologize to him. All parents make mistakes. It's how you address them afterward that makes the difference. He'll learn that everyone, even Mom, admits it when she's wrong.

Enforce rules
Consistent limits help your toddler see that her behavior (and misbehavior!) affects others.

Provide structure. It might seem that if you want to raise a compassionate, caring child, you just have to be a compassionate, caring parent. But that's not enough. Even the most nurturing, loving parenting requires firm limits on behavior, or you'll get very self-centered children, says Janice Cohn, Ph.D., author of "Raising Compassionate, Courageous Children in a Violent World. " Make unacceptable behavior, like hitting, always unacceptable -- even if it's her birthday. If something is wrong it has to be wrong all the time.

Expect her to help. When their neighbors are away, Karen Semple's four kids in Montana City, Montana, take care of the left-behind cats, dogs, and horses. Everyone's included in helping, and when the youngest was 2, she scooped cat food out of a bag. Rain, snow, and cold weather don't stop them. For Semple, it's all about teaching the Golden Rule. "You need to love your neighbor as yourself, even if you don't particularly feel like it," she says.

Use manners to connect. With the exciting (and noisy!) arrival of the garbage truck, talk about how we're all connected: The farmer grows the food, we throw out the peels or waste, and the trash collector picks it up. If your child's out watching the trash collector, she can say "thank you." Good manners, which keep us coexisting harmoniously, are one way to show compassion. As much as you can with a squirmy toddler, make good manners part of her daily routine.

"Habits like this can help form character," says the Reverend Dr. Julia Gatta, an Episcopal priest and associate professor of pastoral theology at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. "There's another person at the other end of the relationship who has feelings and deserves respect."

Guide friendship
Stay tuned in during playtime so you can help your child figure out how to be a friend.

Outlaw name-calling. Compassion starts with what's acceptable and what's not. "A little guy called someone a 'poo-poo head,'" says Jensen. "Immediately, he had to go to time-out or come up to see me. I told him, 'I know you know that word is unacceptable.'" Explain to her -- often -- that being kind to others is the rule. You can tell her when she gets into a tiff, "You don't have to like that person, but everyone has to be nice."

Give consequences. If the be-nice rule is broken, stick with simple, concrete consequences such as a brief time-out or losing a special toy for a day. A 3-year-old's abstract thinking is weak, so she's too young to understand that being nice is morally the right thing to do; your efforts, therefore, should be directed at helping her resist impulses so she won't get in trouble.

Label kindness. When you catch your child offering a shovel to a friend in the sandbox, label her actions by saying "What a good friend you are," or "You're very thoughtful." Over time, she'll understand that being a helpful friend, sister, neighbor, and human being is something you value.

Be considerate yourself. While it's tempting to hand out birthday-party invitations at the park instead of going to the trouble of mailing them, explain to your child that kids who see other children getting invitations but don't receive one themselves may feel hurt. And all through the year, get her in the habit of sending cards to friends and relatives who could use a kind word: thank-you notes, sympathy cards, get-well wishes. For a child not yet up to writing a message, even a drawing is great.

Don't trash talk. Kids, as we know, are always listening. How we talk on a daily basis about our own siblings, parents, and relatives tells them a lot. If children hear us saying something really negative about Grandma, they learn that it's OK to talk that way, says Suzanne Coyle, Ph.D., a mom and director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. So keep meanness in check: "Show them you have a spirit of kindness and generosity."

Encourage helping
With their increasing awareness and independence, preschoolers are ready to participate, if you show them how.

Give pennies. Kids want to feel they can make a difference, so bring charity down to their level. "Every week the children bring in pennies and count them," says Nancy Manewith, director of the Board of Jewish Education Early Childhood Centers of Metropolitan Chicago, Illinois. "It's just part of our pre-math program." Then the pennies go to charity or to buy mittens and scarves for poor children, which opens the door to conversations about war and poverty.

When talking to your own child about such things, be honest, but don't feel you have to include every scary detail. Keep explanations simple, and ask simple questions, like "How can we help them?" If his allowance is five dimes, ask him how many dimes he'd like to set aside to give to a food bank or drop in a collection jar. Giving him the choice will make him more excited about the idea.

Assign chores. The habit of helping others starts with chores at home. Children love to feel capable, so assign a manageable task like setting the table or feeding the cat. Make a schedule and put it on the fridge so your child can keep track of what he needs to do. When her kids ask why they have to do chores, Anna Notation-Rhoades of Sewanee, Tennessee, a mom of five, tells them "we're all part of the family, so by helping the family we're helping ourselves."

Use stories. Reading books together can be a natural way to help your child start to understand that children aren't all the same. Books like "Faith the Cow," by Susan Bame Hoover, about how the gift of a cow can change the life of a poor family, or "Houses and Homes," by Ann Morris, which has photos of houses around the world, can show that kids in other countries want the same things: to feel safe, to be liked, to learn things, to have fun, and to be with their families.

Point out heroes. The siren of a fire truck, not to mention a newspaper photograph of a bomb attack, can make a 4-year-old worry. Shield him from disturbing images as much as possible, but when he hears or sees something frightening, focus the conversation on the firefighters, rescue workers, doctors, or volunteers who are there to help us.

Build on their smarts
Your child's made cognitive and emotional leaps -- help him understand others' feelings.

Explore feelings. With an increasing vocabulary, a 6-year-old is able to communicate more about emotions. Talking about book characters is a good way to help. "We'd read Snow White and I'd ask, 'Why do you think the witch was jealous of Snow White?'" says Rev. Gatta, who's also a mom of a 12-year-old. "Later, maybe in the car, we'd talk about characters' motives and feelings."

Monitor media. If the characters on television are hitting each other or calling each other names, shut off the TV or, at least, talk about what's going on. Children don't just watch TV, they internalize it, and they don't get irony, so be careful of what they're memorizing.

Expect more. When it comes to your child's responsibility to be caring and compassionate, set your standards high. Don't let teasing or bullying go unaddressed. At 7 and 8, kids are starting to be able to see the world from another person's perspective. In a complicated and troubled world, it's easy to feel that nothing we do will make a difference. This can lead to compassion burnout -- for us and for our kids. The key is to start small.

As for my battered Teddy, it was a very small problem in search of a solution. So we repaired her. Claire chose blue felt for her eyes and pink for her nose. She cut out the shapes, which made them interesting to behold. Teddy's not her old furry self, but she's much improved. Now, years later, every time Claire hugs my old bear, she knows she made a difference
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posted July 12, 2007 07:02 PM
Edited by Consis at 16:40, 13 Jul 2007.

Reading Anything To Your Children?

I have been reading books to my children for some time now. And let me tell you it has been no easy task to accomplish this feat! You might agree (quite the feat it truly is) if you knew my son as I do. Only he, of all my children, has been ever so consistent in fully fighting me at every turn to flee the effects of his father the storybook reader! From the time he was a baby I have tried so dilligently to narrate little ABC children's books and the like. But to my unnerving dissatisfaction he would only become more and more agile enabling him to suddenly perform great physical feats of olympic escapist accomplishment! He would always try to crawl away or run or climb out of his crib. I followed him everywhere he went only to be countered as he soon learned to shut doors. But I never gave up.

It was only recently that I began orating novels to my children. For years prior, as I stated, it became a nearly impossible task to get my son to sit down and listen to the story. And so I used my superior adult intellect to formulate a cunning plan to finally win the day and get that story through to my son! I noticed that he would cease all actions to ingest and inhale the most delicious breakfasts that I habitually prepare for both he and the ladies. I discovered that he would actually sit quietly and focus intently on the savory food before him while reading over the back of the cereal box or spinning the globe we keep on our dinner table. He loves to read the different parts of the earth's oceans, countries, and geographic features. I decided that his preoccupation with this was my best opportunity to read! He would not escape or flee! And it has been my plan ever since. All this occured not long ago....a year or so perhaps. In the space of time that I have so cleverly been filling my children's minds with imagination and delectable foods for thought, I have thus far completed many books at our breakfast storytime adventures.

When I started my morning storytime I knew I had to begin with an especially appropriate novel for them to not become too sour on the experience. And so I sweetened the atmosphere with a most reliably good time-tested story for young ages in the genesis of novel digesting. I have here in my posession a most valuable copy/edition of "The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg from New York publishers Grosset & Dunlap. It is a surprisingly wonderful read! It seems this particular edition was copywritten in 1950 by Grosset & Dunlap inc. It says previous copyrights were done originally by Rudyard Kipling in 1893/94 and then further in 1894 by Harper and Brothers and then further in 1893/94 by the Century Company. The book itself was printed in the U.S. by Kingsport Press inc. in Kingsport Tennessee. So you see the book originated in Tennessee! How it came in to my possession is a bit of a mystery. I actually received it for free from one of my neighbors here in Beaverton, OR. She gave it to me along with a myriad of other children's items whereupon her only son reached the ripe old age of 16, at which time she had no further use for them. I have since returned to ask her where she got the book from but was told she could not remember. It's really quite interesting and very successful with the children. It's a hardback with no outer cover or pictures on it. It only has a green leaf pattern decoration covering a tan surface for its hard natural cover. But when you read through the book you will find many wonderfully drawn intricate and detailed pictures! The only picture that is in color is the one continuous that is found immediately inside opening the book. It is not a page. It seems like a work of art fastened or otherwise directly glued to the hard cover of the book itself. The children absolutely loved it. It is by far my highest quality of books to read to my children. I might even characterize it as the finest of all my winery novellas! Ha!

Thus far here are the books I have read to them over breakfast:
1. The Jungle Book
2. Call of the Wild
3. White Fang
4. Howl's Moving Castle
5. The Hobbit
6. The Legend of King Arthur(currently reading)

It might also be worth mentioning that I did at one time attempt to read the C.S. Lewis's "Chronicles of Narnia". But to my shock, dismay, and surprise (and possbly yours as well) I fell to such vehemant protest and disagreement by ALL my children that I had to unfortunately give them up. I still have them sitting on the shelf in the livingroom but nothing and no one stirs them from their tombly prison. Sadly, only dust communicates with them now. And yes even today when I politely ask if they've changed their minds....even my 3 year old belts out an ominous "NO!" Alas.

Corribus sent this to me. I was hoping he would post it here instead!
Well a few from my memory of when my parents read to me or ones I read myself include:

James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and other Roald Dahl novels.  Giant Peach was my absolute favorite.

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - Judy Blume.  Be aware that the sequel, Superfudge, insinuates that Santa Claus does not exist, if you still want to keep that a secret.

Huckleberry Finn - a classic

Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew novels - don't know if you can find them anymore.  I also liked the Encyclopedia Brown series detective stories.

Shel Silverstein - A Light in the Attic and Where the Sidewalk Ends (poetry, but fun poetry for kids).  He also wrote the Giving Tree, which is a beautiful little book

The Little Prince (English Version)

Bridge to Terabithia - recently a movie was made, but I like the book better

Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little by E.B. White - every kid should read have been read these!

Dear Mr. Henshaw - Beverly Cleary (actually she wrote a lot of good children books - Ralph S. Mouse was another good one)

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, Robert O'brien - another of my favorites, and the animated movie is fabulous too!  Always watched it when I was sick.

Old Yeller, don't know the author - very sad but a classic

Velveteen Rabbit, don't know the author

Wizard of Oz, of course

Watership Down - though not really a childrens' book, it can be read on many levels and children would probably find it enjoyable, since it deals with bunnies.

Anyway, that's the ones I most easily remember.  There's probably others.  Good luck!  Reading to kids is important and they'll thank you for it later on.

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posted July 12, 2007 08:33 PM

Consis, if you can find copies, another great "fantasy-ish" series that would be great to read to children is Madeleine L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time" and its two sequels. It was always one of my favorites growing up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_wrinkle_in_time

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posted July 12, 2007 09:10 PM

im to young for children,but when i have them.ill gladly post their pics. guys all your kids are sooooo cute
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posted July 16, 2007 01:40 AM

I actually got published recently because of my daughter (which I will be more than happy to share later...)...she is something of a cheeky girl and very secure in what she believes with some comical tie ins with that...always a good time with my kids.

My daughter was the child that was never to be. I had had 2 boys before her and given that my husband's family who had NOT had a girl child born into it for the last 5-7 generations, when we became pregnant we had really thought that she would be a boy.

Imagine our surprise and my absolute wonder at her...

Of course, my son, he is exceptional as well in his own ways and as he has grown I have found him to be more like me than I had ever imagined....LOL

But without further adieu...my children to add to all of your gorgeous children.










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posted July 16, 2007 03:30 AM
Edited by Corribus at 03:31, 16 Jul 2007.

Thanks for posting my list, Consis.  I didn't know you wanted me to make it public. Maybe others will find them as enjoyable as I did growing up!  Btw I'm going to be a new (first time) dad myself in just a short while, so I should bookmark this page.

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posted September 09, 2007 07:56 PM
Edited by Consis at 17:33, 10 Feb 2008.

Continuing Reading

Corribus I saw a news article not long ago saying that the author of a "Wrinkle in Time" has died. I thought of you when seeing it.

I would also like to mention that I have finished reading John Steinbeck's "The Pearl" to my children. What an excellent book. I have always loved it. And now we have begun, only just today, reading a new book at breakfast! This book is entitled, "Secret Garden" written by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

Recent Book Update:

I've finished reading "Secret Garden" and we've begun the first book in the Harry Potter series called "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". After having finished "Secret Garden" I have to say that it struck a chord with me. I was very much inspired by its central message and my imagination flew with great abandon while conjuring up images of all the different sorts of things that grew there while the children worked and played in it. I can tell you that I felt wonderful and alive during its reading at breakfast for the children. What a good book it was! And now we're all very excited to get deep into the Harry Potter novels mostly because we've seen the movies and also because my wife has already read all the books. So I think it's going to be something we can all share in and talk about as a family. It's always a good thing to keep the lines of communication open with topics we can all discuss with familiarity and zest. I think it will bring us closer together, my children, wife and me. I feel very much happy just thinking about it. That makes eight books I've read to my children thus far!

Recent Book Update:

I've finished reading the first Harry Potter book to my children. What fun that was! I think I had the most fun in attempting (however unsuccessful it might have been) to produce a similarly sounding voice to the characters in the book from their corresponding actor whom did the portrayal from the movie. It's good fun to use your voice in such a manner. But then I'm a person who's long been a deeply devoted fan of character orations and puppet-related entertainment such as the Muppets. Kevin Michael Richardson is my favorite voice actor! I believe that makes 9 books now. We have decided to stay with consecutive procession. We've started book-2 in the Harry Potter series and it seems just as much fun so far. After reading these books my favorite character is the twins Fred & George Weasely. I absolutely love their adventurous gift for mischief in all the right places.

Recent Book Update:

I've finished reading the second book in the Harry Potter series, The Chamber of Secrets. We started book three yesterday, Prizoner of Azkaban. I have to say that I do so love reading these books to my children over breakfast. Simply love it! It is so much fun! However I have noticed a stark degree of difference in the thickness from book two to three. The third seems twice as thick! I wonder how long this will take us to read? It should be interesting.
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posted February 13, 2008 11:13 AM

Just for the record HPs from 3 and onward are a lot darker than the first two.
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posted May 05, 2008 01:29 AM
Edited by Consis at 22:56, 10 Dec 2008.

Recent Book Update

We have just finished reading the 3rd Harry Potter book and have begun the 4th in the series. After finishing the last book I discvered some differences from the movie. Apparently it was Dumbledor who told Harry he had saved a man from a terrible fate and not Professor Werewolf () I also learned the originators of the Hogwart's map and shrieking shack were due to a friendship of Harry's father, Peter Pettigrew, Sirius Black, and Lupin.

Recent Book Update

We finished Book 4 the week of Thanksgiving and the following week we began Book 5 in the series. This one is entitled "The Order of the Phoenix". And thus far I am really enjoying reading it to the children. God I love these books!
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posted May 27, 2009 07:52 AM

Recent Book Update

We finished reading the 5th Harry Potter book, The Order of the Phoenix, about a week and a half ago and have begun Book 6 "Half Blood Prince". I have to say I feel the direction of the material has taken a dark turn toward constant fear and depression over Sirius' death. I can't help but feel empathy for Harry every time someone brings up his godfather's name in conversation.

So far the new book seems to promise a whole new set of magic spells and battles intertwined with intrepid plot lines. I am really excited about this book because the movie is due to come out in July. This is the first time ever in my life that I have read a book leading up to the big movie release date. It's going to be a very exciting summer! I LOVE HARRY POTTER! !WOOT!
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posted May 27, 2009 06:46 PM
Edited by xerdux at 18:46, 27 May 2009.

The last two books... arent as small children friendly as the first ones Atleast not the swedish edition.

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posted December 16, 2009 05:27 PM

Book Update

We finished reading the 6th book (Halfblood Prince) in the Harry Potter series on or about the 2nd week of November. I have to say I felt very frustrated throughout that particular book. I understand the author was obviously trying to make it as much of a mystery as she could but it still seemed to play with the reader's anticipation far too much for my liking. Or perhaps that was nothing more than an obvious display of my own impatience and impertinence.

We jumped right into the next book and this one is by contrast much differently written than all the others. I can already tell this entire book is meant to build up to one single climactic moment forever ending the entire Harry Potter series and attempting to forever etch in the minds of its fans as the ultimate battle between good and evil.
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posted December 16, 2009 06:28 PM

Boy Rowling got you good man^^. Can't blame you though I had the Potter bug pretty badly too heehe... Well I won't spoil anything for you. I liked the book a lot too but there were a few parts where I thought she was overdoing it a bit though, I was under the impression that she was writing some of the stuff with the fact in mind that it'd latter be made into a movie. But yeah won't say more, you go and enjoy the book. I think I was done with it in 2 days^^.
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posted December 17, 2009 03:23 PM
Edited by Consis at 17:48, 04 Mar 2010.

Azagal,

I think I have to agree with your opinion. It does seem that way. Perhaps the story itself suffered as a result of this. Hmm

Edit: Book Update March 2nd, 2010

We finished the very last book in the Harry Potter series, The Deathly Hallows. That makes every single Harry Potter book read now. And at the end of it all I have to say it was quite a ride. I actually had to go back several times during reading this last particular book because the author (J.K. Rowling) went to great lengths to deliberately leave out details and/or outright hide whether or not Harry himself had actually disarmed Draco. I found myself very much enthralled by this last edition in the volume series. I have heard many people criticize that the author lost her touch on some level and that she began writing more relative to the movies than her own direction and paths of thought. I particularly disagree with this based on what I have just read in this final book. It becomes clear to me that this last book was written in such a way that no movie could possibly be derived if it was to follow the book to the letter, which we see the other books were by their corresponding movies. No in fact I would go as far to say that the last and final movie will be FORCED to not follow this book to the letter with specific regard to the 'dying for his people' old magic axiom presented by the author, whose unfailing devotion to follow her original dogma set out in the first book seems very reassuring.

This last book was nothing short of spectacular and I am giddy with anticipation for the final movie to be made, even if it won't be able to follow the book exactly. My wife has remarked that it's no big deal because all these movies are simple feature presentations of a children's age story. I could not disagree more. I feel the story evolves and grows in age with each different new piece to the set. My wife believes it's all written for the adolescent aged child but I believe it begins for a much younger age and ends by directing its story specifically to the later teenaged audience whom we all know very well to believe themselves at the center of action in the world no matter what country you live in.

I will miss reading these Harry Potter novels. They were incredible works of literature. I was stumped on many occasions with the use of words I had never heard of or seen used. I had to look many of them up in a dictionary right in the middle of reading the story! LoL

Anyway we've begun reading a very different set of books now beginning with "Bunnicula" and then we'll do the second of the series entitled "Howliday Inn" and finish it off with "The Celery Stalks At Midnight" all written by the author James Howe (the first of which also sharing the work of Deborah).
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posted March 05, 2010 04:29 PM

The Little Dude with the long braid

Nick worked very hard for this.  In the past few years he has turned into a prodigious percussionist, is playing in his uncle's band at thirteen, and has won several awards.

He applied to one of the most elite music highschools in the county in December, and last week received his acceptance letter.

I am thrilled to announce that Nick will be attending Denver School of the Arts as a freshman next fall.

Gootch, if you read this, please e-mail me or something.  I'm beginning to get very worried about you.

XOXOXOXO  

Miss All Of You.
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posted March 06, 2010 06:48 PM

Ah Yes

I remember you talking about him. Lucky to have a mother so strong and warrior-like.
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posted March 08, 2010 05:41 PM

THX Consis!

I get the impression your kids are exceedingly lucky as well.

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posted May 03, 2010 11:45 PM

Book Update

We finished all three James Howe books today. Of the three I would say Bunnicula is definitely the best with the Celery Stalks At Midnight running in second place. Howliday Inn seemed difficult to follow but they did seem to come away with a werewolf dachsund named Howie and that was just too damned adorable.

The reason I liked Bunnicula so much was because I feel I could picture this tiny cute little bunny with fur markings that really did resemble a vampire cloak and red eyes. And the idea of those white vegetables was unbelievably funny. But nothing topped trying to drive a rare uncooked t-bone steak through Bunnicula's heart.

The next book we read will be Twilight.
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posted May 04, 2010 01:17 AM

Lol, I remember Bunnicula!  Geez, that's a stroll down memory lane.
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