Two and Three!

“Two and three for the bathroom!” my grandma would call.
The four grandkids and our parents were at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. Ten of us in a house that had only one tiny bathroom (with green carpet on the walls!).
My grandma had noticed that we were using too much toilet paper and spending too much time [...]

And they called it apple love

It’s not exactly a superstition, but….
When I was in 8th grade, we played with apple stems to find out who we were going to marry when we grew up.

1) Take an apple with a stem.
2) Hold the stem with one hand and twist the apple with your other hand.
3) With each twist, recite the alphabet.
4) [...]

L is for Libra

In how many languages can you say, “Happy Birthday”?
And what are your favorite pizza toppings?
Oooh, I should post those two questions on the Super Simple Learning Facebook page!

What? Birthdays and pizza? Ah, it’s a family tradition.
Today is October 22.
Off I go to celebrate!

Hey, DJ, can you play that song

My younger nephew and niece are 3 and almost 3 years old, and they’re both hardcore music fans.
I’ve been trying to get them on video, because they’ve memorized all of Super Simple Songs 3 thanks to my mom, who taught them all the gestures. (Who taught them to take a bow after each song? *grin*)
My [...]

YMCA Camp Surf

I’m definitely a mountain kid more than I am a beach kid.
And oh I love being in the middle of nature, yes I do, but I want to quickly get to a supermarket when I’m out of chocolate or blueberries.
But sometimes I am sensible and I ignore what I usually do.
Spending an afternoon at Camp [...]

Simon says cat

Simon’s cat.
Must catch fly.
By any means necessary (gentle warning: the temporary demise of the fly).

Awesome artwork!

Belated Happy Birthday

A few readers – okay, all 3 of you – asked whether I had meant to write more yesterday, when we turned 2 years old.
Well, yes. I had meant to write more.
But…I realize I completely missed our birthday: the very first post was on July 26, 2007, and I started writing daily on July 30, [...]