The Little Red Hen:

...or rather, the Lazy Cat:

Eve got to play the part of the Lazy Cat in her preschool production of the classic story of "The Little Red Hen". She loved that she got a soft costume, a cool beanbag, and she got to pretend to lick her arm. Good stuff, all!

She was so excited Michael could take his lunch hour off to see her. She was a bit perturbed that we weren't the first parents in the hall, but she forgave us with a hug later. I sat on the floor between the chairs to film some snippets. Aaron also came along to see his little sister.


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Untitled from Victoria Taylor on Vimeo.
After the performance we all went back to the classroom where Eve, gleefully, presented me a plant and an awesome Mother's Day card. I love her little people, too cool!





Eve's friend Ethan drew a picture of them:




:::::::::::::::::Say Cheese::::::::::

<sub>My daughter and her cheesy grin.

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Dawn Inskip: Cat and Mouse
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::::::::::::::::::Book Review:::::::::::


This book, by Phillip Done (pronounced Doan) was such a fun read. It is a compilation of things he has learned in his 20 years of teaching. The vignettes bring back memories of being in school and an opportunity to look at my own kids and see if they fit any of the descriptions. I think Eve is the "Barbara Walters" type that is able to give the teacher the low down on all the class activites and who isn't following the rules. The rest of the kids were a bit of this or that personality. His section on "Teaching Moments" brought me to tears when a child who was having trouble reading learned to love reading and he found out that the books he had sent home to this child's mother inspired her to go to night school to learn to read herself.
The book group was lively, today, sharing stories of being a parent, a student,and/or a teacher and identifying with several of the stories. It was so funny to hear these stories that, at the time, don't seem as humorous. Marci, our book leader for this book, met the author during his two year teaching stint in Budapest, Hungary and said he really loves kids.

This book is great for parents of children not yet school age and will give them a bit of a heads up to what is coming and how the children and parents are perceived by the teachers. For those who have children in school, you will laugh, cry and laugh again reading the antics of a year in third grade. For everyone it will jog your memory of going to school, be that good, or bad. This is such a fabulous book!

::::::::::::::::::::::Product Recommendation::::::::::

At our book group, today, I was admiring the photo book of the home owner. The book was purchased from Blurb. The quality was excellent and the options look really flexible. I'll look into a book of my own.

:::::::::::::::::::::::Girl Scout Picnic:::::::::

The final get together of the year is here. We will be meeting at the park for a pizza and snacks. The girls will be getting their last badges for the year, too.

Take Care!