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Yammering and Yowling for Mommy to Yield
Summer Reading and Garbage Monsters
JDaniel and I read at least an hour a day together. He also “reads” some on his own too. It was really easy for us to complete the first ten hours of our library’s systems reading program. I think the librarians would have been surprised at how fast we completed them. Thankfully we went to visit my mother-in-law out of town and the library is closed on Sundays. It looked like it took us longer to complete.
As you can see we have spent a lot of time in the library. There has been one additional reason for visiting frequently. JDaniel loves a DVD called Garbage Monsters. I am really not interested in watching garbage being recycled and moved around the dump over and over again. ( It was a relief after watching Thomas the Train for months. I like Thomas too. I just don’t like watching him over and over again.) We returned Garbage Monsters after having it out for two weeks a month ago. Every week since we returned it we have checked the shelf it is housed on regularly. It was finally there. We have it back for two weeks. After that, I am thinking that there is a child somewhere in Greenville that really needs to have it visit their house.
Bug Books and Other Bug Related Activities
The Very Greedy Bee by Steve Smallman is about a bee that decides not to share a wonderful field of flowers he has found with his other hive mates. He eats it all himself and grows to big to fly. He needs the help of other insects to make it home. This book has a great lesson on sharing and helping others.
The Delicious Bug by Janet Perlman is also a book on sharing. The two lizards on the cover both catch the same bug. Neither one wants to let go of the plump bumble bug. They have an argument with their tongues out that takes them all around the pond they live near. The lizards have to learn to share and how to apologize to their neighbors for their rude behavior.
We made a bug out of two take-home boxes from Cracker Barrel. We went to Cracker Barrel while visiting with my mother-in-law this week.
Sitting Straight on the Sofa on Sunday
Once the snack was over we would help her gather up the glasses and bowls and take them to the kitchen. Then it was time for quick hugs and goodbyes before we headed back to our house.
I never remember being bored or feeling stifled by the Sunday we spent at her apartment. I do remember thinking that she expected our best manners and liked order. My other grandmother was the direct opposite, but she is another story for another day.
Conversations with JDaniel About Gardening and Other Things
JDaniel (He is holding a toy car from the garage): Bring in a car.
Me: Yes, but put it in the sink. I have to wash it.
JDaniel: Pollen! (Sigh)
My mom: Your sister’s sent beautiful flowers for Mother’s Day.
JDaniel: Dad brings roses. (He implied dad brought them for mom.)
JDaniel(Looking out the master bedroom window on the first floor): Mushrooms! Mushrooms!
Me: I can see them.
JDaniel: In basket Mom!
Me: We can’t gather them in a basket until we see the allergist.
JDaniel: Pollen! (Sigh)
Me: What are all your toys doing in a huge pile?
JDaniel: Mess! Mess!
Me: Are you going to help clean up the mess?
JDaniel (Lounging on couch cushions that are also in the pile): No!
Me: I think we will be having one bin of toys out at a time for a while.
JDaniel: Oh! No!
Me: (Guiding him to a bin and back to the toys): Let’s clean up now!
JDaniel: Sorry, mom.
I had three bins and a basket of toys out in the living room. Now we take a bin out each day.
JDaniel (Pointing to the baby monitor in my bedroom): Listen to babies.
Me: Yes, I can hear upstairs.
JDaniel:Listen to JDaniel.
I can’t believe he knows how baby monitors work.
Great Posts I Came Across This Week- April 24
Each week I travel around the internet visiting blogs. Here are a few posts that I loved, learned from, or gave me great ideas:
Child Related Posts
Superheroes and Princesses have a great play-doh craft for Earth Day.
The Home Teacher has great sets of Movement Cards. These can be used in zillions of ways.
Other Posts I Loved:
The Blessing of Modern Domestication has a great post on Celebrating Motherhood.
stART- Earth Day Related Books and a Craft
Pollen! Pollen! Go Away! JDaniel wants to go out and play!
On Sunday as we got in the car to go to my mothers-in-law in Georgia JDaniel must have touched a little of the green pollen that coated my husband’s car. He started rubbing his eyes within minutes of getting in the car. I washed his hands and face with Cetaphil to clean them off. (I carry small bottles on Cetaphil in his diaper bag.) He continued to rub his face and cry, “Eyes hurt.” I sit in the backseat with him when we go on road trips. It was breaking my heart to see him in pain. So, I did what I thought was best. I took him illegally out of his car seat and held him. Yes, he should have stayed in his seat. Did he stop rubbing? Yes, he wrapped his arms around me, put his head on my shoulder, and rubbed only every so often.
He was fine traveling in the car around Augusta. JDaniel started rubbing his neck on the way back home last night. This morning he woke up with a rash on his face and puffy eyes. I gave him a bath and thankfully had lotion left from an allergic reaction to grass last summer along with his daily dose of Claritin. The dermatologist can see him tomorrow. I hope we get a good rain soon. Until we do we will be playing inside.
Are you having trouble with pollen now?
I know we need pollen and butterflies and bees love it. Right now I just want it to go away!
Seeing Green at the Grocery Store- St. Patrick’s Day Activity
Sometimes I would hand JDaniel the item to test.
Sometimes I would hold the card up to the food and have him tell me if it matched.
We looked like we were having so much fun another mother of a two-year-old mentioned she would like to try this activity with her child.