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Bug Books and Other Bug Related Activities

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We loved working with bugs this week. JDaniel has been so into trains and construction equipment. Bugs were a great diversion. Books The links below are affiliate links. We read two bug-related books this week: 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 Continue Reading

Useless Unless Usual Understanding of Use Comes to Mind

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My husband had been single and living in our house for over twelve years when we got married. There were interesting pieces of shall we call it "nostalgia" tucked in nooks and crannies all over the house. We believe somehow in rush to clean a bedroom that had a lot of nostalgia in it I might have discarded the remote control to a robot dog. After Continue Reading

Birds Need a Good Book and Bugs

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We went to Barnes and Nobel last Saturday night and saw three bird nests tucked into this Barnes and Noble sign. I didn't have my camera that night. JDaniel and I went back on Tuesday morning so I could take these shots. The birds kept flying around the shopping plaza looking for bugs for their families.   Continue Reading

Ways My Toddler is Like a Bug

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You know your toddler is like a spider if he tries to climb everything.Yes, everything is a piece of climbing equipment. The outside of the stairs become something to scale. JDaniel saw his friend Jake do this and has tried to do it for months. He has tried to climb a tree. He wasn’t sure how to make it up a tree. JDaniel just clung to a branch and Continue Reading

Great Posts I Came Across This Week: June 5

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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:My friend Valerie introduced me to babalisme's post of Fairy Tale Paper Dolls. These would be great to have on a road trip this summer.Mozi Esme's Tot School post on Goats and Bridges has given me great Continue Reading

JDaniel’s Memorial Book (Baby Book) is Empty!

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I was given a beautiful baby book when JDaniel was born as a gift. I put it on a shelf to work on later. Well, he is now two and three months and it is still empty.There are slips of paper with his weight and height from doctor’s visits that could be recorded. Pictures are on the computer that could be printed out. Lists of gifts I was given at Continue Reading

Memorial Day Book and Craft

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The link above is an affiliate link. This week JDaniel and I read the book Memorial Day Suprise by Theresa Martin Golding. It is a really fun story that talks about a young boy learning about Memorial Day, parades, and the fact that his grandfather is a war hero. JDaniel and I made a Memorial Day musical shaker to parade around the house with. I Continue Reading

Thanks to Troops and Their Families

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I am so thankful for all those troops and their families that sacrifice every day for our country. Whether you agree they should be where they are or not, you have to acknowledge that they are giving a lot. When I watch the troops returning from a tour or mission on television, I can see the joy that they have in being home. You can see the bliss Continue Reading

Bouquet of Learning Tools or Reusing Faux Flowers

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Here are a few ways you could reuse these patriotic flowers: Math Patterning- You could pattern by the color red, blue, white. Counting- You could count 1,2,3 and on or skip count by two's, three's or four's. Word problems- You could make up stories about gathering, arranging or sharing them that involve word Continue Reading

Muffin Tin Monday- Memorial Day

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JDaniel loved his star themed lunch. He sang Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star when I sat his tin down on the table. The tin had watermelon stars, Colby cheese stars with a turkey burger underneath them, yogurt, honey wheat bread stars, cherry tomotoes, and apple stars.   The cherry tomatoes were supposed to represent poppies that are used to Continue Reading

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