Tag Archives: Reading

Brag Me With a Spoon

Posted on April 24, 2017 by larva225

It was a good weekend.  Saturday we crammed in both Earth Day at the zoo as well as an employee and family only visit to our park system’s water park.  I appreciate that immensely, as normally the water park is … Continue reading →

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When You Wish Upon a Start

Posted on August 21, 2015 by larva225

(This isn’t a post about a pregnancy scare, but damn that would be appropriate.) Dear Ms. H, I’d like to touch base with you, my daughter’s new kindergarten teacher, now that you have spent 7 entire days with my kid. … Continue reading →

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There Joe’s the Neighborhood

Posted on July 20, 2015 by larva225

As parents, we are hard-wired to think that our kids are simply remarkable.  It’s no doubt nature’s way of making sure we don’t kick them out of the house when they scream too loud, spill chocolate milk on the couch, … Continue reading →

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Honey For Nothing

Posted on August 4, 2014 by larva225

We’ve hit yet another one of those “mixed blessing” moments around the house lately.  According to her occupational therapist, Stella is hyperlexic. Um.  What? My kid reads.  And she’s reading at probably close to – or even surpassing –a 1st … Continue reading →

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To Kill a Macabre-Bird

Posted on March 31, 2014 by larva225

Will and I have always been readers.  Books have always been precious to me, starting when I was a little girl.  We started reading to Stella in utero and I guess by extension Felix got some of that during his … Continue reading →

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Uncle Mom’s Cabin

Posted on February 11, 2014 by larva225

I believe I’ve mentioned before that Stella seems to be exceptionally suggestible.  Her speech therapist and the neurologist seem to think this is her way of cementing language.  If she sees or hears something, she has to obtain it or … Continue reading →

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Who, What, Where, When, and Whine?

Posted on May 2, 2013 by larva225

It was a typical Sunday around our house.  Will and I were doing that frantic parental juggling act of trying to A) get shit done around the house, B) feed the children and ourselves, C) prepare for the upcoming week, … Continue reading →

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By the Book

Posted on February 16, 2011 by larva225

We started reading to Stella in utero.  As soon as I read that she was capable of hearing outside sounds, her daddy would read books to her at night.  It was pretty cute.  He even tried to read a book … Continue reading →

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