Monthly Archives: March 2010
Mister Rogers’ Day sweaters
Jadzia, Ludi, Josie and Josh model their sweaters (and poncho) for “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Day. We also watched two episodes of the older girls’ choosing: “Windstorm in Bubbleland” (opera) and a recent episode featuring author Eric Carle and … Continue reading
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Tagged jadzia, josie, ludi, mister rogers, mister rogers neighborhood, photos, won't you be my neighbor
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New cardholder
Jadzia achieved a long-sought goal today: She got a card from the Ferguson Municipal Library. The requirement for a child to receive a card is that he or she be able to print their own name legibly. Jadzia has been … Continue reading
It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood
Today I posted my second multimedia project for stltoday.com. It’s a trivia quiz about Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. The show has always had a special resonance for me. Long after I had stopped watching it, bits of it remained strongly in … Continue reading
Posted in reminisce, work
Tagged fred rogers, life, mister rogers, mister rogers neighborhood, mr. rogers, singing, stltoday.com, tv, work
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The joy of reading aloud
I like reading aloud. I guess its a sort of performance art, hearkening back to my days as a preschool teacher or as an actor at school. Most of the books that we read to the girls are easy readers … Continue reading
Posted in jadzia, life
Tagged books, charlie and the chocolate factory, jadzia, reading, wind in the willows
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Washing the dishes
It’s a chore everyone hates. We have never owned a dishwasher at Renaud Manor, but that is soon to change. It is our hope to buy one and install it before the baby arrives next month. To do it, I’ll … Continue reading
