PerryBoy makes me laugh, he makes me cry, he makes me crazy like him. I like to emphasize the laughter, because those are the parts we want to remember.
On Monday we started using our new copy of Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. I had that book ages ago and decided it wasn’t for me, but after the other 3 moms recommended it in our recent posts about teaching little ones to read, I decided to give it another try. Maybe it will work better for me in this season of life. I’m a very different person than I was 10 years ago, and my circumstances are very different as well.
We sat down on my bed together and did the first lesson. It was sweet time together and it went very well. When it came time to practice writing “mmmm” – the book stresses that we ought to use the letter’s sound rather than its name – Perry gave it his best shot, but he wasn’t happy with the results. He sighed heavily, laid down his pencil, and frowned at the paper.
“Mine just looks like an M!”
Yesterday I spent the day grocery shopping, and I took Kaitlyn and Parker with me. Kaitlyn stayed in town with my sister, keeping her company while her husband worked late. Today, she’s helping my sister run errands with her 3 little ones.
When I came home last night without Kaitlyn, PerryBoy immediately asked about her. Feigning forgetfulness (it wasn’t hard, believe me) I confessed that I had left her somewhere and couldn’t remember where. I was waiting for her to call so I would know where to pick her up.
He was unfazed. He shook his head and walked away, muttering as he went. ”You’re so weird.”
























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