Money Management

A few weeks ago we attended the book fair at Drew's school. We told the boys that we would buy them each one book and if they wanted to buy another book or some other trinket then they needed to bring their own money. This was their first opportunity to spend some of their very own money. So with $5 in both of their pockets they each picked out a poster for their room (cost was $4.50). The highlight of the night was when they made their purchase, they were both excited to see that they each got money back. We obviously need to talk more about the value of the various coins and dollars, but boy was it cute to see their reaction when they got their change.

Early Reading

As part of Drew's nightly homework, he is required to read us a story each night. Recently one night, Drew was reading his story to me when he got stuck on the word "hold". He was rereading the sentance and sounding out the word, when Matt offers up his help and tells Drew that he thought the word was "hold". I had all I could not to laugh out loud. I was both impressed that Matt had figured it out, but sad for Drew that his little brother figured it out before him. Needless to say, Drew wasn't very happy with Matt.

Once Upon A Time

There were three lions. These lions all lived in the same home and were a few years apart. Can you guess each lion's name?

The Non-Soccer Mom

In many ways, I'm your sterotypical stay-at-home mom. I drive carpool in my mini-van, somedays you can find me wearing my yoga pants at Target, I'm often driving a kid to or from an activity, but I am no soccer mom. So when Drew announced this summer that he wanted to try soccer, Craig and I both tried to encourage him to try football. Football was Craig's sport growing up and I've never watched or played a game of soccer in my life. But Drew insisted on playing so we signed him up. The Polar Bears had a good season and Drew learned a lot and had a ton of fun (and has often reminded us that he had fun even though we told him he may not enjoy it). He even scored his first goal, too bad it was against his own team. I have to admit it was fun to watch him, but I had more fun hanging out with the other moms.