Category Archives: The Daily Update

oh, the elf on the shelf. the great fad, the commercialism, the bandwagon, the misleading antics…well, here’s how I think of it: like tom, tom the leprechaun. a sneaky, clever, well-meaning, magical creature (and I think I have the most fun in the whole thing…). I mean, this tricky friend turns into a doll everyContinue reading “e is for elf on the shelf”

we’ve had weather that has beckoned us outside. one of my favorite activities from a warm day: removing the kernels from cobs of corn. so golden! so satisfying! so hopeful that “some raccoons or deer that aren’t afraid of town or dogs that are hungry and are allowed to eat corn or people who likeContinue reading “c is for corn”

we took the week to celebrate the feasting elements of thanksgiving. and since it was i week, we talked a lot about ingredients. – – – – – – – – – – – – – we made play dough pie crusts…a new kind each day.  and wow, what to do when it’s too wet?Continue reading “t is for thanksgiving”

a teachable moment…and it even went with our letter of the week! here is a preschool friend and her dad who is also a teacher showing us how they use the inhaler. impressive! interesting! if you go to our facebook page, you can see the video. it will be worth the investment of your time.

super ears!!! da-da-da-da-da-daaaaaa!“it works! things are louder!” “yeah, my ears are louder now!” “I can hear things I never heard before!” super ears. go make you some.