I finished the Oliver Twist and am now reading an abridged/children's version to the kids. Juliet is mostly uninterested, but Ben asks me to read it morning, noon and night. I asked him the other day, "Do you like the story??" and he replied, "Yeah, but I don't like some of the people in it." Good insight, buddy. I went to college with people who disliked entire stories because of the sordid characters or the language... I love that my son, at six years old, is not among them.
Juliet brought me a "Junie B. Jones" book the other day and politely stood beside my desk.
"Would you like to read this?" she asked very sweetly.
"Well, we have some work we need to do today. When would you like me to read it?"
She thought about it for a minute, then said, "Well, maybe we can read a chapter then do some work, then read a chapter, then do some work. Like that."
I can't believe how much she loves these books. I read them daily.
Juliet dictated to us where she wanted the furniture in her room and we moved it accordingly. She seems extremely happy to have it rearranged and it does look nice and cozy, when it's not a mess... which it pretty much always is.
Benjamin has become suddenly more interested in video games, board games and activities than he is with just toys. He says he wants to get rid of his train table and I'm sad to see it go. Some little boy is going to be ecstatic, though!!
The kids are gearing up for a Garage sale. They have a number of things that they feel they have out grown and we've discussed the need for art supplies in our house, especially crayons and canvases. It is my goal this year, to take the kids to at least one live theatre performance, be it a play, a concert, a musical, I want them to experience it because I think they'll love it and they're ready. Here's to setting goals!
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