Thursday, September 27, 2007

Parents Just Don't Understand ...

I know I've said this many times before, and you've probably heard it from other parents too, but sometimes I just don't understand my kids. It's not what they're asking I don't get, it's why they're asking it!

Our youngest, 3 1/2-year-old Willa picks up so much from her older siblings, it can be mind-boggling. And yet, she still has an immature thought process. Today she was quizzing me on mixing colours. What does blue and green make? What do red and white make? What do light pink, red, orange and black make? (I told her some sort of brown.) And then came the stumper, which she even prefaced.

"Dit id gonna be a twicky one! What did one dog tay to the other cat?"

Happy sweeping!

Kathleen Gunther
Editor, ContestHound.com

Thursday, September 20, 2007

The World According to Neva ...

This year Neva learned a bit about the history of Canada in school. One day she was imparting her knowedge upon her younger siblings:

"Do you know what Canada Day means?" she asked, not really expecting or waiting for an answer. "It's Canada's birthday. That's when they found Canada."

"Founded," Bob corrected, "it's when they founded Canada."

"Ya," she replied, "when they found it."

Happy sweeping!

Kathleen Gunther
Editor, ContestHound.com

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Catching Up ...

We're back from a much-needed break this summer and we're sorry if our absence threw you off. But a lot has happened these last few months, so let's catch up, shall we?

Milo learned to ride his bike without training wheels this summer. And, just like Neva 3 years ago, he took off without a problem. He was so excited, he stopped after about 10 feet (without falling off!) and came running back to me, taking off his helmet.

"I did it, Mommy! I did it!" He was running, jumping and skipping all at once.

"Way to go, buddy!" and I gave him a big hug. "Put your helmet back on and do it again."

"No, I don't want to."

Happy sweeping!

Kathleen Gunther
Editor, ContestHound.com