I enjoy surfing through Youtube, mostly following rabbit trails from one video to another. A lot of it isn’t worth watching, but it’s always interesting to find something specifically for children , funny and musical, yet well crafted for adults as well. I don’t find them often. This is one of those serendipitous finds. I hope [...]
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Family Time classes will recognize the title of this post. It comes from a favorite tune “Seal in the Sea” that we’ve been singing the past two weeks in our visit to the aquarium. Here’s a seal *just* for you, and watch how *he* loves to dive and swim!
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One of the favorite books at Gathering Time before class is always “Five Little Monkeys”. So I hope you enjoy this video version!
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Posted in Parenting on April 25, 2007 | No Comments »
I enjoy reading other blogs, often for nothing more than listening to another person’s thoughts. After experiencing the sudden, unexpected death of my 45yo cousin last week, this entry by Rand Richards Cooper in his blog really struck home with me.
My oldest child is now 29, and I can remember my husband’s then 79yo grandmother [...]
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Posted in Parenting on April 24, 2007 | No Comments »
For moms everywhere:
Somebody said:
Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after you’ve had a baby .
Somebody doesn’t know that once you’re a mother, “Normal,” is history.
Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct
Somebody never took a three-year-old shopping.
Somebody said being a mother is boring ……
Somebody never rode [...]
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Posted in On the Flip Side on April 23, 2007 | No Comments »
Dear Families and Friends:
Thank you all so very much for your words of encouragement for our family over the past week. It has helped so much. We’ve had a reminder of how brief life really can be, and I wanted to share this blessing with you - with a slight adaptation from me. I received [...]
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Dear Kindermusik Families:
I regret to inform you that I will be unable to post my summer schedule as planned today due to a sudden, unexpected death in my family. Classes will continue as scheduled this week, but I must delay the work necessary on my website until this weekend. Priority Registration and Early Bird [...]
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I don’t think I’ve laughed as long and hard at classical music comedy since Victor Borge passed away. My apologies to Raymond, Judith, and all string musicians everywhere. This was just too good to resist!
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Do you want your child to have a lifelong love and appreciation of music? Well, according to Parentcenter.babycenter.com, it’s easier than playing “Chopsticks”! What you need is a “music-rich” environment, and here’s how to create it:
Sing songs to and with your child. You don’t have to be a Josh Groban or a Trisha Yearwood. In [...]
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