Little House in the Big Suburb

[threadwalker]

Super N is still grounded. This means no media.. no TV, no computers, etc. That was interesting to juggle last weekend. At one point I banished both kids to clean their rooms while I revelled in the freedom to watch movies that were totally inappropriate for young eyes and ears. Last night during what would have been family snuggle time in front of the TV we had, instead, quiet time while Daddy read "The Lightning Thief" to everyone. The kids folded laundry, I tidied up after dinner and we all listened. It was awesome. He read for an hour straght.. I usually put myself to sleep when I read aloud, but he carried on. And he did voices and drama as well. Did I say it was awesome already? It was. I could listen to that every night.




Sassy feet!

Comments

[kahnegabs.livejournal.com]

I love Daddies who read to their kids!

When my kids were young, we measured trips by the books we read during the drive. Concord to Seattle is equal to THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER minus 22 pages. We actually stopped on the road about two miles from our destination so we could finish the book before we arrived. Everyone in the car but me took turns reading. I am unable to read in moving vehicles, so I drove. lol

[thelbk.livejournal.com]

I got hooked on old radio shows because we were only allowed one hour a week on the 'idiot box'... I still love to listen to books on tape too.

[fighter-chick.livejournal.com]

My dad used to read to me and my sister every night when we were little. The Hobbit, Tom Sawyer, Treasure Island, Wind in the Willows, Peter Pan, even the poetry of Ogden Nash.

Even after we learned to read ourselves, we still loved it and begged him to continue. One of my favorite Christmas traditions was listening to him read A Christmas Carol--he found it fairly saccharine in spots, and the way he did the voices of Bob Crachett and Tiny Tim was beyond hilarious. Even as a cynical teenager, I loved it!

[xrian.livejournal.com]

My Quaker friends refer to reading aloud as "Quaker television" ;)

[ermine-rat.livejournal.com]

I get to do the draswing and singing to the boy, and the wife gets to do the reading.

and get those shoes!
your co-wrokers should get used to looking up to you.
research says that tall eople are more likely to be promoted.

[thread-walker.livejournal.com]

you've got to love a brand of shoe that goes by "Naughty Monkey".