Adventures in Parenting

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Car travel

by Graham // 0 comments // tagged with: Elisabeth, Elisabethisms

Elisabeth does not often travel by car. Today we spent about 2 hours in the car, and Elisabeth summed up her experience in a single sentence:
"I'm hungry, tired, thirsty and I need to go to the toilet."
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Status Update — Nov 28, 2008

Elisabeth is seeing lots of England

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Status Update — Nov 27, 2008

Elisabeth is having a ball with Grandmummy

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Status Update — Nov 24, 2008

Elisabeth is loving London

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Status Update — Nov 20, 2008

Elisabeth is excited to go to England!

Learning from our Presidents

by Graham // 0 comments // tagged with: Elisabeth, home schooling

Yesterday on the bus, Elisabeth and I read about the four Presidents whose faces appear on Mount Rushmore. I couldn't help but think just how important it is to know our history.

We read from What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know the legend of George Washington and the cherry tree. It provided the perfect context for me to ask Elisabeth: Why was George Washington afraid of his father? What had he done that was wrong? Why did it take courage to admit his fault? Why was his father happier to have a done who admitted his wrong than lied about it?

Then we read a short selection about Abraham Lincoln, who grew up in a small cabin with only one window, and only one book (the Bible). It was a great reminder to me of just how much I need my perspective adjusted frequently. I think that because we live in a modified one-bedroom apartment that we are somehow lacking. Yet we have five windows(!), running water, a refrigerator, a gas stove, hundreds of books - and most important of all a loving family. I would rather have character like Lincoln and lack things than have an abundance of things and be a fool.
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Status Update — Nov 8, 2008

Elisabeth started learning French

Idle threats

by Graham // 2 comments // tagged with: Elisabeth, Elisabethisms

Last night, Elisabeth tried out an ultimatum on us:
"If you don't give me dessert now I'll never eat dessert again!"
I think that tops the list of idle threats.

Elisabeth completed 2 milestones

Observed Nov 3, 2008

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