Monthly Archives: June 2008

Making a Report Card

Solely for the purpose of giving him the satisfaction in knowing he did his level best this year, I am making a report card for my son. Not that he cares all that much about grades, since I didn’t make them a big deal…It’s all so he can be proud to show it off as [...]

How do you explain significance to a 5 year old?

How can I explain to my 5 year old son the significance and importance of this accomplishment? I tried to explain the significance of voting yesterday. He liked the little computer that allowed me to touch the screen and do neat things, but being that he is only 5, I can’t really explain the whole [...]

What is voting?

Told Taz that right before he goes to his Jiu Jitsu class today, I had to go vote. So he says: What’s voting? What better way to tell someone than to show them? So our field trip for the day will be he and I going into our local municipality to vote for Senate and [...]

Watch I can whistle!

He has been practicing how to whistle for at least a week. He has it down to the point that he can concentrate and make a tiny little whistling noise come from his lips. He is so proud of himself!