Back Seat Babble
I Don’t Like Tambourines!
Driving Grace (5) home from preschool the other day she says, “Mom, I don’t like tambourines!” “Okay,” I think to myself and then ask some probing questions to find out why. I’m thinking maybe they played tambourines in school. “no!”or church “No!” After several minutes of trying to figure out what she’s saying, I ask again. “Why don’t you like tambourines?” “Because I don’t,” she huffs, obviously frustrated by my lack of understanding. Then she adds, “Don’t give me tambourines in my lunch anymore!”
“Ah, ha!” I thought and tried not to chuckle. TANGERINES! Grace doesn’t like tangerines, which I put in her lunch. Made total sense!
Timothy: Another Book Lover
Timmy’s (7) become a lover of books, and even though he’s in school right now, I’m so excited I got to teach him how to read. He recently started chapter books. He’s read Flat Stanley and some old Abeka first grade readers. I don’t even tell him to read, he just does. Friday, he was a little disappointed about his day:
Timmy: “I never finish my work early on Friday.”
Mom: “I’m sorry about that. We can do it over the weekend.”
Timmy: “But when we finish it early we get our choice to either read a book, read the dictionary …”
Mom: Not really understanding where the conversation is headed.
Timmy: “I wish I’d finish my work early.”
Mom: “What would you do if you did?”
Timmy: “I’d read a book!”
Mom: Grinning…proud of my new book lover!
