Oops! I forgot to post my photo yesterday AGAIN! I did have quite a busy day. Took the girls to school (no snow day? what?), went to the gym, had to make an emergency trip back to school, and I actually made two stops at Target. (I know, I know.)
And last night was a big night! My daughter earned her orange belt in Tae Kwon Do! So here is my fierce, big girl, with her bright new belt and the board she broke with a side kick. Don’t mess with this chick!
Orange belt!
This week’s quote is more related to reading than writing, but I thought it relevant. I love the freedom that reading has given my girls.
“Once she knows how to read, there is only one thing you can teacher her to believe in, and that is herself.”
-Virginia Woolf
Emma and Sophia reading
OK, I’m kind of cribbing Justin Halpern and his hilarious Twitter feed. But I think you’ll find this post a little cleaner than that [bleep] his dad says. 🙂
Public embrassement is a requirement of childhood
[Scene: Shopping at Target, within earshot of several customers.]
Sophia (at 3 years old): Mommmmmmyyyyy!! My numma hurts!
Emma (at 4 years old): Remember, we don’t call it a numma anymore. We call it a VAGINA.
Today’s quote comes from the master of horror, Stephen King:
“The scariest moment is always just before you start.”
Stephen King
And he knows something about scary!
My daughter had her 7th birthday this week. We’ve long had a rule that our kids are not allowed to watch Star Wars until they are 7-years-old. (We picked the age arbitrarily, but the reason for the limit is that the movies are a little scary, and as we’ve established before, my kids are terrified of everything.) She has been waiting for this moment for YEARS. She and my husband will watch episode IV this weekend.
In honor of this occasion, here is my Darth Vader family:
Today’s quote is from Ray Bradbury. I’m feeling snowy this winter. Maybe because the white stuff is a lot better than this wet and dirty slush we’ve been getting.
It only takes a few words to get started. Happy writing everyone!
Today’s quote is in honor of my kids’ snow day. May we all be children writing our names in the snow, at least for a little while. 🙂
Awesome book, and a great resource for my research on Freedom City!
