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Today’s Photoshoot

jelyon — Sun, 04 May 2008 19:42:41 +0000

We weren’t thrilled with this year’s class pictures, so we did our own.

Ribbon

Hug

Humoring Dad

Smile

Emma Sings

jelyon — Sat, 03 May 2008 17:03:40 +0000

Emma was sitting in a chair with her
Golden Book of Children’s Hymns the other day…

…and she was “singing”

Emma Sings “A Hundred World of Songs”

We learn something new every day!

jelyon — Sat, 03 May 2008 01:17:07 +0000

Whups. Found this post just hanging out in limbo. It’s from a couple of weeks ago:

Emma says to me today: “Poop starts with the letter P!”

Niiiiiiiiice.

Interesting Precedent

jelyon — Sat, 03 May 2008 01:16:46 +0000

We’ve been using the reward [1] system to get her to to eat her vegetables.

You know; “Emma, eat your vegetables, and you can have some [insert desert here].”

It often works, but the payoff isn’t apparently great enough for her to finish her spinach or asparagus.

This evening, she finished her peas, and then horked down all of her fudge, and half of Margaret’s. So I told her that since she ate all her fudge, she could have some broccoli!

Amazingly, she went for it, and actually ate the broccoli.

Strange.

Yeah, I know. Another word for it is “extortion” or “bribery.” Though I prefer “direct compensation.”

YAPoEA (Yet Another Picture of Emma Asleep)

jelyon — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:18:38 +0000

The Frog and the Panda – A Story by Emma

jelyon — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:35:56 +0000

This is a story Emma told yesterday (with some slight editorial license to tighten up the plot a little bit):

Deep in the jungle, there lived a frog and a panda. They were a happy family.

But one day, a scary ghost came. It was Duck, pretending to be a ghost!

Frog and Panda ran and ran. When they got to a river, Frog hopped across the lily pads and Panda swam.

They ran through the forest, until they met a pile of mean and nasty bears.

They kept running down the road until they met Wormy Churmy, and they all hid in a leaf bush.

Duck, still dressed as the ghost came and scared the bears, and they ran and hid in a bigger leaf bush.

Frog and Panda put on some sheets, and scared Duck!

Everyone went home and got in bed and pulled their covers over their heads and went to sleep.

Dandelion

jelyon — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:10:51 +0000

Where does she get these things?

jelyon — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:49:13 +0000

So it’s 10:15, she’s been in bed for an hour and a half. I go in to check on her, and…

(shuffling pages)

“Emma, you’re supposed to be asleep!”

“I’m reading about Curious George making pancakes, she informs me. “And taking a nap!”

I gently correct her. “Emma, you’re not asleep, your eyes have to be closed to be asleep. To bed!”

I go to leave, and she asks “Dad? Can I keep one eye open?”

I’m not Emma, I’m Eeyore!

jelyon — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:28:20 +0000

Reading in her sleep…again!

jelyon — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:34:11 +0000