tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266182378025878077.post718225492578929621..comments2023-08-01T05:13:06.314-04:00Comments on Still Life With Yarn: SwatchezLoren Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960126704097428609noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266182378025878077.post-24493535694379823072008-09-08T08:13:00.000-04:002008-09-08T08:13:00.000-04:00Loren:I asked my son this weekend what he was read...Loren:<BR/><BR/>I asked my son this weekend what he was reading in 2d grade. He said, "Mom, don't you remember. That was the year I started reading Atlases and Encyclopedias." Now I do recall the huge interest in Atlases, so you may want to try that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266182378025878077.post-78763386151743066632008-09-05T20:45:00.000-04:002008-09-05T20:45:00.000-04:00Sharon & kippi --Been there and burned through...Sharon & kippi --<BR/><BR/>Been there and burned through that, bookwise. Jr. Jr. read all of the Magic Tree House books before the end of kindergarten. He refuses to read the Lemony Snicket books, which I love. He's read Harry Potter 1-4 (I think 5-7 are a bit too mature for him). He liked <I>Flush</I> but gave up on <I>Hoot</I> after one chapter. Likewise, he liked <I>Frindle</I> but just said no to another Clements book (it had money and comic books, two of this favorite things!). I think he's just a contrarian. I get him books I know he'd like, but he just sniffs at them. <BR/><BR/>He wants his big brother to recommend books to him, but big brother comes up with things like <I>Huck Finn</I>, so he's not very helpful. <BR/><BR/>We had an evening outing to the bookstore, so at least he has a couple of things to read, if he actually reads more than one chapter.<BR/><BR/>I'll try to get his teacher in on the act and she what she comes up with, too.<BR/><BR/>LorenLoren Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960126704097428609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266182378025878077.post-91157546199985589412008-09-05T18:02:00.000-04:002008-09-05T18:02:00.000-04:00My kids both liked all the Andrew Clements books. ...My kids both liked all the Andrew Clements books. It's hard to remember back to 2d grade. Maybe the Magic Treehouse series? Junie B. Jones (well, my daugher loved those). At that age, my son was especially into all the Usborne series-type books (non-fiction stuff). He would practically memorize them. <BR/><BR/>I think the Book Thief might be for older kids. I read it and enjoyed it. It's on the list for my son at TJ.<BR/><BR/>And yes, Kippi--she does those cables at an amazing pace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266182378025878077.post-66175528577191813292008-09-05T16:25:00.000-04:002008-09-05T16:25:00.000-04:00***eeeww. scorched eyeballs.***** :-)I vote for...***eeeww. scorched eyeballs.***** :-)<BR/><BR/>I vote for a vest as well. You astonish me at the speed at which you can produce such a beautiful cable pattern. Amazing.<BR/><BR/>Wish I could help with book recommendations. What is his favorite genre? I couldn't get through the Eragon books, but I enjoyed them on audio cd. Lemony snicket is good, pretty easy reading though but with interesting plots and great for vocabulary building. <BR/><BR/>The Book Thief is a good one, but it might be better suited to your older son. <BR/><BR/>How about the "so you want to be a wizard" series?<BR/><BR/>I like looking at kids fiction so will keep my eyes out for something that might look interesting. Otherwise just tell me to shut up. :-)<BR/><BR/>Hope Hanna brings you just enough rain to allow you to get all you things finished. Or started.kippihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346284045882651761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266182378025878077.post-48910125225730829372008-09-05T15:28:00.000-04:002008-09-05T15:28:00.000-04:00Thanks, Sharon. I'm leaning vest right now, simpl...Thanks, Sharon. I'm leaning vest right now, simply because it's a big hole in my wardrobe, but I like the yarn and the pattern enough to want to make a whole sweater out of it. Conundrum.<BR/><BR/>I'm not commenting on Palin right now because I still froth at the mouth and have my head spin 'round at the thought of her. Not only does she support abstinence-only education, but she's cut funding for teen mothers AND programs for special education and other programs for special needs children. But women's rights issues are far from the only reason that she scares me. I'm going to stop now before I really get ranting.<BR/><BR/>But yes, her daughter's situation should be off limits. I feel bad for the poor girl, who has to have this whole thing play out on a national level.Loren Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960126704097428609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266182378025878077.post-37775485509230728962008-09-05T15:02:00.000-04:002008-09-05T15:02:00.000-04:00I vote for a vest; that particular yarn with those...I vote for a vest; that particular yarn with those cables will work nicely. And yes, I've been waiting for your comments on Palin. She will set back women's rights 100 years or more. I can't stand her. :-) I do, however, think the daughter is OFF LIMITS,except, ahem, with regard to Palin's stance on federal funding for reproductive education in the schools. Not all pregnant teens have the support, financial and emotional, of their families when find themselves with a "situation."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com