Platt Discovery Cottage

sometimes it’s the little things

January 18th, 2008

After music, Fuss asked if we could go to Starbucks (a huge part of our lives) so he could have a lemon poppy seed loaf and a vanilla steamer.  Fine, great!  I certainly was aching for a coffee.

After our treat I really wanted to pick up the latest copy of Rachel Ray’s magazine (I don’t like her, but her magazine has some nice recipes in it).  I told Fuss he could pick up the latest copy of Highlights.  Of course it wasn’t there, but on the table by the magazines, the books were all $5 or less.  A large book on pirates looked up at me.  I was able to very, very easily distract him with that.  He happily carried it to the check-out, waited for it, and carried it to the car with great anticipation. 

On the way home, he was flipping through the pages, oohing and ahhing over the photos, which were lovely.  (It’s an adult history book, not a kids book.)   I was just about to tune out his yabbering when I noticed something (I felt a bit like the grinch hearing the happy whos after he stole all the presents)….he was sounding out words phonetically. 

 Oh my goodness!!!! 

I was beside myself I was so excited.  We haven’t even worked on phonics! 

It’s like that homeschooling lightbulb that goes on sometimes and you realise you are doing the right thing.

On a personal note, I just got a HUGE (really, really huge) box of scrapbooking supplies in the mail.  I’m waiting very anxiously for the kids to go down so that I can spend time pouring over every little thing.  Yay for me!

Enjoying the journey,  Amanda

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