One thing I definitely miss from Canada is my lazy, could-spend-all-day-long visits to Chapters bookstore. There really is nothing like it. Getting a chai latte, reading the headlines in the magazine section, then browsing throughout the rest of the store.......it's relaxation at its finest! The children's area has always been a particularly long stop for me, and now that we have Nory, I think my love for entertainment gossip (People, Us Weekly, In Touch) will be 100% overshadowed by this section for littles (and BIGS!). (GASP! THIS IS A BIG DEAL, PEOPLE!)
Finding storybooks in English can be a bit of a challenge here. I've lucked out at the kindergarten book fair and I've also lucked out with Amazon-imports that have been given to us as gifts (thanks EVERYONE!). It's a real treat to receive a book, especially when you've rotated through the same few books so many times that you've not only MEMORIZED the words, but you've had to rely on making up your own to maintain any interest in the "teach your child to love literature" process. And that's a FACT! Phil and I do an incredible rendition of "Daddy Cuddles" and would love to present it to you in the future. We'd have to rehearse it a few more times though. That is until our personal lines become less hilarious and we can read with greater fluency. Then we will be STAGE-READY!
Today was our first day back at school and we arrived to a mud pit of a parking lot (they are doing construction), along with a lack of anything technological. Phil's gym had puddles and report cards (which are due tomorrow) couldn't be completed by anyone on staff. BUMMER. But all of these stresses magically disappeared upon the arrival of these book sets courtesy of "Uncle Steve":
YIPPEE-YA-HOO!!!! SEVEN NEW BOOKS brought back from New York! SEVEN NEW BOOKS to jazz up our well-established rotation of good reads! SEVEN NEW BOOKS waiting to be enjoyed and memorized within the upcoming weeks! SEVEN NEW BOOKS!!!!!
Thank you Uncle Steve for this wonderful, much-needed, sanity-saving present. We were jamming to "Barnyard Dance" and talking about antonyms in "Opposites" this evening. You're a SAVIOUR!!!
Finding storybooks in English can be a bit of a challenge here. I've lucked out at the kindergarten book fair and I've also lucked out with Amazon-imports that have been given to us as gifts (thanks EVERYONE!). It's a real treat to receive a book, especially when you've rotated through the same few books so many times that you've not only MEMORIZED the words, but you've had to rely on making up your own to maintain any interest in the "teach your child to love literature" process. And that's a FACT! Phil and I do an incredible rendition of "Daddy Cuddles" and would love to present it to you in the future. We'd have to rehearse it a few more times though. That is until our personal lines become less hilarious and we can read with greater fluency. Then we will be STAGE-READY!
Today was our first day back at school and we arrived to a mud pit of a parking lot (they are doing construction), along with a lack of anything technological. Phil's gym had puddles and report cards (which are due tomorrow) couldn't be completed by anyone on staff. BUMMER. But all of these stresses magically disappeared upon the arrival of these book sets courtesy of "Uncle Steve":
YIPPEE-YA-HOO!!!! SEVEN NEW BOOKS brought back from New York! SEVEN NEW BOOKS to jazz up our well-established rotation of good reads! SEVEN NEW BOOKS waiting to be enjoyed and memorized within the upcoming weeks! SEVEN NEW BOOKS!!!!!
Thank you Uncle Steve for this wonderful, much-needed, sanity-saving present. We were jamming to "Barnyard Dance" and talking about antonyms in "Opposites" this evening. You're a SAVIOUR!!!
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