a review of my site and my book
Sandra Dodd
http://liltinghouse.clubmom.com/the_lilting_house/2007/06/
lovely_lovely_l.html
This is interesting. It's long, but here's a part out of the middle
of it:
==============================================================
Whenever our low-tide times come around, I laugh at myself for
forgetting how true are the words I wrote above: I find that the
children catch more fish, so to speak, when the tide is out.
A week or two ago, reveling in the richness of low tide, I got in the
mood to read some Sandra Dodd. Sandra's website is one of the best
educational resources on the 'net. She has been collecting wisdom
from experienced unschoolers (including herself) for over ten years,
and her site is a vast (really, I'm not using the word carelessly�
there must be a hundred? pages there, at least) repository of quotes
and anecdotes to inspire and edify anyone who is interested in how
people learn. Be careful; you'll lose yourself there for hours.
But you'll find yourself, too. Sandra always makes me think. She can
be challenging, in the sense of 'one who challenges you to examine
your assumptions.' I've lurked on her email lists on and off over the
years (and not always lurking; I used to participate in the
discussion, two or three younguns ago), and I sometimes found her
almost painfully blunt. But now, ten years into my own home education
journey, I think I understand why she doesn't mince words in
conversation with other homeschooling/ unschooling parents. She
doesn't want them to lose precious time to friction and tension. She
wants there to be joy and delightful connectedness between parents
and children, always and as soon as possible.
I don't necessarily agree with her on every topic, but I appreciate
the way she gets me questioning, pushing, pondering, learning. I like
her emphasis on saying yes as often as possible. That one simple idea
can effect HUGE changes in your relationship with your kids.
Sometimes I get so busy, so caught up in the logistics of managing
this busy household, that I drift into scolding mode. Ugh. Sandra's
work reminds me not to scold, but rather to listen, and to smile, and
instead of barking out a kneejerk "No" to the child who proposes
something, to ask myself "Why not?"
====================================
Now I need to go and count my webpages. I thought last week maybe I
should, and I don't know why I thought it. But in that blog entry,
Melissa guessed that i might have a hundred pages. I'm guessing over
300, but I'm going to count, out of burning curiosity, now. <g>
Last week she talked about my connections page, and I linked her two
pages from the bottom of that:
http://sandradodd.com/connections
ALSO THERE, I'm not sure if I announced to this list or not, is a
link I got from Jocelyn Vilter of a page with links to all of the
James Burke shows (Connections, The Day the Universe Changed) on
YouTube. VERY very (very) cool!!
Sandra
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lovely_lovely_l.html
This is interesting. It's long, but here's a part out of the middle
of it:
==============================================================
Whenever our low-tide times come around, I laugh at myself for
forgetting how true are the words I wrote above: I find that the
children catch more fish, so to speak, when the tide is out.
A week or two ago, reveling in the richness of low tide, I got in the
mood to read some Sandra Dodd. Sandra's website is one of the best
educational resources on the 'net. She has been collecting wisdom
from experienced unschoolers (including herself) for over ten years,
and her site is a vast (really, I'm not using the word carelessly�
there must be a hundred? pages there, at least) repository of quotes
and anecdotes to inspire and edify anyone who is interested in how
people learn. Be careful; you'll lose yourself there for hours.
But you'll find yourself, too. Sandra always makes me think. She can
be challenging, in the sense of 'one who challenges you to examine
your assumptions.' I've lurked on her email lists on and off over the
years (and not always lurking; I used to participate in the
discussion, two or three younguns ago), and I sometimes found her
almost painfully blunt. But now, ten years into my own home education
journey, I think I understand why she doesn't mince words in
conversation with other homeschooling/ unschooling parents. She
doesn't want them to lose precious time to friction and tension. She
wants there to be joy and delightful connectedness between parents
and children, always and as soon as possible.
I don't necessarily agree with her on every topic, but I appreciate
the way she gets me questioning, pushing, pondering, learning. I like
her emphasis on saying yes as often as possible. That one simple idea
can effect HUGE changes in your relationship with your kids.
Sometimes I get so busy, so caught up in the logistics of managing
this busy household, that I drift into scolding mode. Ugh. Sandra's
work reminds me not to scold, but rather to listen, and to smile, and
instead of barking out a kneejerk "No" to the child who proposes
something, to ask myself "Why not?"
====================================
Now I need to go and count my webpages. I thought last week maybe I
should, and I don't know why I thought it. But in that blog entry,
Melissa guessed that i might have a hundred pages. I'm guessing over
300, but I'm going to count, out of burning curiosity, now. <g>
Last week she talked about my connections page, and I linked her two
pages from the bottom of that:
http://sandradodd.com/connections
ALSO THERE, I'm not sure if I announced to this list or not, is a
link I got from Jocelyn Vilter of a page with links to all of the
James Burke shows (Connections, The Day the Universe Changed) on
YouTube. VERY very (very) cool!!
Sandra
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Sandra Dodd
-=-Now I need to go and count my webpages. I thought last week maybe I
should, and I don't know why I thought it. But in that blog entry,
Melissa guessed that i might have a hundred pages. I'm guessing over
300, but I'm going to count, out of burning curiosity, now. <g>
-=-
548, maybe as many as 556 (there were eight I'd have to open to see
whether they're unschooling-related or not, but I'll look later).
I had hoped and thought that maybe when I got to 365 I could make
some kind of annual rotation or something, but it's past that now.
Some pages are short, and would really only be one page printed out,
but some of those webpages are six or ten print-out pages long. It's
like an encyclopedia of unschooling. Cool.
The way I counted was to go to the file manager and print out the
names of folders and files. I opened each unschooling folder (such
as reading, math, typical days) and counted how many files were in
there (sometimes it was only three, sometimes 15, and I wrote those
numbers next to the folders).
I went through the list and crossed out anything that was personal,
biographical/family, kid-pages, Holly's haircuts, SCA pages. I
didn't count any of those. I didn't count the tumbleweed page or the
pages of flowers in my yard. I didn't count Dumbledore or David
Bowie or the hot tub.
What was left I tallied up, and was surprised when it passed 400, and
almost embarrassed by my bad estimate when it passed 500.
I'm not going to remember that number, for one thing, but it doesn't
matter because I keep adding pages. Kelly just sent me a typical day
entry today (not one she wrote, but one posted to Unschooling Basics)
and I have folders on my desktop of things I've saved to put on
pages. Some will just be added to existing pages, but others will
earn their own pages.
I'm tired of counting now and am going to go read People magazines
and then fall asleep. Early in the morning I take Holly to the
airport so she can go to Rhode Island for nearly two weeks, and it's
a scary mom-thing to do that. She's going to visit Chris Trainor's
family and she's really excited about it.
Sandra
should, and I don't know why I thought it. But in that blog entry,
Melissa guessed that i might have a hundred pages. I'm guessing over
300, but I'm going to count, out of burning curiosity, now. <g>
-=-
548, maybe as many as 556 (there were eight I'd have to open to see
whether they're unschooling-related or not, but I'll look later).
I had hoped and thought that maybe when I got to 365 I could make
some kind of annual rotation or something, but it's past that now.
Some pages are short, and would really only be one page printed out,
but some of those webpages are six or ten print-out pages long. It's
like an encyclopedia of unschooling. Cool.
The way I counted was to go to the file manager and print out the
names of folders and files. I opened each unschooling folder (such
as reading, math, typical days) and counted how many files were in
there (sometimes it was only three, sometimes 15, and I wrote those
numbers next to the folders).
I went through the list and crossed out anything that was personal,
biographical/family, kid-pages, Holly's haircuts, SCA pages. I
didn't count any of those. I didn't count the tumbleweed page or the
pages of flowers in my yard. I didn't count Dumbledore or David
Bowie or the hot tub.
What was left I tallied up, and was surprised when it passed 400, and
almost embarrassed by my bad estimate when it passed 500.
I'm not going to remember that number, for one thing, but it doesn't
matter because I keep adding pages. Kelly just sent me a typical day
entry today (not one she wrote, but one posted to Unschooling Basics)
and I have folders on my desktop of things I've saved to put on
pages. Some will just be added to existing pages, but others will
earn their own pages.
I'm tired of counting now and am going to go read People magazines
and then fall asleep. Early in the morning I take Holly to the
airport so she can go to Rhode Island for nearly two weeks, and it's
a scary mom-thing to do that. She's going to visit Chris Trainor's
family and she's really excited about it.
Sandra
Sandra Dodd
editorial moment:
She's going to visit Cris Trainor's
family and she's really excited about it.
(I misspelled her name before.)
And we're still up, at 11:11 (my favorite digital-clock time)
Sandra
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She's going to visit Cris Trainor's
family and she's really excited about it.
(I misspelled her name before.)
And we're still up, at 11:11 (my favorite digital-clock time)
Sandra
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riasplace3
--- In [email protected], Sandra Dodd <Sandra@...> wrote:
It's
> like an encyclopedia of unschooling. Cool.
WAY cool! And thank you for it!
>
I didn't count Dumbledore or David
> Bowie or the hot tub.
Oh, I thought David Bowie was a fascinating page for connections. I
just found it last week; shared it with my family, and it started a
whole line of..."Who was he?", "When was this?", "What was the name of
that movie we watched with him in it?"...thoughts leading into other
thoughts...always fun! : )
: )
Ria, thinking if she gets the time today, she'll go explore some more
of those pages...
jenstarc4
>of
> Oh, I thought David Bowie was a fascinating page for connections. I
> just found it last week; shared it with my family, and it started a
> whole line of..."Who was he?", "When was this?", "What was the name
> that movie we watched with him in it?"...thoughts leading into otherWe had a huge David Bowie connection thing too, just this last week.
> thoughts...always fun! : )
>
It started with DDR. The newest version has a David Bowie song on it.
A few days ago we were talking about people with different colored
eyes, after watching the new Nancy Drew movie, and David Bowie's name
came up. Then the next day, I stumbled across Sandra's David Bowie
page, and then the same thing, about which movies he was in and all
that, and back to DDR.
Other things were shared and it spun into other conversations, but my
kids both know a little about David Bowie now.
hmsdragonfly
> We had a huge David Bowie connection thing too...Here, too! My daughters discovered Labyrinth somehow (at LIFE Is Good,
maybe?) and LOVED it. Now my oldest is playing his music all the time.
Then Sandra mentions her David Bowie letter. I can't wait to see
what's next!
There's something Bowie in the air....
df
diana jenner
On 6/20/07, hmsdragonfly <hmsdragonfly@...> wrote:
Just this week :) Hayden and I reminisced about the rats at Sandra's house;
Sandra reminds us of her David Bowie letter; and a friend comments she had
rats, her favorite named Bowie!! H is a big fan, especially since *Changes*
was in Shrek 2 :)
--
~diana :)
xoxoxoxo
hannahbearski.blogspot.com
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>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> > We had a huge David Bowie connection thing too...
>
> Here, too! My daughters discovered Labyrinth somehow (at LIFE Is Good,
> maybe?) and LOVED it. Now my oldest is playing his music all the time.
> Then Sandra mentions her David Bowie letter. I can't wait to see
> what's next!
>
> There's something Bowie in the air....
>
>
Just this week :) Hayden and I reminisced about the rats at Sandra's house;
Sandra reminds us of her David Bowie letter; and a friend comments she had
rats, her favorite named Bowie!! H is a big fan, especially since *Changes*
was in Shrek 2 :)
--
~diana :)
xoxoxoxo
hannahbearski.blogspot.com
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[email protected]
In a message dated 6/20/2007 1:12:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Sandra@... writes:
And we're still up, at 11:11 (my favorite digital-clock time)
Gee, I thought DH and I were the only ones who had favorite digital-clock
times! I can't decide if I like 12:34 or 8:08 (Bob) better. DH likes 7:14.
Peace,
Sang
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Sandra@... writes:
And we're still up, at 11:11 (my favorite digital-clock time)
Gee, I thought DH and I were the only ones who had favorite digital-clock
times! I can't decide if I like 12:34 or 8:08 (Bob) better. DH likes 7:14.
Peace,
Sang
************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com
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Susan
> And we're still up, at 11:11 (my favorite digital-clock time)I like 12:34 - it always tickles me when I look at the clock & it's
> Gee, I thought DH and I were the only ones who had favorite digital-clock
> times! I can't decide if I like 12:34 or 8:08 (Bob) better. DH likes 7:14.
that time. I also like 3:33.
-- Susan
Sandra Dodd
-=-Gee, I thought DH and I were the only ones who had favorite
digital-clock
times! I can't decide if I like 12:34 or 8:08 (Bob) better. DH likes
7:14.-=-
I have favorite analog clock times, too, but they're very different.
I think 7:00 and 4:00 are both really attractive--graceful angles.
3:00 is EXCITING on an analog clock for me, because most of my school
years that was the "Go home!" time, but some years it was 3:10, so I
get a little quick intake of breath when I see 3:10 (even a.m.) too.
Pavlov was So RIGHT about conditioning like that. <g>
On analog clocks I don't like 12:00 or any of the other moments when
the hands are in the same place. It seems teetery and disturbing.
I'm reading "Your Brain on Music" (it will take me a long time,
because it's not easy reading and I don't read like I used to), and
I'm thinking there are similar phenomena with other senses, so the
visual clock joys and sorrows are probably among those things. What
patterns or angles are pleasing and which are uncomfortable?
Sometimes it has to do with associations from the past, and sometimes
it's something else altogether.
Sandra
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digital-clock
times! I can't decide if I like 12:34 or 8:08 (Bob) better. DH likes
7:14.-=-
I have favorite analog clock times, too, but they're very different.
I think 7:00 and 4:00 are both really attractive--graceful angles.
3:00 is EXCITING on an analog clock for me, because most of my school
years that was the "Go home!" time, but some years it was 3:10, so I
get a little quick intake of breath when I see 3:10 (even a.m.) too.
Pavlov was So RIGHT about conditioning like that. <g>
On analog clocks I don't like 12:00 or any of the other moments when
the hands are in the same place. It seems teetery and disturbing.
I'm reading "Your Brain on Music" (it will take me a long time,
because it's not easy reading and I don't read like I used to), and
I'm thinking there are similar phenomena with other senses, so the
visual clock joys and sorrows are probably among those things. What
patterns or angles are pleasing and which are uncomfortable?
Sometimes it has to do with associations from the past, and sometimes
it's something else altogether.
Sandra
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Nancy Wooton
On Jun 22, 2007, at 12:28 AM, Susan wrote:
never notice stuff like this. My dh and his mom both love to see the
odometer on the car turn over to numbers with lots of zeros; she, in
fact, will get upset if she misses it. I never even thought about it
before I met them. When homeschoolers online talked about Pi Day, I
had no idea what they meant, though I did know what pi was; I'd just
never noticed before. The minute my son was born, m-i-l noted that his
birth date was the same as his sister's (27, though in different
months), and it was she who remarked on Laura's numerically rhythmic
birth date when she was born (7-27-87).
Nancy
>> And we're still up, at 11:11 (my favorite digital-clock time)Maybe this is one of the clues to understanding the NonMathie -- I
>
>> Gee, I thought DH and I were the only ones who had favorite
>> digital-clock
>> times! I can't decide if I like 12:34 or 8:08 (Bob) better. DH likes
>> 7:14.
>
>
> I like 12:34 - it always tickles me when I look at the clock & it's
> that time. I also like 3:33.
>
>
>
never notice stuff like this. My dh and his mom both love to see the
odometer on the car turn over to numbers with lots of zeros; she, in
fact, will get upset if she misses it. I never even thought about it
before I met them. When homeschoolers online talked about Pi Day, I
had no idea what they meant, though I did know what pi was; I'd just
never noticed before. The minute my son was born, m-i-l noted that his
birth date was the same as his sister's (27, though in different
months), and it was she who remarked on Laura's numerically rhythmic
birth date when she was born (7-27-87).
Nancy
Sandra Dodd
-=-Maybe this is one of the clues to understanding the NonMathie -- I
never notice stuff like this.-=-
WAIT!
Are you saying I'm a "mathie"!?
Or that Non-Mathies like to see odometers roll to zeros (which I DO
like, and it works on Neopets too, on which I'm up past 6,000,000
neopoints and look forward to it rolling over to 7,000,000...)
I don't think it's math. I think it's a visual something or other.
Sandra
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never notice stuff like this.-=-
WAIT!
Are you saying I'm a "mathie"!?
Or that Non-Mathies like to see odometers roll to zeros (which I DO
like, and it works on Neopets too, on which I'm up past 6,000,000
neopoints and look forward to it rolling over to 7,000,000...)
I don't think it's math. I think it's a visual something or other.
Sandra
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Nancy Wooton
On Jun 22, 2007, at 7:03 AM, Sandra Dodd wrote:
music -- ratios and so on. I get through a couple of pages a night.
I'm going to give it a rest for a few weeks, though, and reread all 6
Harry Potter books in anticipation of book 7 <g>
Nancy
> I'm reading "Your Brain on Music" (it will take me a long time,So am I; there's quite a bit in the beginning about the mathematics of
> because it's not easy reading and I don't read like I used to)
music -- ratios and so on. I get through a couple of pages a night.
I'm going to give it a rest for a few weeks, though, and reread all 6
Harry Potter books in anticipation of book 7 <g>
Nancy
Christy Mahoney
I used to have a thing about 11:11 too! When I was a teenager, it
seemed like every night I would look at the clock and see 11:11. I
worried for a while that it might be some sort of premonitory thing,
like something bad would happen to me at that time :)
-Christy
seemed like every night I would look at the clock and see 11:11. I
worried for a while that it might be some sort of premonitory thing,
like something bad would happen to me at that time :)
-Christy
--- In [email protected], Susan <SusanYvonne@...> wrote:
>
> > And we're still up, at 11:11 (my favorite digital-clock time)
>
> > Gee, I thought DH and I were the only ones who had favorite
digital-clock
> > times! I can't decide if I like 12:34 or 8:08 (Bob) better. DH
likes 7:14.
>
>
> I like 12:34 - it always tickles me when I look at the clock & it's
> that time. I also like 3:33.
>
>
> -- Susan
>
jenstarc4
.
4, but I somehow will attempt the rest before the new book!
It'll be interesting this time around with the new book because I won't
have anyone to share it with. Margaux isn't interested for any length
of time with me reading aloud and Chamille doesn't let me read aloud to
her anymore. I don't think she will tackle reading the book herself
though, so I have to wait for the book on cd to be available at the
library! I'm crossing my fingers that she will listen to it with me!
It's not that she doesn't want to read the book, it's just that there
are too many other things that she is into already that take up all her
time!
> I'm going to give it a rest for a few weeks, though, and reread all 6That's what I'm doing and it's going oh so slow! I just started book
> Harry Potter books in anticipation of book 7 <g>
>
> Nancy
>
4, but I somehow will attempt the rest before the new book!
It'll be interesting this time around with the new book because I won't
have anyone to share it with. Margaux isn't interested for any length
of time with me reading aloud and Chamille doesn't let me read aloud to
her anymore. I don't think she will tackle reading the book herself
though, so I have to wait for the book on cd to be available at the
library! I'm crossing my fingers that she will listen to it with me!
It's not that she doesn't want to read the book, it's just that there
are too many other things that she is into already that take up all her
time!
Schuyler
This time we have the book pre-ordered on tape. If were in Minnesota I'd
plan on going to Louise Erdrich's bookstore http://www.birchbarkbooks.com/
for the party that sounds just so cool. But we don't. I don't think Norwich
has anything on for the Harry Potter thing, and I don't think I know London
well enough. Although...hmmm...
Anyhow, I was saying, it will be strange to have Stephen Fry reading the
book for the first time, and I imagine I will miss much of it on the first
run through. I'll have to snag the disks when Simon has finished them so
that I can more fully focus.
Schuyler
www.waynforth.blogspot.com
plan on going to Louise Erdrich's bookstore http://www.birchbarkbooks.com/
for the party that sounds just so cool. But we don't. I don't think Norwich
has anything on for the Harry Potter thing, and I don't think I know London
well enough. Although...hmmm...
Anyhow, I was saying, it will be strange to have Stephen Fry reading the
book for the first time, and I imagine I will miss much of it on the first
run through. I'll have to snag the disks when Simon has finished them so
that I can more fully focus.
Schuyler
www.waynforth.blogspot.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "jenstarc4" <jenstarc4@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 6:54 PM
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Re: a review of my site and my book
>.
>> I'm going to give it a rest for a few weeks, though, and reread all 6
>> Harry Potter books in anticipation of book 7 <g>
>>
>> Nancy
>>
>
> That's what I'm doing and it's going oh so slow! I just started book
> 4, but I somehow will attempt the rest before the new book!
>
> It'll be interesting this time around with the new book because I won't
> have anyone to share it with. Margaux isn't interested for any length
> of time with me reading aloud and Chamille doesn't let me read aloud to
> her anymore. I don't think she will tackle reading the book herself
> though, so I have to wait for the book on cd to be available at the
> library! I'm crossing my fingers that she will listen to it with me!
>
> It's not that she doesn't want to read the book, it's just that there
> are too many other things that she is into already that take up all her
> time!
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
cyrusnmayasmama
> Gee, I thought DH and I were the only ones who had favoritedigital-clock
>Over the years I have discussed favorite digital clock times with many
people because I will often mention when mine rolls around. It is
definitely one of those things that people either seem to appreciate
and understand (the ones who have their own favorite times) or find so
strange and have never given it a moments thought.
Mine has always been 7:21 - it is just so peaceful and satisfying.
And it is during those beautiful times when I am least resistant in
my life that I seem to consistently look at the clock at precisely 7:21
It is a little notice that I get reminding me that when I'm tuned in -
paying attention flows effortlessly.
-Alyse
Susan
> I used to have a thing about 11:11 too! When I was a teenager, itWhen I find myself noticing something over and over - either a number
> seemed like every night I would look at the clock and see 11:11. I
> worried for a while that it might be some sort of premonitory thing,
> like something bad would happen to me at that time :)
or a song lyric or whatever it may be - I sometimes wonder if there's
a message in there for me to understand. Either I'm sharply aware of
the number and hyper alert to seeing it everywhere or I'm just
continously noticing it coincidentally - either way, it gets me
curious.
For about 5 months I saw the Blue Morpho butterfly *everywhere* -
usually about 8 or 9 times a week, in the most unexpected places. I
finally had to look up what it's suppose to represent in one of those
animal/totem guide books and was really surprised at how meaningful
the information was to my life.
Now whether it was a subconscious thing for me to notice it because I
realized somehow that it represented an important aspect of my life,
or whether mother nature was truly trying to get my attention, I don't
know. But I am very fond of Blue Morphos now. :)
-- Susan
Teresa Harper
We used to have a thing about 12:51...it's the same forward as it is backward!
Christy Mahoney <unschooling1@...> wrote: I used to have a thing about 11:11 too! When I was a teenager, it
seemed like every night I would look at the clock and see 11:11. I
worried for a while that it might be some sort of premonitory thing,
like something bad would happen to me at that time :)
-Christy
Christy Mahoney <unschooling1@...> wrote: I used to have a thing about 11:11 too! When I was a teenager, it
seemed like every night I would look at the clock and see 11:11. I
worried for a while that it might be some sort of premonitory thing,
like something bad would happen to me at that time :)
-Christy
--- In [email protected], Susan <SusanYvonne@...> wrote:
>
> > And we're still up, at 11:11 (my favorite digital-clock time)
>
> > Gee, I thought DH and I were the only ones who had favorite
digital-clock
> > times! I can't decide if I like 12:34 or 8:08 (Bob) better. DH
likes 7:14.
>
>
> I like 12:34 - it always tickles me when I look at the clock & it's
> that time. I also like 3:33.
>
>
> -- Susan
>
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Pamela Sorooshian
On Jun 22, 2007, at 7:03 AM, Sandra Dodd wrote:
for us. I also still have an awareness of those times as being special.
-pam
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> some years it was 3:10, so IIt was 2:30 for 1st and 2nd grade and then 3:10 for 3rd to 6th grade,
> get a little quick intake of breath when I see 3:10 (even a.m.) too.
for us. I also still have an awareness of those times as being special.
-pam
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Sandra Dodd
-=-
It was 2:30 for 1st and 2nd grade and then 3:10 for 3rd to 6th grade,
for us. I also still have an awareness of those times as being
special.-=-
A digital clock doesn't do it for me, only analog (on the school-
salivation responses, as it were).
And 11:11 is beautiful on a digital clock, all symmetrical in every
direction, but it's nothing pretty on an analog clock. It's just
something I find visually attractive, or conceptually attractive.
Last week I walked into our bedroom while our big-numbers (to read in
the dark without glasses) clock said 5:55 and I said "good thing for
some of the Christians clocks don't go to 6:66."
He knew exactly why I said it and what I meant, and that's why I love
him. <g>
Sandra
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It was 2:30 for 1st and 2nd grade and then 3:10 for 3rd to 6th grade,
for us. I also still have an awareness of those times as being
special.-=-
A digital clock doesn't do it for me, only analog (on the school-
salivation responses, as it were).
And 11:11 is beautiful on a digital clock, all symmetrical in every
direction, but it's nothing pretty on an analog clock. It's just
something I find visually attractive, or conceptually attractive.
Last week I walked into our bedroom while our big-numbers (to read in
the dark without glasses) clock said 5:55 and I said "good thing for
some of the Christians clocks don't go to 6:66."
He knew exactly why I said it and what I meant, and that's why I love
him. <g>
Sandra
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Pamela Sorooshian
We have all the first six books read by Stephen Fry and LOVE them.
I'd like to buy them all on cd, instead of tape, but I looked at
amazon.co.uk and they cost a fortune. Our tapes are wearing out and
we've lost some, during the packing and moving out and back into our
house because of having a fire.
It is hard to switch narrators, though. We listened to the Stephen
Fry ones first, and could never warm up to the Jim Dale versions.
Other people who first listened to Jim Dale, don't like the Stephen
Fry versions.
I doubt you'll miss anything though - you might just pick up, in
context, a little vocabulary.
-pam
I'd like to buy them all on cd, instead of tape, but I looked at
amazon.co.uk and they cost a fortune. Our tapes are wearing out and
we've lost some, during the packing and moving out and back into our
house because of having a fire.
It is hard to switch narrators, though. We listened to the Stephen
Fry ones first, and could never warm up to the Jim Dale versions.
Other people who first listened to Jim Dale, don't like the Stephen
Fry versions.
I doubt you'll miss anything though - you might just pick up, in
context, a little vocabulary.
-pam
On Jun 22, 2007, at 11:09 AM, Schuyler wrote:
> Anyhow, I was saying, it will be strange to have Stephen Fry
> reading the
> book for the first time, and I imagine I will miss much of it on
> the first
> run through.
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Nancy Wooton
On Jun 22, 2007, at 5:14 PM, Pamela Sorooshian wrote:
us his tapes of 1 and Goblet of Fire, the last book he read. I
listened to Goblet once, but it drove me nuts -- the narrator (must be
Jim Dale, 'cause I know it's not Stephen Fry) pronounces Voldemort
"Volde-more." Like Stephen Colbert, I guess ;-) I'd love to hear
Stephen Fry's version. One of my favorite books on tape is John Cleese
reading C.S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters.
My kids have always thought it cool that their septuagenarian Grandpa
was the one who introduced us to Harry Potter; he even went to a
midnight party for Azkaban. The kids were young enough then that we
read the first three aloud; we've since reserved two copies each time a
new book is released.
BTW, you can hear short excerpts from the soundtrack of Phoenix at
Nancy
> It is hard to switch narrators, though. We listened to the StephenMy dad gave us our books 1 and 2, and when he passed away, my mom gave
> Fry ones first, and could never warm up to the Jim Dale versions.
> Other people who first listened to Jim Dale, don't like the Stephen
> Fry versions.
>
us his tapes of 1 and Goblet of Fire, the last book he read. I
listened to Goblet once, but it drove me nuts -- the narrator (must be
Jim Dale, 'cause I know it's not Stephen Fry) pronounces Voldemort
"Volde-more." Like Stephen Colbert, I guess ;-) I'd love to hear
Stephen Fry's version. One of my favorite books on tape is John Cleese
reading C.S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters.
My kids have always thought it cool that their septuagenarian Grandpa
was the one who introduced us to Harry Potter; he even went to a
midnight party for Azkaban. The kids were young enough then that we
read the first three aloud; we've since reserved two copies each time a
new book is released.
BTW, you can hear short excerpts from the soundtrack of Phoenix at
> http://www.soundtrack.net/features/article/?id=236Very cool.
Nancy
Schuyler
Simon says he prefers Stephen Fry to Jim Dale. I have way more connections
to Stephen Fry than I do to Jim Dale, so I think I prefer him as well.
I love listening to the disks, and we have most of the books on cd now, I
think, one on tape, because Simon prefers to hear them when he wants to and
not when I can read to him. Stephen Fry and Jim Dale can read a lot more in
a go than I can. And they do voices consistently, neither Simon nor Linnaea
like it when I do voices.
Schuyler
www.waynforth.blogspot.com
to Stephen Fry than I do to Jim Dale, so I think I prefer him as well.
I love listening to the disks, and we have most of the books on cd now, I
think, one on tape, because Simon prefers to hear them when he wants to and
not when I can read to him. Stephen Fry and Jim Dale can read a lot more in
a go than I can. And they do voices consistently, neither Simon nor Linnaea
like it when I do voices.
Schuyler
www.waynforth.blogspot.com
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From: "Pamela Sorooshian" <pamsoroosh@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 1:14 AM
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] Re: a review of my site and my book
> We have all the first six books read by Stephen Fry and LOVE them.
> I'd like to buy them all on cd, instead of tape, but I looked at
> amazon.co.uk and they cost a fortune. Our tapes are wearing out and
> we've lost some, during the packing and moving out and back into our
> house because of having a fire.
>
> It is hard to switch narrators, though. We listened to the Stephen
> Fry ones first, and could never warm up to the Jim Dale versions.
> Other people who first listened to Jim Dale, don't like the Stephen
> Fry versions.
>
> I doubt you'll miss anything though - you might just pick up, in
> context, a little vocabulary.
>
> -pam
>
> On Jun 22, 2007, at 11:09 AM, Schuyler wrote:
>
>> Anyhow, I was saying, it will be strange to have Stephen Fry
>> reading the
>> book for the first time, and I imagine I will miss much of it on
>> the first
>> run through.
>
>
>
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Kelli Traaseth
***If were in Minnesota I'd
plan on going to Louise Erdrich's bookstore http://www.birchbarkbooks.com/
for the party that sounds just so cool. ****
Oo, Schuyler, thanks for the heads up. I'm gonna bounce that one off my kids, see if they want to drive down for that! I've been wanting to see her store.
***It'll be interesting this time around with the new book because I won't
have anyone to share it with. Margaux isn't interested for any length
of time with me reading aloud and Chamille doesn't let me read aloud to
her anymore. I don't think she will tackle reading the book herself***
And our house has changed since the last book too. We were in the above situation for years. Now it's going to be interesting as to who gets to read it first. <g> We've never really had that situation before. Me and Alec, ds(14) were the only ones reading them, I'd just let him read it first. Then we'd read it outloud for the rest or listen to them. Now my daughters are reading them too. Maybe we'll read it outloud together. :)
Actually I just thought of something, Abbi (dd12) is going to French Language Village the 23rd so she might get dibs, since she'll be gone for 2 weeks after that. And, darn, that might mean that she won't want to travel on the 20th.
We'll see...
so excited that its coming so close to the release of the book and movie! :)
Kelli~
http://ourjoyfullife.blogspot.com/
"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." ~Anais Nin
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plan on going to Louise Erdrich's bookstore http://www.birchbarkbooks.com/
for the party that sounds just so cool. ****
Oo, Schuyler, thanks for the heads up. I'm gonna bounce that one off my kids, see if they want to drive down for that! I've been wanting to see her store.
***It'll be interesting this time around with the new book because I won't
have anyone to share it with. Margaux isn't interested for any length
of time with me reading aloud and Chamille doesn't let me read aloud to
her anymore. I don't think she will tackle reading the book herself***
And our house has changed since the last book too. We were in the above situation for years. Now it's going to be interesting as to who gets to read it first. <g> We've never really had that situation before. Me and Alec, ds(14) were the only ones reading them, I'd just let him read it first. Then we'd read it outloud for the rest or listen to them. Now my daughters are reading them too. Maybe we'll read it outloud together. :)
Actually I just thought of something, Abbi (dd12) is going to French Language Village the 23rd so she might get dibs, since she'll be gone for 2 weeks after that. And, darn, that might mean that she won't want to travel on the 20th.
We'll see...
so excited that its coming so close to the release of the book and movie! :)
Kelli~
http://ourjoyfullife.blogspot.com/
"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." ~Anais Nin
---------------------------------
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Kelli Traaseth
**There's something Bowie in the air....**
We've made the David Bowie connections at our house too. :)
Just recently in The Prestige. The kids couldn't believe that "that old man?" was him *cry* <g>
Oo, and also in Mr Deeds, as they're flying to NY, "this is Major Tom to Ground Control" hehe.. love that part of the movie.
Kelli~
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"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." ~Anais Nin
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We've made the David Bowie connections at our house too. :)
Just recently in The Prestige. The kids couldn't believe that "that old man?" was him *cry* <g>
Oo, and also in Mr Deeds, as they're flying to NY, "this is Major Tom to Ground Control" hehe.. love that part of the movie.
Kelli~
http://ourjoyfullife.blogspot.com/
"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." ~Anais Nin
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Nancy Wooton
On Jun 23, 2007, at 5:47 AM, Kelli Traaseth wrote:
birthday, so one of them is "hers," and my ds and I share the other.
Luckily for me, he has a life <g> and will no doubt have something to
do while I hog it first.
Nancy
> Now it's going to be interesting as to who gets to read it first. <g>We buy two copies each time :-) They are released close to my dd's
> We've never really had that situation before. Me and Alec, ds(14)
> were the only ones reading them, I'd just let him read it first. Then
> we'd read it outloud for the rest or listen to them. Now my
> daughters are reading them too. Maybe we'll read it outloud
> together. :)
>
> Actually I just thought of something, Abbi (dd12) is going to French
> Language Village the 23rd so she might get dibs, since she'll be gone
> for 2 weeks after that. And, darn, that might mean that she won't
> want to travel on the 20th.
birthday, so one of them is "hers," and my ds and I share the other.
Luckily for me, he has a life <g> and will no doubt have something to
do while I hog it first.
Nancy
Donna-Marie Cea-Dotson
How about reading it aloud together and each person take a page or 2
or even by chapter and each person read that so everyone get to know
what happens at the same time and everyone gets the time they need
for reading aloud and spending time together as a family.
Donna
--- In [email protected], Kelli Traaseth
<kellitraas@...> wrote:
wanting to see her store.
who gets to read it first. <g> We've never really had that
situation before. Me and Alec, ds(14) were the only ones reading
them, I'd just let him read it first. Then we'd read it outloud for
the rest or listen to them. Now my daughters are reading them
too. Maybe we'll read it outloud together. :)
be gone for 2 weeks after that. And, darn, that might mean that she
won't want to travel on the 20th.
or even by chapter and each person read that so everyone get to know
what happens at the same time and everyone gets the time they need
for reading aloud and spending time together as a family.
Donna
--- In [email protected], Kelli Traaseth
<kellitraas@...> wrote:
>http://www.birchbarkbooks.com/
> ***If were in Minnesota I'd
> plan on going to Louise Erdrich's bookstore
> for the party that sounds just so cool. ****off my kids, see if they want to drive down for that! I've been
>
> Oo, Schuyler, thanks for the heads up. I'm gonna bounce that one
wanting to see her store.
>I won't
> ***It'll be interesting this time around with the new book because
> have anyone to share it with. Margaux isn't interested for anylength
> of time with me reading aloud and Chamille doesn't let me readaloud to
> her anymore. I don't think she will tackle reading the bookherself***
>above situation for years. Now it's going to be interesting as to
> And our house has changed since the last book too. We were in the
who gets to read it first. <g> We've never really had that
situation before. Me and Alec, ds(14) were the only ones reading
them, I'd just let him read it first. Then we'd read it outloud for
the rest or listen to them. Now my daughters are reading them
too. Maybe we'll read it outloud together. :)
>French Language Village the 23rd so she might get dibs, since she'll
> Actually I just thought of something, Abbi (dd12) is going to
be gone for 2 weeks after that. And, darn, that might mean that she
won't want to travel on the 20th.
>movie! :)
> We'll see...
>
> so excited that its coming so close to the release of the book and
>Nin
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Kelli~
>
>
> http://ourjoyfullife.blogspot.com/
>
> "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." ~Anais
>
>
>
>
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> Check out fun summer activities for kids.
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Dawn
11:11... I couldn't believe it when I saw this. Steve and I were
married on 11/11/94 at 11am in England...(Which happens to be
Rememberance Day there) We often look up at the clock and it's 11:11
or 1:11... Always seemed like a coincidence to me, but maybe there's
something in it.
Namaste
Dawn
Tucson, AZ
Zak 11, Max 7
married on 11/11/94 at 11am in England...(Which happens to be
Rememberance Day there) We often look up at the clock and it's 11:11
or 1:11... Always seemed like a coincidence to me, but maybe there's
something in it.
Namaste
Dawn
Tucson, AZ
Zak 11, Max 7
--- In [email protected], Sandra Dodd <Sandra@...> wrote:
>
> editorial moment:
>
> She's going to visit Cris Trainor's
> family and she's really excited about it.
> (I misspelled her name before.)
>
> And we're still up, at 11:11 (my favorite digital-clock time)
>
> Sandra
>
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>
Sandra Dodd
-=-How about reading it aloud together and each person take a page or 2
or even by chapter and each person read that so everyone get to know
what happens at the same time and everyone gets the time they need
for reading aloud and spending time together as a family.-=-
Long ago, my sister and her very new husband, when neither of us had
any children read The Lord of the Rings aloud to one another, often
by firelight, one winter. A couple of times I went there and took my
turns listening and reading. Very memorable. I had already read
it so I didn't mind that I wasn't always there, and sometimes one of
us would be doing dishes or making food or splitting kindling while
another read.
Sandra
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or even by chapter and each person read that so everyone get to know
what happens at the same time and everyone gets the time they need
for reading aloud and spending time together as a family.-=-
Long ago, my sister and her very new husband, when neither of us had
any children read The Lord of the Rings aloud to one another, often
by firelight, one winter. A couple of times I went there and took my
turns listening and reading. Very memorable. I had already read
it so I didn't mind that I wasn't always there, and sometimes one of
us would be doing dishes or making food or splitting kindling while
another read.
Sandra
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