Learning German Week 6: Have Some FunAprendiendo alemán Semana 6: Diviértete un poco
I‘ve really been on a learning rampage recently. My language studying went from a modest 1 hour per day when I started to almost 3 hours a day in the last several weeks. When I learned Spanish I remember getting frequent headaches from constantly trying to process new words. I didn’t think it was [...]
Read more →Coloring Sheets: State Birds & FlowersHojas para colorear: Aves y flores de los Estados
Hello everybody. We continue with our State Birds & Flowers collection, we are almost at the end. Today we bring you: Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia. As always, click over the image to get the PDF version you can print. You can see our previous coloring sheets here. Thank you for visiting. Enjoy! [...]
Read more →What’s good About Rosetta Stone? Learning German: Week 5¿Qué tiene Rosetta Stone de bueno? Aprendiendo alemán: Semana 5
Last week I told you all about what a pain in the butt Rosetta Stone software can be and how outrageously overpriced it is. This week I’m going to tell you why, if you’re really dedicated, Rosetta Stone might just be the method you need. The bottom line is that Rosetta Stone is doing something [...]
Read more →Coloring Sheets: State Birds & FlowersHojas para colorear: Aves y flores de los Estados
Hello again! We continue with our series of State Birds & Flowers. Today we have: Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota and Tennessee. As always, click over the image to get the PDF version you can print. Check out the rest of the series and our previous coloring sheets here. Thank you [...]
Read more →Jigsaw Puzzles = Good Family FunRompecabezas = Diversión para toda la familia
The boys and I put a jigsaw puzzle together yesterday. I had forgotten how much fun they are and the immense sense of satisfaction I get from the completion of one. Up until now the only puzzles the boys have built have been a variety of awesome Melissa and Doug brand puzzles, the ones with [...]
Read more →Learning German Week 4: Level 1 FinishedAprendiendo alemán Semana 4: Terminando el Primer Nivel
I finished Rosetta Stone German Level 1 today. Rosetta Stone doesn’t say how long it should take a person to finish the first level of a language, but my guess is that 1 month is a realistic estimate. Some days I spent 3 hours studying, others got just an hour of my time. Then there [...]
Read more →Coloring Sheets: State Birds & FlowersHojas para colorear: Aves y flores de los Estados
Hello! Welcome back to our State Birds & Flowers series. Today we have: North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio and Oklahoma. As always click over the image to get the PDF version you can print. Visit our previous coloring sheets here. Thank you for visiting. Enjoy! Cardinal & Flowering Dogwood [...]
Read more →Time to Slow Down: A Blogging BreatherEs tiempo de aflojar el paso: Un descanso del blogueo
Whenever my boys spend a few hours wantonly playing and running around like idiots, it’s hard to get them to sit still. It’s even harder to ask them a serious question and get a serious answer. Their brains and bodies are so wired up that the only remedy is a few minutes of quiet. [...]
Read more →Learning German: Week 3Aprendiendo alemán: Semana 3
Last week I was trying to figure out nouns and pronouns. Well – I’m still at it, but now I think I’m making progress. After reading excerpts of advice on the subject from various grammar books I have decided that learning the Dative, Accusative, Nominative and Genitive cases is important but that it will [...]
Read more →What’s After a Trillion? Something Obscure to Teach your Kids¿Qué sigue después de un trillón? Algo poco conocido que puedes enseñarle a tus hijos
Everyone knows million, billion, and trillion. But not many people know what comes next. My son and his best friend were having this discussion last week about it. Sam, the friend, insisted the illion is zillion. Neil came to me later and said “Hey, Dad! What comes after trillion?” I said, “I don’t know. Tell [...]
Read more →Dealing with Negativity in your KidsTratando con la negatividad en tus hijos
Listening to negativity is hard, and the only difference between kid negativity and adult negativity is that you can walk away from other adults, leaving them to work out their own problems. You can’t walk away from your kids; you’re stuck with the job of fixing the bad attitude. What, then, do you do [...]
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