What’s The Nine-Year-Old reading this week?
This week, the 9 year-old shares her three favorite books of the summer. Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods by Rick Riordan, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien, and Going Solo by Roald Dahl.
Wordless Wednesday: Back to School
And we’re back. The Nine-Year-Old went back to school this week. Fourth grade already. Amazing. Astounding. If I were a normal parent, I’d post a picture…
Never go to war with a cat
The (then) Eight-Year-Old, interrupted in a key tactical mission with Snoopy, the World War I Flying Ace: “Canelo! What are you doing in the runway? I…
Mommyo meets Mr. Cuddles
Remember last year, when The Nine-Year-Old went to Grandma and Grandpa Summer Camp and sent back a photo of her snuggling a spry young alligator named Mr. Cuddles?Well this year, she insisted that Daddyo and I tag along.
How to cat: Enjoying a proper spot of sun
It’s a lazy summer afternoon and no one does lazy better than my cat, Canelo. Here’s Canelo’s primer on how to enjoy a proper bit of sun.
Oops! I went on a blogging vacation and totally forgot to tell you…
So embarrassing. As is my habit here at Caterpickles Central I am shifting to a super light blogging schedule for the month of August so that…
It’s hot
The Nine-Year-Old just ran into my Office-away-from-the-Office with this horrifying heat wave update: “Mommyo, I can’t alliterate! It’s so hot I’ve actually lost the ability to alliterate anything!” Truly, heat waves are harder on the young. But as is usually the case, Shel Silverstein has the best words to describe our day.
What’s The Nine-Year-Old reading this week?
This summer, the 9 year old has been participating in Rahm’s Readers, a particularly enticing summer reading program in Chicago that gives out tons of free books. Her books this week, Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfeld and Smile by Raina Telgemeier, both came from this program.
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