April Fools Day Randoms

[seamonster]

Apr 1, 2016 20:09:06 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

I signed G up for the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program through our library today. 1000booksbeforekindergarten.org
I think it's a really neat idea, & I'll love having the log of books.

That's a nice idea. I'll have to do that for DS.

[seamonster]

Colds all around here. DS got one, then H, and now I'm getting congested. Tired of being sick.

[aggiebug]

Apr 1, 2016 20:09:06 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

I signed G up for the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program through our library today. 1000booksbeforekindergarten.org
I think it's a really neat idea, & I'll love having the log of books.

So crazy me I figured that was a preschool program and didn't even pay attention. Maybe because 1000 books seems so miniscule to me starting as a baby lol. (I know it's not and so many kiddos don't have the access mine do) I may sign up next time we are at the library.


I do keep track of her books through Goodreads. I actually created a secret account for her just so I can keep track and one day far far into the future I will tell her about the account and she can take it over if she wants. I wish I had a record of all my books.

I was pondering on using bookopolis but I feel like that would actually be better for her to start once she hits elementary school.

[dreemkin]

Girls night was fun! We ordered pizza, made a cake, played board games, and watched The Good Dinosaur (my sister hadn't seen it).

[dreemkin]

Now we're just hanging around til hubby gets home. They're probably not even up yet...

[lilyelayne]

aggiebug how many books is S up to on goodreads?
seamonster sending get well vibes!

[mishka29]

We had swim class yesterday. Both girls are in the pool at the same time. DD1 wasn't the best listener and was a little put off by the male teachers. LO and DH went in together. She didn't love it bc she could see mom and big sis near by. The change room was a shit show but we survived.

Now DD1 is at her sports class. There are only 3 kids so it will probably be cancelled. I guess we'll go next door to soccer if that happens.

It's been a rough weekend for DH and I. Just bickering constantly. We're both off next week so that should be a nice break for the two of us.

[aggiebug]

Apr 3, 2016 9:56:29 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

aggiebug how many books is S up to on goodreads?
seamonster sending get well vibes!

Ha 25 but I really need to update it! It's probably closer to 40-50.

[lilyelayne]

mishka29 hope the week off gives you and your H time to reconnect. Bickering just grates on me so badly.

[dreemkin]

mishka29 hopefully swim class gets smoother. I'd say ours did but mine actually connects more with the male instructors and doesn't care if I'm even there or not (she's very daddy-centric). One thing we've learned is to take advantage of the showers there instead of coming home and showering/bathing her. It's a lot faster overall. And we've really streamlined the swim bag contents. It'll also get easier when it's warmer out.

ETA: I just realized that you are all going at the same time...that sounds hectic ((hugs))

[aggiebug]

mishka29 yeah DD struggled at swim class when she could see daddy sitting on the side, she does much better when its just the two of us. Who knew? I hope it gets better for all of you.

[aggiebug]

Apr 3, 2016 16:05:46 GMT -5 badw0lf said:

lilyelayne and aggiebug F's daycare sent home info on the 1000 books program. We've been doing it for bit. There is actually an app for recording your library and books you've finished but it really sucks.

Using Goodreads is a great idea. Maybe I should transfer F's booklist over there.

Yeah the one thing about Goodreads is you really can't keep track or rereads which count in the 1000 books. I started it as a place to remember what she loved as a kid as well as to keep a list of books for the future. So we have 50 books on there (you motivated me to update!) but let's be honest I have read Mr.Brown Can Moo at least 50 times... in March .

[lilyelayne]

Apr 3, 2016 16:23:52 GMT -5 aggiebug said:

Apr 3, 2016 16:05:46 GMT -5 badw0lf said:

lilyelayne and aggiebug F's daycare sent home info on the 1000 books program. We've been doing it for bit. There is actually an app for recording your library and books you've finished but it really sucks.

Using Goodreads is a great idea. Maybe I should transfer F's booklist over there.

Yeah the one thing about Goodreads is you really can't keep track or rereads which count in the 1000 books. I started it as a place to remember what she loved as a kid as well as to keep a list of books for the future. So we have 50 books on there (you motivated me to update!) but let's be honest I have read Mr.Brown Can Moo at least 50 times... in March .

Yeah 1000 books allows each book to be counted 3 times. I'm tweaking that rule and only counting one read a day, still for a max total of 3. So when we read Little Quack's ABCs 4 times in a row this morning, I still only counted once.

Goodreads sounds like a great way to keep tracking books through early grade school, though. I'm just using the paper log the library gave us for now.

[lilyelayne]

I don't want to rush DS, but when I see him struggling to crawl fast enough to keep up with his toddler cousins I want to say just stand up already! Run after them!

[dreemkin]

Apr 3, 2016 19:52:20 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

I don't want to rush DS, but when I see him struggling to crawl fast enough to keep up with his toddler cousins I want to say just stand up already! Run after them!

Yup! Same here. But she really *got* the walking behind a toy thing solidly last night so maybe she'll be brave enough to try on her own soon.