learning our letters

I have never done a lot of structured learning with the kids at home. Neither of the older two boys were ever all that interested in it; they preferred for us to just play with them. Zander has always marched to the beat of his own drum, though. He loves letters and has learned quite a few of them almost on his own. He desperately wants to go to school. Poor kid.

Today marked the start of a small change in our daily routine. Because he enjoys letters so much, I've decided to "teach" him about one letter every week. We'll incorporate other "lessons" into the week but the emphasis will be on what he likes most.

no longer sweating the small stuff

Okay, okay. So this picture is not any more interesting than yesterday's. Sorry! I changed Zander's sheets today (riveting, I know) and after I was done I realized something: I have come a long way.

Let me explain. Not all that long ago I had a thing about the boys' rooms. The toys had to be picked up (even if it was me that did it) and the bedding had to match. I was really rather particular about it. I even wanted the stuffed animals to coordinate. I think we can safely say this is no longer an issue.