The best stories are made up right as they’re being told, from whole cloth — and it’s not as hard as you’d think.
My grandmother used to tell “Jimmy, Johnny, and George” stories. These three boys, amazingly, were always doing just about exactly what my brother and I were. I remember “Jimmy, Johnny, and George Go […]
Bookless? You Too Can Make Up Stories for Your Kids!
September 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Activities · Parenting
Seeing Yourself Through Another Set of Eyes
August 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I just came back from a trip to visit my husband’s family. They’re a jovial, fun-loving bunch, always telling jokes and stories. On this visit, I started to notice how we all develop a certain sense of infamy in our own families and extended families- a reputation, so to speak, a character sketch, a role […]
Tags: Family · Relationships











