Ever since I took her to the Canada-Kazakhstan World Junior hockey game, Hazel has seemed very interested in the Canadian national anthem. So I’ve started singing it to her at bedtime. Tonight she interrupted me midway to remind me: “Helmets off.”
There’s not much more satisfying than watching the World Junior Canadian hockey team bounce back from a 3-0 first-period deficit to beat team USA 7-4 in the World Junior Hockey Championships. Not much other than seeing it live!
So Hazel seems to like football and we discovered yesterday that she’s very good at calling the play by play action. For example: 1) Closeup on some guy’s face: Hazel’s fashion commentary: “Helmet” 2) Closeup on some guy: Hazel’s commentary: “Pants” 3) Some guy is running with the ball down …
Old Man Fookwire is a grump who only likes to paint pictures of birds that visit his backyard. The problem is, they fly south every winter, leaving him sad and lonely. So he decides to get them to stay by putting up beautiful birdfeeders filled with seeds and berries. Unfortunately, the squirrels like the treats, too, and make a daring raid on the feeders. The conflict escalates-until the birds depart (as usual), and the squirrels come up with a plan that charms the old grump.
My take: How can you not like a book where you get to say Googlie Mooglie, raise your fist and yell “Those darned squirrels”?
