Phases

Kids seems to go in and out of phases all the time. We had the phase where my son pointed out every truck he saw (about 2 years old), the phase where he always wanted to wear mismatched socks (3 years old) and most recently, the palindrome phase.

What, that's not a common one? It all started out with him pointing out 8:28 on the clock, and I explained that something that is the same backwards and forwards is a palindrome (though I realize by strict definition, this should be a letter combination...but I think numbers count as well), like mom, dad and wow. He now points out every palindrome he sees, and was delighted when I showed him "Madam, I'm Adam"

Palindromes aren't on the first grade curriculum, as far as I can tell, so all the better, as far as I'm concerned, that he has learned about them already at home.

While I acknowledge that palindromes may not be the most useful things in the world, they're certainly interesting as far as my son and I are concerned. Hubby fails to share our interest. He never learned "Madam, I'm Adam", which I thought was how palindromes were ever learned in the first place. He said that maybe palindromes were a much bigger sensation in upstate New York than they are in Michigan.

So, it begs the question...Did you know about "Madam, I'm Adam"?

Let's pretend it hasn't been over 3 months...

Next Thursday, February 3rd, -R- is hosting another blogshare. Contact her if you'd like to join in. These are great fun, and I saw her post telling about it, and decided not to participate, because I've been having trouble committing to blogging. Then? She emailed me as a past participant and asked if I would be participating. Well, I think it was a mass email, and I won't pretend she was thinking of me specifically, but I got my typing face on and put a post together, so I am participating, thanks to -R-. Look here next Thursday for someone else's post, andlook elsewhere for my anonymous post.

Also, stop by and congratulate Jess on the birth of her gorgeous son, Callum Michael. Many blessings to them!