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02 Jun 2006 - 13:57

smarter than your average bear



We got this email from Andrew's teacher yesterday:

I have a funny story. We have a digital timer that we use for Andrew's break between work times. He has to earn tokens for working, then he gets a break for a few minutes. We set a timer so he knows when it rings, it is time to get back to work. Well, we thought the timer was broken because it seemed like it took forever to go off. Anyhow, today we caught Andrew adding more minutes to the timer!! He must have been watching Annie and figured out that he had to add minutes (without us knowing) so he could get a longer break. He's so smart!!


Andrew is very mechanically inclined. If he can't figure out how to operate a DVD player, nobody can.


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Barney goes to school


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-- CatherineJohnson - 02 Jun 2006

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Catherine, you've got to save these tableaus of Andrew's and make a photojournal article out of them. It would be, as far as I know, absolutely unique and fascinating.

(I know, I know, it's definitely a someday/maybe. But it would be totally cool.)

-- CarolynJohnston - 03 Jun 2006


Please don't print any more pictures of Barney. I went through several painful years of watching him with my daughter until she, mercifully, lost her taste for his nauseating saccharine antics.

I can't help but feel deep pity for all the hapless parents who will have to follow in my mierable footsteps. It's a rite of passage, I suppose, like the mumps, or head lice.

Still, why stir up all those hideous memories?

-- NycEducator - 04 Jun 2006


Oh, we loved the Barney phase! During her preschool years, the Barney song was part of our bedtime routine with Megan, with a slight modification:

"I love you, you love me, we're a happy family. With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you, won't you say you love me too."

It was a great way to say good night to a preschooler!

-- KarenA - 04 Jun 2006

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