Today I learned:
1. The concept of the PVR is lost on my dad. This is despite the fact he owned one before me.
Our conversation tonight:
Me (immediately upon Dad’s arrival): Don’t tell me what happens in the hockey game, I PVR’d it.
Dad: You’re going to want to watch the first period, and then not much else until the shootout.
The lesson saved me a couple hours I guess.
2. Story time works with Angry Birds: In an attempt to mix things up, story time with my daughter has recently involved a fictional monkey (which she appropriately named Parakeet) and his travels around the world, supplemented by photos from google images of different cities viewed on our Ipad.
Inventive I thought, but admittedly I just wasn’t up for it tonight. Fighting a bit of a cold my creativity was waning, but I figured out a way to deal with it.
Story time tonight involved a gang of very angry birds who were intent on knocking over bad-guy pigs. Why? Well, the pigs had eaten all their birdseed of course. She seemed to enjoy it, and in the meantime I passed 5 more levels so I am calling it a win-win. I now have an idea for tomorrow too – an alligator that is sad because he want a bath, but he can’t find the water!
two things i learned today 