Memory Making Days by Grace Noll Crowell

My hands swift moving through the hours
My feet that tread their daily round
My thoughts (God help me) in their hearts
Through after years will still be found.

I must walk softly, I must keep
a watch on all I do or say,
Perhaps, thus guarded, I shall make
Some lovely memory today.

I must move softly, I must keep
A watch upon my words and ways,
My children are so small, but these
are the memory-making days.

The days when their young minds will take
A clear-cut picture of my face;
Some little word I say will make
An imprint time will not erase

Reading

We're still reading heaps. Not as much as I'd like, but both boys are getting a longer attention span. Oliver is trying to read along by predicting what comes next or looking at the pictures. Matthew has a good vocabulary and knows the names of his favourite books and can 'read along'. Oliver loves 'There's an elephant on the roof eating cake' and Matthew loves 'The elephant and the bad baby'. I love the 'rumpeta rumpeta rumpeta'. Will try to get him saying it on video and of Oliver 'reading'. Steve read 'the 27th Annual African Hippopotomus Race' to Ollie and I read him 'Fantastic Mr Fox'. He loved both those books, but I haven't been able to find any other chapter books that will hold his attention. He didn't like 'Babe' and I think Paddington and Winnie the Pooh (original) are still a bit beyond him. His favourite part in Fantastic Mr Fox is the bit where Mr Fox's tail gets shot off.

The best day by Taylor Swift

Im five years old
Its getting cold out, got my big coat on
I hear your laugh and look up smiling at you
I run and run, past the pumpkin patch, and the tractor rides
Look now, the sky is gold
I hug your legs and fall asleep on the way home

I dont know why all the trees change in the fall
I know youre not scared of anything at all
Dont know if Snow Whites house is near or far away
But I know I had the best day with you today

Im thirteen now
And dont know how my friends could be so mean
I come home crying and you hold me tight and grab the keys
And we drive and drive until we found a town far enough away
And we talk and window shop til I forgot all their names

I dont know who Im gonna talk to now at school
But I know Im laughing on the car ride home with you
Dont know how long its gonna take to feel ok
But I know I had the best day with you today

I have an excellent father
His strength is making me stronger
God smiles on my little brother
Inside and out hes better than I am
I grew up in a pretty house
And I had space to run
And I had the best days with you

There is a video I found from back when I was three
You set up a paint set in the kitchen and youre talking to me
Its the age of princesses and pirate ships and the seven dwarfs
And daddys smart and youre the prettiest lady in the whole wide world

Now I know why all the trees change in the fall
I know you were on my side even when I was wrong
And I love you for giving me your eyes
Staying back and watching me shine
And I didnt know if you knew so Im taking this chance to say
That I had the best day with you today

(I love country music & this song just makes me cry. I hope that my children think that they have the best days with me.)