The Talens' Tales

Here are the books I read for March. It was a very diverse reading month for me, but so fun. Top three would be Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo, and I really enjoyed Lab Girl by Hope Jahren as well. It was a fun, informative non-fiction for something different.

 M(om): Gideon, how are you today? G(ideon): I am great mom! I am feeling silly. Shall I do some silly things? M: You have been doing lots of silly things lately, like making silly faces, sliding backwards and trying to spin around on your head. G: I like to make you laugh, Mom.  M: And you do a good job of that Gideon. What else is new? G: Well, I have lots more words and you are understanding what I want more often. Just the other day I said ,"Vrmm, boots, Giddy, go," and you knew I wanted to ride on the tractor with Dad. M: It was a very nice first sentence you did there. What else are you enjoying? G: I like to look at books and magazines, especially those with tractors and bales in them. I also really like playing with my tractors and bales and feeding some of my animals. And I like to drive around cars and trucks too. There are so many fun things to do! M: There certainly are and I love seeing you explore new things every day. I love you, Gideon! G...

It is that time of year again for school spirit days. Mataya had crazy hair day on Tuesday. We went for the braided look. Today was Flannel Friday at Joash's school. I really had to document this day because I convinced Joash to wear jeans to school!

It was another great month of reading. Though I will admit the Olympics took up some of my normal reading time. I love the Olympics and watching all the different athletes and sport. Even curling...Top three reads for the month would be Glass Houses  by Louise Penny, Left Neglected   by Lisa Genova and What Alice Forgot   by Liane Moriarty.

M(om): Gideon, can you believe it! Another month has passed. You are 22 months now! G(ideon): I know. I am getting to be very big. I would like to do things by myself now. Can I please walk in a parking lot now? M: Ah...no.  You are too small for that yet. What other things do you like to do by yourself? G: I really like to undress myself. And pour my own drink. And get in my chair by myself. But I really don't like to feed myself so much. Who has time to sit at the table for a meal when there are so many other fun things to do? M: I know. You are certainly growing up. What else is new? G: I have lots of new words, so it is really nice that you guys are starting to understand some of the things I am saying. I also have my favorite books. And I love to play with the tractors and bales. That was so nice of Joash to show me how to farm in the house. M: It certainly was. We all love you, Gideon!

So I have been really bad at blogging lately. Anyway, here are some highlights from the last little bit. We are pirates with a treasure map. Everyone likes to colour. "Let's pile on top of the cow named Hazel." And the biggest news is that Joash's other front tooth fell out. He was pretty excited about this and now has a pretty big hole in his mouth.

I just remembered I never posted my January books. Well here they are! Top three would be Big Little Lies   by Liane Moriarty, Free of Me by Shannon Hodde Miller and a tie with A Lesson Before Dying  by Ernest J. Gaines and Tiger Lillie  by Lisa Samon. Both of those were rereads for me and books that I really like.