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Marjane Satrapi: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
A fascinating graphic novel about being a child in Iran when the shah fell.Charlotte Brontë: Jane Eyre
How did I manage to not read this book in college? It's blowing me away right now. Jane! Mr. Rochester!
The 6-year-old's reading
Darby Conley: Loserpalooza: A Get Fuzzy Treasury (Get Fuzzy Tresury)
His love for Get Fuzzy is kind of hilarious.Donald J. Sobol: Encyclopedia Brown Box Set
He's read almost every Encyclopedia Brown book every written, I think. We'll have to move on to The Great Brain next.
The 3-year-old's reading
Maurice Sendak: In the Night Kitchen (Caldecott Collection)
Best book ever.Kate Mcmullan: I Stink!
Ah, the obsession.
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I wish a peaceful Christmas to you.
Posted by: Num Num | December 25, 2006 at 10:44 AM
What lovely sentiments. Happy holidays, Moxie. :)
Posted by: Jessica | December 25, 2006 at 11:23 AM
Thank you and Merry Christmas to you as well.
Posted by: luolin | December 25, 2006 at 12:30 PM
Merry Christmas and thanks for sharing your wonderful advice with us. I check AskMoxie every weekday!
Posted by: Colleen | December 25, 2006 at 12:33 PM
Thank you, Moxie.
To all, have a wonderful Christmas.
Posted by: Joanne | December 25, 2006 at 09:36 PM
Happy Holidays! I am new to your site - and I really enjoy it. I wanted to comment on cleaning bath toys. I like to put them in the dishwasher on the sterilize cycle. I *think* it helps get rid of the gunk.
Posted by: Jen | December 25, 2006 at 09:39 PM
Beautiful. Wishing you peace, love and joy with your family during the holidays and for the new year. Thanks for all your great information for parents.
Posted by: SheilaC | December 26, 2006 at 01:03 AM
Beautiful sentiment Moxie! So well put. All the best to you and yours! Thanks for your wonderful service.
Posted by: Miche | December 26, 2006 at 08:42 AM
Merry Christmas to everyone!!
Posted by: Amy | December 26, 2006 at 09:23 AM
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Posted by: Stacie | December 26, 2006 at 03:35 PM
...and to you and your family, peace and joy!!
Posted by: Charisse | December 26, 2006 at 03:41 PM
May this year be one that brings you increasing measures of peace, Moxie.
We looked around us this Christmas, and said 'hey, this is the worst Christmas we'll have! WOOO!' - two year old twins, no further kids planned or likely, and it just gets better from here. (I'm putting my fingers in my ears and singing LA LA LA LA LA about the whole teenage years thing, though! LOL!). We're expecting that next year will be not so much scrambling, not so much mishmash of dealing with this and that, trying to make things work due to the ages of our kids. So, this is the low point, and for that, we're glad. (And we had fun, too. Despite the 'parenting trifecta' we had on Christmas day at the in-law's house - Rowan peed on their floor, Meriel puked on their floor, and Brendan had blowout diarrhea on their floor. Whee. And a merry day was had by all! LOL!)
Posted by: hedra | December 27, 2006 at 08:40 AM
(greater love hath no mother than she spend the evening of Christmas day scrubbing diarrhea out of her son's favorite cowboy boots - the ones with the multiple cutout layers of leather - with a toothbrush. Greater love hath no father than that he only just briefly mention that the toothbrush put to such use was his.)
Posted by: hedra | December 27, 2006 at 08:43 AM