The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 June 18th- A few of my favorite things...

~Teaching the next generation to see the story held in ordinary objects

~Teaching the next generation to find stories that have been hiding under the surface

~Teaching the next generation to get excited over history

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Aug 7th- A few of my favorite things...

~Staying cool indoors with memories about camping,

~Being able to get outdoors vicariously through stories and think cool, and perhaps...

~Ideas of things to cook once the heat wave breaks

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 May 5th- A few of my favorite things...

~Turning ideas into stories to a clickity-clack beat

~Learning new ways to make animals come to life in your drawings

~Adapting a pattern and drafting it to create a new look for your Barbie

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~Introducing the girlies to the stories of the greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes
~Listening along hoping to solve the mystery before Holmes
~Watching the girlies enjoy the brilliant interpretation of Holmes brought to life by Jeremy Brett

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 31st- A few of my favorite things...
~A box full of Circus Model surprises from a friend
~An afternoon spent bringing part of the paper circus to life
~Inviting the travelling performers to join us for some tea...oh the stories they could tell!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 12th- A few of my favorite things...
~A story from a young girl's point of view 
~A story from a young boy's point of view
~A story of a collector and deliverer of others' stories in a bottle

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 3rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Visiting trains both large and small and ...
~Taking a journey both literally and vicariously into...
~Stories, told not in written words, but told in vignettes of rail, whistle, wood, and imagination by gifted model railroad storytellers