Manic Monday

The Monday after the time change always throws everyone for a loop. The extra hour somehow never translates into an extra hour of sleep. It always manifests itself as knocking bed and waking times off. Factor in Halloween on a Friday night and the dark damp weather of the beginning of November and you have the recipe for grouchy little people.

Today was a good day to sit in and read, read, read! I always ensure that we have a good supply of books from the library on hand. Alphabet books are the current hit in our home. Chicka Chicka Boom Boomby Bill Martin Jr. and Jim Archambault is one of my favourites. An interactive alphabet story about letter racing up the coconut tree, it is beautifully illustrated by Lois Ehlert. Many of Lois Ehlert's books are among our favourites: Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z, Waiting for Wings, and Pie in the Sky. Check out your local library!