Comments on: Just Call Me Four Eyes http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2007/05/29/just-call-me-four-eyes/ My view of life from the linoleum. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:28:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: J. Fergie http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2007/05/29/just-call-me-four-eyes/#comment-5285 J. Fergie Wed, 30 May 2007 18:30:32 +0000 http://fiddledeedee.net/2007/05/29/just-call-me-four-eyes/#comment-5285 I was a total bookworm growing up and joined a book club after law school. Of course I had to drop out b/c who has time to read a novel a month with a full-time job and 2 kids under 3? But I miss it. Favorites: Anne of Green Gables Little Women/Little Men The Hobbit The Power of One A Tree Grows In Brooklyn The Indian In the Cupboard The "Ramona Quimby" Series The "Nancy Drew" Series And not so much "character building" but some of my favorites: Anything by Paula Danziger Anything by Judy Blume Babysitter's Club Series Sweet Valley High Series I was a total bookworm growing up and joined a book club after law school. Of course I had to drop out b/c who has time to read a novel a month with a full-time job and 2 kids under 3? But I miss it.

Favorites:
Anne of Green Gables
Little Women/Little Men
The Hobbit
The Power of One
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
The Indian In the Cupboard
The “Ramona Quimby” Series
The “Nancy Drew” Series

And not so much “character building” but some of my favorites:

Anything by Paula Danziger
Anything by Judy Blume
Babysitter’s Club Series
Sweet Valley High Series

]]> By: kittyhox http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2007/05/29/just-call-me-four-eyes/#comment-5278 kittyhox Wed, 30 May 2007 17:36:14 +0000 http://fiddledeedee.net/2007/05/29/just-call-me-four-eyes/#comment-5278 Here are a few of my favorites books from various stages of childhood: The Ordinary Princess Luvvy and the Girls The Little House series Anne of Green Gables series Little Women The People of Pineapple Place The Borrowers From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler The Indian in the Cupboard Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Sarah, Plain and Tall The entire Betsy-Tacy Series All of a Kind Family Swiss Family Robinson The Greatest Christmas Pageant Ever The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Animal Farm anything by EB White B is for Betsy most things by Roahl Dahl Reading was my obsession as a little girl and I can't wait to have a daughter someday, so I can force her to read all my old favorites! :) TV viewing is one of those subjects I was very judgemental about BEFORE I became a mother. Now our son (who is only one!) watches Sesame Street every single day, at least once. I feel guilty about it, but I don't know what I would do without it. I'm taking the summer off from classes, so I'll be less overwhelmed and I'm thinking of trying to implement a tv-free summer. Or at least a tv-only-as-a-last-resort summer. Here are a few of my favorites books from various stages of childhood:

The Ordinary Princess
Luvvy and the Girls
The Little House series
Anne of Green Gables series
Little Women
The People of Pineapple Place
The Borrowers
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler
The Indian in the Cupboard
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Sarah, Plain and Tall
The entire Betsy-Tacy Series
All of a Kind Family
Swiss Family Robinson
The Greatest Christmas Pageant Ever
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Animal Farm
anything by EB White
B is for Betsy
most things by Roahl Dahl

Reading was my obsession as a little girl and I can’t wait to have a daughter someday, so I can force her to read all my old favorites! :)

TV viewing is one of those subjects I was very judgemental about BEFORE I became a mother. Now our son (who is only one!) watches Sesame Street every single day, at least once. I feel guilty about it, but I don’t know what I would do without it. I’m taking the summer off from classes, so I’ll be less overwhelmed and I’m thinking of trying to implement a tv-free summer. Or at least a tv-only-as-a-last-resort summer.

]]> By: Suzanne http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2007/05/29/just-call-me-four-eyes/#comment-5270 Suzanne Wed, 30 May 2007 04:06:53 +0000 http://fiddledeedee.net/2007/05/29/just-call-me-four-eyes/#comment-5270 enjoying nosing around your site. Much fun. Great 100 things list. We are a homeschool family with 4 little monkeys and I agree that there are just times when I've had enough and the TV is a great little babysitter to peal them off of me for a little break. enjoying nosing around your site. Much fun. Great 100 things list. We are a homeschool family with 4 little monkeys and I agree that there are just times when I’ve had enough and the TV is a great little babysitter to peal them off of me for a little break.

]]> By: Steff http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2007/05/29/just-call-me-four-eyes/#comment-5268 Steff Wed, 30 May 2007 01:38:00 +0000 http://fiddledeedee.net/2007/05/29/just-call-me-four-eyes/#comment-5268 i have been thinking about doing this...and actually go long periods in the summer....my parents lake house has no satellite or cable and gets 3 channels on a nice sunny day... so we dont watch much of anything when we go over there except disney movies.... i think i am going to check out some of the old boxcar children books from the library to read to the boys.... i dont see them appreciating my love for little house or GWTW or even are ya there god its me margaret? superfudge might go over well here and at some point in the future id love to read the hardy boys and the like to them right now making it thru good nite moon can be a major accomplishment particularly if we make it all the way thru without threats of spanking or pulling my hair out..... steff i have been thinking about doing this…and actually go long periods in the summer….my parents lake house has no satellite or cable and gets 3 channels on a nice sunny day… so we dont watch much of anything when we go over there except disney movies….
i think i am going to check out some of the old boxcar children books from the library to read to the boys….
i dont see them appreciating my love for little house or GWTW or even are ya there god its me margaret?
superfudge might go over well here and at some point in the future id love to read the hardy boys and the like to them
right now making it thru good nite moon can be a major accomplishment particularly if we make it all the way thru without threats of spanking or pulling my hair out…..
steff

]]> By: Alli http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2007/05/29/just-call-me-four-eyes/#comment-5267 Alli Wed, 30 May 2007 01:30:24 +0000 http://fiddledeedee.net/2007/05/29/just-call-me-four-eyes/#comment-5267 Wow, great post. I just blogged about the tube today myself. Not nearly as thoughtful and well written as yours, but we're beginning the TV-free journey in our house. http://alligirl1104.blogspot.com/2007/05/monster-in-our-living-room.html Wow, great post. I just blogged about the tube today myself. Not nearly as thoughtful and well written as yours, but we’re beginning the TV-free journey in our house.

http://alligirl1104.blogspot.com/2007/05/monster-in-our-living-room.html

]]> By: Mandy Crowell http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2007/05/29/just-call-me-four-eyes/#comment-5266 Mandy Crowell Wed, 30 May 2007 00:41:50 +0000 http://fiddledeedee.net/2007/05/29/just-call-me-four-eyes/#comment-5266 Some classics I love- Any Jane Austen book, but especially "Persuasion" and "Pride and Prejudice." I also love Dickens "A Tale of Two Cities." and the Tolkien Trilogy if you're looking for a little fantasy. If you're in the mood for whodunits, then classic mystery novels of Shelock Holmes (by Arthur C. Doyle) and Agatha Christie novels are really good reads. (I love "Murder on the Orient Express" plus "And Then There Were None.") If you're in more of a downer mood, "Great Expectations" and "The Count of Monte Cristo" should be right up your ally. And of course the all time best romance novel, "Gone with the Wind." by Margaret Mitchell. Older Children's classics I cherish are "The Velveteen Rabbit", "Alice in Wonderland", "The Wind in the Willows", "Treasure Island" and "The Chronicles of Narnia" Some classics I love- Any Jane Austen book, but especially “Persuasion” and “Pride and Prejudice.” I also love Dickens “A Tale of Two Cities.” and the Tolkien Trilogy if you’re looking for a little fantasy. If you’re in the mood for whodunits, then classic mystery novels of Shelock Holmes (by Arthur C. Doyle) and Agatha Christie novels are really good reads. (I love “Murder on the Orient Express” plus “And Then There Were None.”) If you’re in more of a downer mood, “Great Expectations” and “The Count of Monte Cristo” should be right up your ally.
And of course the all time best romance novel, “Gone with the Wind.” by Margaret Mitchell.

Older Children’s classics I cherish are “The Velveteen Rabbit”, “Alice in Wonderland”, “The Wind in the Willows”, “Treasure Island” and “The Chronicles of Narnia”

]]> By: Katrina http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2007/05/29/just-call-me-four-eyes/#comment-5265 Katrina Tue, 29 May 2007 22:34:50 +0000 http://fiddledeedee.net/2007/05/29/just-call-me-four-eyes/#comment-5265 Um... can you please tell me where I can get that "How to Be a Mommy and Not Jump Off a Cliff" book? I'm in need of something like that right now. :) And I have to admit, as much as I love reading, and as much as I try to make reading a big part of the kids' lives, I use the television too much as well. It helps me get dinner prepared and do important things like, um, shower. I try to be good and have it OFF for large chunks of the day, but I don't always succeed. Um… can you please tell me where I can get that “How to Be a Mommy and Not Jump Off a Cliff” book? I’m in need of something like that right now. :)

And I have to admit, as much as I love reading, and as much as I try to make reading a big part of the kids’ lives, I use the television too much as well. It helps me get dinner prepared and do important things like, um, shower. I try to be good and have it OFF for large chunks of the day, but I don’t always succeed.

]]> By: Heather http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2007/05/29/just-call-me-four-eyes/#comment-5264 Heather Tue, 29 May 2007 21:13:01 +0000 http://fiddledeedee.net/2007/05/29/just-call-me-four-eyes/#comment-5264 First: We moved the tv out of the living room recently as no one was watchin git and it was too big. rachel can't watch it at all--she has an mp3 player with free books I downloaded from online that she listens to almost 24/7 --it holds 10 hours of books. She likes reading but has a hard time with it because of dyslexia. The other two only watch dvd's or videos on the werekend and watch youtube versions of their favorites after work is done during the week. (Thomas and Friends is almost all available plus plenty of my old favorites that I saved for them.) We dropped cable 8 years ago and haven't looked back since--befoere that I was sadly addicted to old mystery shows (like Matlock). The good news is that the shows everyone watches make it quickly to DVD--meaning that you can give up cable and rent only the shows you want to watch all in a season--which is how I watch Wonderfalls and Firefly and how hubby saw Sopranos. Netflix is a blessing. Now on to books--the most amazing thing I found when we dropped the cable service was how very much time we had. Time for computer stuff, for games with the kids, for reading. The kids spend a lot of time outside or making messes in their rooms. :) And all three enjoy a good book--we read at least a chapter of something and the Bible a day. In fact, now that you mention it I have several lists of favorite books and authors in my archives: http://www.gracedbychrist.com/?p=321 http://www.gracedbychrist.com/?p=408 http://www.gracedbychrist.com/?p=356 and if you have a specific genre you prefer let me know--I read classics and quality new books but don't ask about twaddle--we don't have any. :) A recent find not listed is Five Little Peppers and How they Grew, and the rest of the series. And if you find yourself needing entertainment so you can do something else, the library carries a plethora of books on cd and Storynory.com and project gutenburg both have audio versions of classic stories free to download and listen to, and livingbooksfortheears.com has classic radio shows each week that you can download for free. I find that these keep my kids just as entertained as videos, except that they also play while they listen instead of just staring. Oh, and Focus on the Family Radio Theatre has an incredible version of the NArnia stories that my kids own and have listened to till they have the stories memorized. First: We moved the tv out of the living room recently as no one was watchin git and it was too big. rachel can’t watch it at all–she has an mp3 player with free books I downloaded from online that she listens to almost 24/7 –it holds 10 hours of books. She likes reading but has a hard time with it because of dyslexia. The other two only watch dvd’s or videos on the werekend and watch youtube versions of their favorites after work is done during the week. (Thomas and Friends is almost all available plus plenty of my old favorites that I saved for them.)

We dropped cable 8 years ago and haven’t looked back since–befoere that I was sadly addicted to old mystery shows (like Matlock). The good news is that the shows everyone watches make it quickly to DVD–meaning that you can give up cable and rent only the shows you want to watch all in a season–which is how I watch Wonderfalls and Firefly and how hubby saw Sopranos. Netflix is a blessing.

Now on to books–the most amazing thing I found when we dropped the cable service was how very much time we had. Time for computer stuff, for games with the kids, for reading. The kids spend a lot of time outside or making messes in their rooms. :) And all three enjoy a good book–we read at least a chapter of something and the Bible a day.

In fact, now that you mention it I have several lists of favorite books and authors in my archives:
http://www.gracedbychrist.com/?p=321
http://www.gracedbychrist.com/?p=408
http://www.gracedbychrist.com/?p=356
and if you have a specific genre you prefer let me know–I read classics and quality new books but don’t ask about twaddle–we don’t have any. :) A recent find not listed is Five Little Peppers and How they Grew, and the rest of the series. And if you find yourself needing entertainment so you can do something else, the library carries a plethora of books on cd and Storynory.com and project gutenburg both have audio versions of classic stories free to download and listen to, and livingbooksfortheears.com has classic radio shows each week that you can download for free. I find that these keep my kids just as entertained as videos, except that they also play while they listen instead of just staring. Oh, and Focus on the Family Radio Theatre has an incredible version of the NArnia stories that my kids own and have listened to till they have the stories memorized.

]]> By: melody http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2007/05/29/just-call-me-four-eyes/#comment-5263 melody Tue, 29 May 2007 20:50:39 +0000 http://fiddledeedee.net/2007/05/29/just-call-me-four-eyes/#comment-5263 You can do this. TV is rare at our house and the boys find plenty of trouble, er, things to do without it. So do I. Hang tough. You can do this. TV is rare at our house and the boys find plenty of trouble, er, things to do without it. So do I. Hang tough.

]]> By: Jessica K http://www.fiddledeedee.net/2007/05/29/just-call-me-four-eyes/#comment-5262 Jessica K Tue, 29 May 2007 20:02:13 +0000 http://fiddledeedee.net/2007/05/29/just-call-me-four-eyes/#comment-5262 I have been a bookworm my whole life (started reading at age three), so I have lots of faves. I read Anne of Green Gables and Little Women every year. Sometimes I'll get on a kick where I'll read every Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte book in the library. I have read all the Harry Potter books twice, though I don't reccomend them for young kids. We are currently reading Eragon aloud to our five year old, which he loves. I am guilty of the tv babysitter thing too. I got us into a bad habit of watching the TLC shows while we wake up and eat breakfast, and I really don't know how to get us out of it. Maybe I'll try serving breakfast on the screened porch to ween them off their morning shows. It surprises me just how addicted they are to them... scares me too! I have been a bookworm my whole life (started reading at age three), so I have lots of faves. I read Anne of Green Gables and Little Women every year. Sometimes I’ll get on a kick where I’ll read every Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte book in the library. I have read all the Harry Potter books twice, though I don’t reccomend them for young kids. We are currently reading Eragon aloud to our five year old, which he loves.
I am guilty of the tv babysitter thing too. I got us into a bad habit of watching the TLC shows while we wake up and eat breakfast, and I really don’t know how to get us out of it. Maybe I’ll try serving breakfast on the screened porch to ween them off their morning shows. It surprises me just how addicted they are to them… scares me too!

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