Comments for Earthmovers and Sandcastles http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main (Slugging down the java since 1999.) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:36:27 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Phone frustrations by Kaitlyn http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2010/02/27/phone-frustrations/comment-page-1/#comment-8154 Kaitlyn Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:36:27 +0000 http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/?p=1263#comment-8154 I also got a battery for my Razr at the site Tammy mentioned. It looks like you could get a new one for your Palm Centro I also got a battery for my Razr at the site Tammy mentioned. It looks like you could get a new one for your Palm Centro

]]> Comment on WtRS Episode 3: Perception by Ted Beveridge http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2010/03/11/wtrs-episode-3-perception/comment-page-1/#comment-8152 Ted Beveridge Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:12:00 +0000 http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/?p=1285#comment-8152 Obviously I can't spell Mention correctly... Also wanted to point out that there is an Ultra forum on Runners World that you can lurk on if you wanted to. They talk about fueling/hydration quite a bit in there. You can find it here: http://www.runnersworld.com/community/forums/training/ultra-marathons Obviously I can’t spell Mention correctly… Also wanted to point out that there is an Ultra forum on Runners World that you can lurk on if you wanted to. They talk about fueling/hydration quite a bit in there. You can find it here:

http://www.runnersworld.com/community/forums/training/ultra-marathons

]]> Comment on WtRS Episode 3: Perception by Ted Beveridge http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2010/03/11/wtrs-episode-3-perception/comment-page-1/#comment-8151 Ted Beveridge Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:03:36 +0000 http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/?p=1285#comment-8151 Well you do rock. Thanks for the meantion. You'll be bangin out alot more milage soon I'm sure. Well you do rock. Thanks for the meantion. You’ll be bangin out alot more milage soon I’m sure.

]]> Comment on How I Lost the Weight by Jeni D. http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/how-i-lost-the-weight/comment-page-1/#comment-8148 Jeni D. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:02:44 +0000 http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/how-i-lost-the-weight/#comment-8148 Found your blog through a friend of a friend. Thank you for posting your progress, I really appreciate reading your journey. I started C25K in January, and I'm 4 runs from graduation. Started off as someone who was 35 years old, 300+lbs, and now I'm 20 lbs lighter and running almost 30 minutes continuously. I haven't really noticed a shape in my body yet but I'm so addicted to the running itself, I can't see how I would stop at this point. BUT I'M RUNNING! Anyway, I just wanted to post and say "Thank you" for being such a great motivator. Found your blog through a friend of a friend. Thank you for posting your progress, I really appreciate reading your journey. I started C25K in January, and I’m 4 runs from graduation. Started off as someone who was 35 years old, 300+lbs, and now I’m 20 lbs lighter and running almost 30 minutes continuously. I haven’t really noticed a shape in my body yet but I’m so addicted to the running itself, I can’t see how I would stop at this point. BUT I’M RUNNING!

Anyway, I just wanted to post and say “Thank you” for being such a great motivator.

]]> Comment on He’s reading by Lisa! http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2010/03/09/hes-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-8145 Lisa! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:27:10 +0000 http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/?p=1281#comment-8145 My son is totally a reader. Makes my teacher heart proud! But, for some reason, he's just refused, absolutely refused to read Harry Potter. (Something about the movie scaring him when he was small- he's eight now.) He devoured the Percy Jackson books in a month. We were at the bookstore and he found a book in the military section on Stalingrad. He asked me for some extra money to supplement his gift card so he could buy the book (560 pages of Russian v. German goodness- apparently NOT as scary as Harry Potter.) I told him that I'd buy it for him AFTER he read Harry Potter. Grudgingly he agreed. We're going to buy the Stalingrad book tomorrow. (He's reading HP #2 now.) My son is totally a reader. Makes my teacher heart proud! But, for some reason, he’s just refused, absolutely refused to read Harry Potter. (Something about the movie scaring him when he was small- he’s eight now.) He devoured the Percy Jackson books in a month.

We were at the bookstore and he found a book in the military section on Stalingrad. He asked me for some extra money to supplement his gift card so he could buy the book (560 pages of Russian v. German goodness- apparently NOT as scary as Harry Potter.) I told him that I’d buy it for him AFTER he read Harry Potter. Grudgingly he agreed.

We’re going to buy the Stalingrad book tomorrow. (He’s reading HP #2 now.)

]]> Comment on Mysterious by wendy http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2010/03/10/mysterious/comment-page-1/#comment-8141 wendy Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:50:16 +0000 http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/?p=1283#comment-8141 aw, poor guy. aw, poor guy.

]]> Comment on He’s reading by maggie http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2010/03/09/hes-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-8136 maggie Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:18:40 +0000 http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/?p=1281#comment-8136 Number the Stars! What a great book! Number the Stars! What a great book!

]]> Comment on He’s reading by Melanie http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2010/03/09/hes-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-8129 Melanie Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:19:14 +0000 http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/?p=1281#comment-8129 My 2 boys approach reading in completely different ways. My oldest (9yo) -- LOVES books and reads anything and everything. A library trip means bringing home a bagful of books that he plows through in a couple days. He's a boy after my own heart. My 7yo? Took longer to learn to read, has to be encouraged and guided and prompted and it's a struggle to find anything that interests him. Apparently, he's the more typical one! He prefers non-fiction and always prefers doing over sitting and reading. He does, however, love to listen to audio books. I don't know why it's surprising how completely different they are, but it always is :roll: My 2 boys approach reading in completely different ways. My oldest (9yo) — LOVES books and reads anything and everything. A library trip means bringing home a bagful of books that he plows through in a couple days. He’s a boy after my own heart. My 7yo? Took longer to learn to read, has to be encouraged and guided and prompted and it’s a struggle to find anything that interests him. Apparently, he’s the more typical one! He prefers non-fiction and always prefers doing over sitting and reading. He does, however, love to listen to audio books.

I don’t know why it’s surprising how completely different they are, but it always is :roll:

]]> Comment on So, so much better by Carrie http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2010/03/08/so-so-much-better/comment-page-1/#comment-8126 Carrie Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:36:48 +0000 http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/?p=1279#comment-8126 I remember and loved "Mixed-Up Files," but there's just no way he could get through it and have a report ready in ten days. :( Sam was sad when she told him his other book was too easy, so I tried to assure him that he could read whatever books he wanted around here, just choosing more challenging ones for reports. He hasn't read another Cam, though. :| He decided he did want a "city" book, so he's doing "Number the Stars." Fingers crossed! I remember and loved “Mixed-Up Files,” but there’s just no way he could get through it and have a report ready in ten days. :( Sam was sad when she told him his other book was too easy, so I tried to assure him that he could read whatever books he wanted around here, just choosing more challenging ones for reports. He hasn’t read another Cam, though. :|

He decided he did want a “city” book, so he’s doing “Number the Stars.” Fingers crossed!

]]> Comment on So, so much better by Lise http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/2010/03/08/so-so-much-better/comment-page-1/#comment-8125 Lise Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:21:42 +0000 http://www.redhairedgirl.com/main/?p=1279#comment-8125 Oops, sorry. I hit "submit" by accident before finishing. My kids all went through periods of reading books at lower reading levels at times when life was stressful for them or when their brains were very busy learning other things. If the end goal of reading education is to produce adults who love to read and who understand what they're reading, pushing kids to read books that they have to struggle to finish in time (thereby making reading a chore instead of a joy) seems counterproductive. I second the recommendation of "From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" when Sam's ready for it. And for rural, you can't beat "Charlotte's Web." Oops, sorry. I hit “submit” by accident before finishing.

My kids all went through periods of reading books at lower reading levels at times when life was stressful for them or when their brains were very busy learning other things. If the end goal of reading education is to produce adults who love to read and who understand what they’re reading, pushing kids to read books that they have to struggle to finish in time (thereby making reading a chore instead of a joy) seems counterproductive.

I second the recommendation of “From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler” when Sam’s ready for it. And for rural, you can’t beat “Charlotte’s Web.”

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