Comments for blog.limedaley.com/post/the-joy-of-watching-them-learn

Comment #1054

2007-01-31T22:39:38Z

"what-I-call-the-midwest-but-midwesterners-object" reminds me of the Yankee girl -- who shall remain nameless but who reads this blog -- who went off to college at the University of Dayton (Ohio). When asked by fellow students why she chose that school, she replied, "I always wanted to go out west." She never lived that down.

Comment #1053

2007-01-25T15:45:32Z

I forgot to answer the question about the funny noise at the end of the video. That's Jonathan's "remote control" helicopter. It's an automated version of those little pull-string helicopters, and of course in addition to the spinning motor it has lights and sounds.

Comment #1052

2007-01-17T15:06:41Z

How to burn your fingers:

Cut squash in half, scoop out seeds. Generously brush cookie sheet wth olive oil. Place squash cut side down on sheet. Bake at 350F until a skewer easily pokes through the thickest part. Scoop out the flesh aand mash in a bowl. It's pretty good just all by itself, but I do like to add a little butter.

Jon's dad's way:

Peel and cube squash, discarding seeds. Cook in a pressure cooker until tender. Mash. Add butter if desired.

Comment #1051

2007-01-17T12:37:10Z

Oh right, we either knew or guessed it was an acorn squash.

Comment #1050

2007-01-17T11:59:48Z

My recollection is that there was one squash we found pretty tasteless without the sugar, but it wasn't the butternut. I don't know what the recipe for the butternut was, but I thought there wasn't any sugar, or much of anything added for that matter. I can't remember what the "other" squash was -- I think it was a kind I hadn't heard of before.

Comment #1049

2007-01-17T03:07:01Z

I forgot to answer the other question too:

Heather meant regular numeral numbers.

We were naming the states today as we put the states puzzles together, and Jonathan would read the letters on the ones he didn't know (at least for the first couple, before he got tired of reading and sounding things out).

He held up a puzzle piece upside down and said that it didn't fit anywhere in the puzzle (the puzzle is now missing a handful of pieces, so he ended up with a couple that went in the what-I-call-the-midwest-but-midwesterners-object spot. I asked him to read the letters, with the hope that he would figure it was upside-down by himself.

S-I-O-N-I... he waited probably 10 seconds before I suggested turning it upside-down, which he skeptically did, but didn't really get it, or try to get it, I think, until I asked him to read it again, and this time he figured out that they were L's. He did turn the piece over a couple times to check - I think it was confusing since all of the letters except the L's could be viewed in either direction.

I had him read I-D-A-H-O when he asked what it was called, but had to sound out I-DA-HO before he got it: "i-DUH-ho".

It is so fun to watch him figure things out.

Oh - he kept up his comedy routine with Mrs. Sippy and Mr. Sippy. He got tired of reading about halfway through that word - too many Is and Ss in a row.

Comment #1048

2007-01-17T02:37:05Z

Our recipe needs to be updated, because the current one involves burning your fingers off. Heather and my dad were talking at Christmas time, so I think she has a new idea for how to do it better next time.

Also, if I recall correctly, most (all?) of the Wightmans didn't like the squash recipe until adding brown sugar to them.

Comment #1047

2007-01-17T02:35:27Z

Liz - Next time you see the "weird error", let me know what it says. It is a "bad behavior" plugin, and it was broken for a couple weeks around Christmas time, but other than that, I think it is working correctly, so I would want to know if it isn't...

Comment #1046

2007-01-17T01:55:10Z

Thanks for the videos! It's SO great to see. I mean, he REALLY moves! I know you said he did, but there's nothing like seeing it. What is the loud noise that attracts his attention at the end?

Comment #1045

2007-01-17T00:48:00Z

I don't remember the recipe, but I can attest to how good their butternut squash is!

Comment #1044

2007-01-17T00:26:01Z

what is your butternut squash (recipe)?

and do you mean roman numerals, or number-numerals?

(i'm curious, but this is a test to see if this comment goes through - i haven't been able to comment on your blog for a long time. i keep getting some weird error)

~liz

Comment #1043

2007-01-16T19:10:14Z

I shouldn't ask for anything after such a great post...but...another crawling video would be awesome! :)