It seemed like a good idea at the time

"It seemed like a good idea at the time." David and I have found ourselves saying this many, many times throughout our parenting career. And, I'm sure we will continue to do so. Here's an example for you:

Recently, I thought of what I considered to be a great idea to teach Elizabeth how to spell her name. Like me, she always seems to remember the lyrics to songs very easily (or, at least, whatever she believes to be the lyrics, which can get interesting...). So, I used the mind-numbing tune from Elmo's World, which just happened to fit perfectly with the number of letters in her name, and taught her the song. The lyrics are pretty easy...E-L-I-Z-A-B-E-T-H...Elizabeth! Then, repeat. What I failed to realize is that Elizabeth would be such a great student, that she would learn the song easily, then repeat it AD NAUSEUM. So, the good news is that my child knows how to spell her name. The bad news? She seems to be able to sing it for hours on end to what may possibly be the world's most annoying tune. So, of course, I caught it on video to share with you:



Notice my "That's Great!", which was meant to indicate she had reached the end of the song, didn't phase her in the slightest.

You can also see that she's gotten very good at doing her Alphabet puzzle. She can pretty much identify all of her letters now, and knows words that start with each one (i.e., "J" for Jonathan). Of course, most of that is thanks to Starfall.