Author Archives: geri

Evan The Super Reader

Posted on February 13, 2012 by geri

Around this time last year, Evan was reading sentences like “The cat sat on a mat.” Now he is a few pages away from being done with this Hardy Boys book 2 (he’s got 7 HD books at home, 6 … Continue reading →

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Tom Goes Hi-Tech

Posted on January 21, 2012 by geri

Unlike other Christmases, it wasn’t hard for me to decide what to get Tom as a gift. I have given him the most basic Amazon Kindle for his birthday and he loved it so much. He especially liked how he … Continue reading →

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Evanisms (Oct ’11-Jan ’12)

Posted on January 14, 2012 by geri

Evan to me, while driving home from school, “I know how daddy works.” “Yeah? How?” I asked. “First, he takes the bus. Then he takes another bus. Then he goes to work. He says hello to his friends. He goes … Continue reading →

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Christmas Scenes 2011

Posted on December 30, 2011 by geri

On the first week of December when I saw Christmas lights hanging outside of a house in a neighborhood we drove through, the sight made me feel weepy. Oh no, I thought I was over this homesickness for Philippine Christmas. … Continue reading →

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Our “Proud To Be Me” Shirt

Posted on December 17, 2011 by geri

I’ve always wanted to make a shirt using some of Evan’s drawings since 1.) I think a child’s drawing is cute 2.) It’d be a good keepsake 3.) He’d get get a kick out of it and will be inspired … Continue reading →

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