Where's my sock??

Happy Wednesday, everyone!!! Well, it's been an interesting one already here! The computers were down early this morning (thanks for the upgrade!), and since I got to be the PIC, I had to deal with all that. FUN, lemme tell ya! And I even made the IT guy promise me we wouldn't have any problems after that darn upgrade. Well, he lied. Anyway, it didn't take long to get it all worked out, so YAY to our IT guys!!

Anyway, it's Wednesday, and I was super excited for story time. I decided to read stories about Socks today! See, I was thinking, hey, it's November! It's getting chilly!! All the kids are putting away their flip flops and pulling out their shoes and socks!!! It's PERFECT!!!! But then, I remembered that I no longer live in Minnesota (HOOOORAY!!!), and I looked at Nashville's forecast... Yeah, it's going to be 75 degrees here today. Now, don't get me wrong, I am NOT complaining, but it made my sock theme seem a little silly. Luckily, I'm good with Silly!!!

Speaking of Silly...we did our opening song "Shake My Sillies Out" by Raffi. The kids are totally getting into this!!!

Where's My Sock? by Joyce Dunbar


After our first story (which might have been a touch on the long side), I decided to get out the Greg and Steve CD again and got all the kids to do The Freeze (dance when the music plays, freeze when it stops). The kids LOVED it!!! The poses they did when it was time to Freeze - CLASSIC!!!

The Sock Fairy by Bobbie Hinman


After our second book, I pulled out my Nursery Rhyme Flip board, and we chanted There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe.

New Socks by Bob Shea


After our third book, we got to do our craft!! Since my kids are younger, I thought actual sock puppets would be a little much, so I printed out the face of the Sock Monkey, and we made Sock Monkey puppets!! A super easy craft, and the kids loved it. I think the addition of the Googly Eyes made it that much cooler!!!



HOOOORAY for FMRNS!!! WHOOOT WHOOOOOOOOOOOT!!! This week, after we watch our regularly scheduled America's Next Top Model, we have a couple of options for our Feature! The first option is Transamerica, a drama from 2005 with Felicity Huffman. The second option is Casino Royale, a James Bond movie from 2006 staring Daniel Craig and Eva Green. What should we choose??

Story time socks

I hate socks. Even in the winter. Well, that's not completely true, because they do keep my feet warm. But, in the summer? Never!!! I'm not even really a big fan of shoes to tell you the truth. When I was growing up on the farm in po-dunk, North Dakota, I never wore shoes in the summer. I would run around barefoot EVERYWHERE, and I loved it. I learned to drive barefoot, and I wish I never had to wear shoes ever.

But I digress...

Today, because I found a TOTALLY cute book about Socks, I decided that it would be a good story time idea. So, even though I am not a fan, I am sure the kids will be!!

Where's my Sock? by Joyce Dunbar


Lucky Socks by Carrie Weston


New Socks by Bob Shea


WHOOOOT for Tuesday!! Of course, it's FMRNS!! YAY!!! A and I were able to get together last week for a Bonus Night Double Feature, and we watched a couple of fabulous movies (as if you had any doubt!). Friday night's double feature included The Littlest Rebel, a Shirley Temple movie from 1935, and Aliens, a horror from 1986 with Sigourney Weaver and Michael Biehn.

I'm not 100% sure what we are going to watch tonight - there are quite a few options. We have SO many to choose from!! A couple of possible choices are The Bells of St. Mary's, a drama from 1945, with Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. Another possible choice is All the Mornings of the World (Tous les matins du monde), a foreign film from 1991 with Jean-Pierre Marielle and Gerard Depardieu. But there are quite a few others... I'll be sure to let you know which one we pick!!