84-Lancastar Farming. On Being a Farm Wife (and other hazards) Joyce Bupp No, not here. And, not here either. But I know it has to be here some* where. So I keep rooting through the box. “Lemont, The Lonely Mon ster.” No, that’s not it. “A Char lie Brown Christmas.” Not that one either. Not “Kittens.” And not “Milk.” But 1 add those to the growing stack of books. This particular box of beloved books from our kids’ past had been temporarily “lost” under other boxes stacked on top of it in a storage area upstairs. Gath ering Christmas decorations in anticipation of the upcoming hol iday, I found this treasure. “Dinosaurs.” And “Sea Full of Whales.” Not the book I’m hunt ing, but add those to the stack as well. Books have always been a per sonal treasure, from the time my first grade teacher at York Township Elementary School taught me those early-reading words... Dick, Jane, Spot. “Katie and The Big Show.” A battered, bedraggled, soft-backed book about a bulldozer on a com munity highway crew who saves the community after a blizzard, when all the other equipment was too wimpy. An all-time fa vorite of our equipment enthusi ast son. Definitely put that one to the pile. A vow I made early in our par enting years was that our kids in any way I could influence them would grow up loving to read. Early on, we started a rou tine of making trips to our local community libraries. We read every day before nap times and often other times. 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We rarely missed ordering a few good, in expensive, soft-back children’s books when the Logan ville- Springfield Elementary School sent home its childrens-book-sale selections. “If I Had a Bus.” A cardboard, “tiny” book, which folds into a small package, but unfolds into a two-foot long tale about imagina tion and a mini-van. Held to gether with love and oodles of cellophane tape. Old tape, falling off. We have wider, stronger, bet ter tape around here to extend its years of use for an 18-month-old who likes those little, chunky style books. On the pile it goes, with “A Child’s Garden of Verses,” and “Gobble, Growl, Grunt” and “On the Farm,” and “Star Wars Pop-Up Book.” And an assort ment of titles by Richard Scarry. And lots of Golden Books. Old friends, these books are. We spent literally hours together, on the couch, on the floor, curled up before bedtime. Now, we are passing them on to the next generation, our grandchildren Josh and Caleb, Rachel and baby-girl still unnamed but due in the springtime. They were bom into a family of booklovers and book collec tors; we hope to encourage their early enthusiasm for reading by sharing these one-time favorites of their mom and uncle. We have few “old” toys to pass on to them because the few we bought be came well used. But these books, as they were outgrown, were carefully packed away...for this very purpose. Ahh, there it is. “Corny Cornpicker Finds a Home.” A story about a corn picker parted from his tractor friend at the equipment dealer ship, bought by a farmer who promptly dumps him off the truck, dents his tender snouts, forgets to grease him, and then grumbles because he squeals as he harvests. A book with a ma chinery maintenance moral and a happy ending. This was another favorite of our son, who has since turned his affinity for farm equipment and mechanics into a career. And the book I’d been hunting especially for grandson Caleb, whose first words included “dealership” and who snags every “tractor” maga zine he can find in our house. Our paper delivery boxes are currently sagging under the weight of pounds of shiny, color ful ads filled with all sorts of stuff aimed at making kids eyes shine with glee during the “giv ing,” sometimes more resembling (to risk sounding like the Grinch) the “gim’me” season. They ad vertise glitzy electronics stuff of sci-fi nature, dolls that do more things than real babies, cars kids can actually drive (like they need earlier encouragement?), and the usual annual rollouts of some new piece of chattering, talking furry character. Books are rarely featured in the glossy holiday brochures. Instead of battling to bust doors down into stores at 6 a.m., holiday shoppers might find it much more leisurely to do some gift gathering in childrens’ book departments thus encouraging another generation of our kids to read. checkout. And there are probably no long lines there at the INFERTILITY? Perhaps we can help For info call 1-888-443-0736 NIIAPP #00112036 Secrets For Making The Holidays Special ARDEN HILLS, Minn. From caroling in the streets to decorating the tree, there are many ways to celebrate the holi day season. Host a Holiday Recipe Swap Show off your favorite family cookie recipe by hosting a holi day swap where friends and neighbors come together to ex change their most treasured hol iday treats and recipes. Pass Holiday Baking Secrets to Your Children Make the baking experience special by sharing information about your special family reci pes with your children. Share family stories or memories asso ciated with the recipe. Getting your children interested in bak ing is one way of having family traditions and stories live on. Create a New Recipe Book Create a new holiday recipe book from your family’s favorite recipes. Include dad’s beloved butter cookie recipe, the nut bread recipe you can’t live with out and your child’s favorite candy recipe. It’ll be easy to bake up the family’s favorites next holiday season, or to pass on the recipes to the next generation. Design Special Ornaments Get the whole family involved in holiday deco rating by creating edible decorative ornaments. Using basic butter cookie recipe, have kids cut out ornaments with cookie cutters shaped like stars, wreaths and trees. Everyone in the family can decorate the cookies with bright sprinkles or colorful icing. Share Bountiful Baskets Create a personalized basket of homemade goodies for anyone on your gift giving list. Use decora tive tins, colorftil cellophane and festive ribbons to wrap an array of homemade baked treats, such as biscotti, cookies, muffins, breads or candies. Then add small trinkets that might be of interest to your recipient, such as herbal teas, flavored coffees, dried flow ers or stuffed animals, to add a personal touch. Make Presents For Those In Need Give back to the community this holiday season by gathering friends and family to make baked goods to donate to a favorite charity. Whether it’s cookies, cakes or homemade breads, the gift of giving will fill your heart with holiday cheer and be a bless ing to those less fortunate. Spice Up The Table Add a taste of the season to the table by accenting the delicious creations you’ve prepared. Deco rate with traditional pumpkins, gourds, holly and seasonal flowers and greens. Use scented candles.
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