February was black/African American history month. Thanks Disney Junior for bringing up a whole can of worms for me to deal with in the middle of the day, you know when I have nothing going on..! My 6 year old looked at me blankly, said “Doc is African American?” and.. silence. Talk about having to … [Read more…]
One of the NABLOPOMO topics from earlier in the month was to talk about your favorite holiday memory. Many things I remember aren’t ‘good’ per se, just memorable. But I’ll think about good ones for today. While I am sure most people could solidify something spectacular, I’ll post a few highlights and maybe you can … [Read more…]
Topic: How important are book covers in getting you to read a book? How do you pick what blogs or books to read? What’s the one thing that will get you to pick up a book or click on a link every single time? ——- As for online stuff? It has to catch my attention. … [Read more…]
I’m a total book geek. I was raised on characters like Charles Wallace Murray, Alice in Wonderland, Pippi Longstocking, and Black Beauty. My all time love, however has to be Harry Potter. Other than ‘how to survive on a desert island’, the original tome is the one I would take on a desert island given … [Read more…]
This weekend was pretty fantastic. The weather was great, my kids cooperated for the most part, I got an impromptu lunch invite with some friends (we’d been trying for months to get together), and between my husband and I, we tackled a LOT of our/my to-do list. Most of this to-do list is basically just … [Read more…]
Today was a WEIRD day. I had a show on DVD that needed to go back to the library with 2 episodes left on it, and some packages and letters to mail, so I encouraged my little fauxmschooler to color and read, and then watch educational tv on the tablet while I got that done. … [Read more…]
Someone posted on Facebook that it had been 19 years since a schoolmate of ours had died. He wasn’t that old when he died. Let that sink in… That led me to remember my first huge crush, who died in junior high. It’s been more than 20 years since then.. more than 20… We lost … [Read more…]
The toddler had a wet fart in her training underwear. Your preschool aged kid progresses to the ‘getting yelled at and early nap time’ part of the routine– despite repeated warnings. You read how someone else had a perfect VBAC and cry ugly tears, and are incredibly jealous because you know that you’ll never get … [Read more…]
Mine kind of ‘pffd’ at the flashcards and did this instead– climbing on a chair and getting into trouble. I guess she likes ‘hands on’ learning better! My older kid LOVED flash cards. Now don’t get me wrong, we didn’t sit for hours and quiz her. It was like a game. Oh look, what’s this … [Read more…]
I have a confession. I play games on Facebook. Now don’t throw tomatoes at the screen. I don’t ‘share’ my personal scores, I don’t ask for ‘help’ from people that don’t play the game, and in general I don’t ‘post’ about the game, either. I started playing word games but my newest obsession is Candy … [Read more…]