The good news is that I got the new lap top that I have wanted for a very, very long time. With it, I am going to introduce all sorts of cool things on this blog. Imagine videos, on-line classes and more. The bad news is that there is a bit of a learning curve. […]
Read moreSo I think I made it pretty clear on Monday, that the Highlights Foundation workshop I went to last week was awesome. Now I’m even more excited about it. You see, I have been on Twitter for ages now but I must admit that I never understood it. I found the whole thing so overwhelming […]
Read moreWhen teaching children to comprehend what they are reading, one of the simplest and most effective strategies is to encourage them to make connections. Connections to other books they have read (Wow! The Humming Room reminds me a lot of Secret Garden), connections to themselves (see below) and connections to the world (Gosh! I think […]
Read moreEvery so often I stumble upon a perfect book. Well, ‘stumble’ isn’t quite fair. I found Wonder after reading about it on one of my favorite blogs, A Year of Reading. And then after I started reading it, the book showed up everywhere. Like how when you talk about someone you haven’t seen in ages […]
Read moreI spent last week doing something so new and different that I am not sure I have the words to describe the experience. Back in the fall, I learned about the Highlights Foundation Founders Workshop, titled Making the Web Work for You and I applied. I was accepted and began to prepare for my first […]
Read moreA few weeks ago, I described my Valentine’s plans to my neighbor. I told her that the girls were so excited about the holiday this year that I decided to do something new. I bought a banner, special plates, napkins and balloons and decorated our breakfast nook as a surprise for the girls when they […]
Read moreYou know those books that are so hyped you start to wonder if they are really all that good? Or if maybe they just have a great publisher that could get the book into all the right hands? Or if maybe their illustrator’s last book was so good that people assume this one will be […]
Read moreThere are many great things about having two girls. There is just no way to describe sisters without using a cliche or two. Their love for each other can make me cry on the very same day that their arguing does the same. Caroline and Katherine’s relationship is simply something I am proud and thrilled […]
Read moreRob picks up the paper from our sidewalk on his way to the bus each morning. Each night, he returns with only the parts that he thinks I would find interesting. Quite an efficient way for me to read the paper if you ask me. The other day, he said, “I brought you an article […]
Read moreThis weekend, my mother in law called with a question. “Just curious.”, she said. “Why aren’t you writing about Dr. Seuss?” March 2nd would have been Theodor Seuss Geisel’s birthday. The Lorax is being released this weekend. Dr. Seuss seems to be on everyone’s mind. While I know that Geisel was a genius and I […]
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