Don’t tell anyone but I have never liked Halloween. And now I like it even less. As a child, I found the costumes itchy and I was often disappointed by having to wear a winter coat over the itchy costume for cold, New England trick or treating. It seemed really unjust to suffer through the […]
Read more“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.” -Thich Nhat Hanh For more moments, visit Amanda’s Soule Mama where she describes her Friday posts this way, “A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment […]
Read moreOver the summer, I wrote about our return to picture books. I am so glad that we remembered that sometimes there is nothing better to do than sit down and read a few books. Here are a few of latest favorites… Ball by Mary Sullivan. Ball is an ingenious book about a girl, her dog […]
Read moreYou know those weeks when you wake up in the morning and before you sit down again it’s time to put the children to bed? Or if you are a blog writer, those weeks in which you wish you really did a better job of writing blog posts ahead of time? You get the idea… […]
Read moreThe girls have been pumpkin picking with Rob’s parents and sister’s family since they looked like this: This year they rode to the farm in their grandpa’s car (the same on that Rob drove to high school), big enough to wear only lap belts for the short ride, and they look like this. Please insert […]
Read more“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” ~ Confucius For more moments, visit Amanda’s Soule Mama where she describes her Friday posts this way, “A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.”
Read moreIn my Twitterature post earlier this week, I promised more about The Real Boy, a new middle grade novel by Anne Ursu, author of Breadcrumbs. I finished reading The Real Boy yesterday and am definitely still thinking about it. I often bemoan the fact that Caroline does not like reading fantasy books. It really limits […]
Read moreI found this fun survey at the wonderful A Design So Vast earlier this week. And Lindsey had found it at Cakes, Teas and Dreams before that. I took a few liberties and edited out a few questions but the idea is the same. Please do play along if you are so inclined… Author from […]
Read moreAnne, at Modern Mrs. Darcy, hosts a wonderful monthly reading round up called Twitterature in which writers are asked to create short, Twitter-style reviews of their recent reads. It’s a fun and easy way to learn what people are loving and in some cases, leaving. This was a strange reading month for me but one […]
Read moreThis morning, Caroline, in her ever increasing ‘tween-ness’, asked, “Why are you always taking pictures these days?” I answered simply. Because it’s fun. Or something along those lines. But then the more I thought about it, the more I realized it is just because of this ‘tween-ness.’ Because I am suddenly realizing how fast it […]
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