For the past two years, I’ve put together a Mock Caldecott list and I’ve loved having so many of you participate in reading and picking your own winners, and then comparing them to the official Caldecott winners chosen by the American Library Association in late January. The 2020 Caldecott Winners will be named on January 27th in Philadelphia which means…
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I mentioned in November that Bart and I decided not to eat any treats during the 4th quarter of the year. When I’d first floated the idea to Bart in late September, he said, “What if, since we’re not going to eat treats anyway, we try keto?” His dad and stepmom has been on a keto diet for more than…
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If there was ever something I loved, it’s a book list. And planning what books I’m going to read next with my girls is one of my favorite things. We don’t always stick perfectly to my list, but at least it gives us a good place to start and so that as we near the end of one read-aloud, I…
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I love family traditions. For one, they help bind a family together and create wonderful memories and things to look forward to. And secondly, as a parent, it makes it easier to make holidays or certain times of the year special because you don’t have to reinvent the wheel every year. I thought it’d be fun to share some of…
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WEEK OF Jan 5, 2020 Monday: Thai Coconut Soup with Chicken and Rice Naan Bread Roasted broccoli Snack: Sweet Potato and Almond Muffins Tuesday: Roasted Vegetable Stuffed Shells Green Salad Snack: Dates stuffed with mini chocolate chips and carrot sticks Wednesday: Black Bean and Fried Egg Tostada Recipe Clementines Snack: Rice Pudding Thursday: Chipotle Chicken Cobb Salad Biscuits Snack: String…
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