More than ten years ago (in March of 2007, to be exact), I signed up for a Goodreads account. And I’ve been faithfully tracking my books there ever since. I track every book longer than a picture book that I read either on my own or aloud to my girls (we read such an incredible amount of picture books…
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Our Family Dinner Menu for January and February
Over the summer, I mentioned that our family had switched to a two week menu rotation. I come up with two weeks of complete dinner plans and then we rotate through them for eight weeks. This has made my life SO MUCH EASIER. I got off track during the holidays, and I remembered how stressful it is to make up…
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The 2021 Mock Caldecott
For the past three, 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 2021 Caldecott Winners will be named on January 25th (this year, the entire American…
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Do You Set Fun Goals?
Do you set fun goals? I love setting goals in general, but over the past few years, it’s been a delightful part of my end of year planning to choose one or two goals that are just purely for fun. A few years ago, my fun goal was to try out Stitch Fix for the first time. (Fun fact –…
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A Great Audible Deal for the New Year
Audible deals don’t come around all that often, so when one pops up, you’ve got to jump on it! Right now, you can get four months at $8.95 per month (instead of the normal $14.95 per month). Click here to grab that deal – it’s a great way to help you meet your reading goals this year or follow along…
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