It might seem a stretch to call a chocolate smoothie a “smoothie.” Shouldn’t it be a milkshake instead? But this chocolate peanut butter smootie actually does manage to be reasonably healthy. Also, whenever I have a milkshake, I think “Why am I even drinking this? I’d rather just eat a bowl of ice cream, if I’m going to consume this…
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Gold Stickers All Around
I turned on the webcast for the ALA awards yesterday morning and Ella kept asking me, “Which books got the gold stickers?” That’s my girl. Also? I never love Twitter more than I do during the award announcements because my entire feed is just one excited or disappointed tweet after another about the awards. Nerd heaven. Anyway, I’m sure you’re…
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A Whirlwind Weekend in Austin
In the past couple of years, I’ve realized that one of my favorite pastimes is planning trips to new cities. I love scouting out the great restaurants, the famous landmarks, and the quirky little things that make a city unique. I’ve also been tremendously grateful for the recommendations of local blog friends whenever I visit a new place; invariably the…
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Venturing into the Great Outdoors (in the loosest possible terms)
Because Bart is getting into the busy season of the year, our weekends together are increasingly precious, so we’re really making a concerted effort to do some fun family things together on Saturdays. I won’t lie – getting out of the house with two small children is significantly more complicated than it was with one toddler. Multiple diaper sizes, clothing…
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Caldecott Hopefuls
On Monday morning, the American Library Association will announce the 2013 Youth Media Awards, including the Newbery and Caldecott books. As you might imagine, this is always QUITE an exciting day for me. You might also imagine that I’m something of a giant nerd. You’d be right on both counts. Over the last many months, I’ve been keeping tabs on…
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