One of Bart’s goals this year is to send something by real, physical mail every month. A few weeks ago, we decided that our January recipients would be his sister’s children (this choice may have been in part because we had the audacity to birth a red-haired baby, while his sister, who has gorgeous red hair, has five darling blondies)….
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Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
I spent much of the fall in a complete reading slump. I started and gave up on more books than I care to make mention of. Code Name Verity was the first book in ages that actually compelled me to keep reading (or listening, in this case). And then I’ve put off writing about Code Name Verity for months and…
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Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
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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