A week or so ago, Design Mom wrote a post about work/life balance and one of her suggestions was to prioritize sleep. I’ve thought about that a lot and wondered about the things I prioritize. What things do I do, even at the expense of other things? A few I’ve come up with off the top of my head: Sleep….
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Life-Size Zoo by Teruyuki Komiya
A couple of years ago, when I was on the non-fiction picture books panel for the Cybils, Life-Size Zoo was one of the seven finalists. I loved Life-Size Zoo from the first moment I set eyes on it, and I’ve had it on Ella’s bookshelf ever since. Because the book is so large, it’s been tipped on its side, and…
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House Guests
Remember how my sister Landen got engaged many months ago and I was really excited that they were going to be moving to Austin? Well, they are now married (here, have a picture) and living in Austin. To our great delight, they decided to live in our same apartment complex. Unfortunately, the apartment isn’t ready until the end of next…
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Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Candace Fleming
When I was working in elementary schools and the various classes did biography projects, Amelia Earhart was one of the most popular choices (Michael Jackson was probably the most popular choice, but most of the teachers wouldn’t let their students do their projects on him). I wish I’d had copies of Amelia Lost to hand out. This is an ideal…
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I Can’t Believe
that this. . . is now this . . . That’s all.