One of the main reasons I have avoided bookclubs in the past is that I live in fear of choosing a book to make other people read. Which means that, for me, step #1 for selecting a bookclub book is STRESS LIKE MAD. Preferably for weeks. Currently, I belong to two bookclubs. For one of them, I chose Wait Til…
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Keep Your Bumbo
Lots of blogging moms post lists of products they absolutely love for their baby. My own list is very short. In fact, it’s one item. When we got pregnant I really didn’t care to spend hours researching the best stroller or carseat or crib or bedding or swing or sling or bouncer or bottle warmer or . . . wow,…
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I’ll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Sometimes, when I’m doing a tremendous amount of reading, I start to feel like every book is the same (like the fact that in the last two months I unintentionally read five books dealing with teen pregnancy). So, when a book is completely different from other books I’ve read and pulls me in with excellent characters. . . well, I’m…
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Vegetarian Recipe #1: Tomato Pie
Perhaps you are wondering what this abomination is. The answer is: something you should make for dinner tonight. On Wednesday, I had big plans to make something else for dinner. And then Rhi pinned this recipe on Pinterest and I suddenly went a completely different direction because tomatoes! basil! mayo! pie crust! caramelized onions! You’re pretty much just described the…
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Perfect Square by Michael Hall
Perfect Square is such a clever, simple book. I am always on the lookout for books that bridge the gap between board books and full-on, lengthy-text picture books (Ella isn’t really ready to sit through many readings of, say, One Morning in Maine). the perfect square by michael hall The Perfect Square starts out with a square, perfect with four…
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