Little Girl, The usual platitudes about how I can’t believe you’re already six months old, etc. You are teeny. You haven’t even doubled your birth weight yet and are now in the 10th percentile for weight. In fact, you barely gained any weight in the last two months, which means an extra trip to the pediatrician next month to see…
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The other night, I babysat for Ralphie’s girls. I’d made dinner but it wasn’t quite finished cooking when I left, so I took half of it and finished cooking it at Ralphie’s house, while Bart ate his half at home. Later, when we were discussing dinner, we both commented that it was a fine meal, but nothing great. In fact,…
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Drought by Pam Bachorz
8 of 10: Ruby and her mother belong to a congregation that is under the thumb of a cruel overseer, collecting water with magical properties, while they wait for Ruby’s father to come rescue them. Drought surprised me at every turn – it wasn’t at all what I’d expected. I have a hard time writing about books when I can’t fully…
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It’s Just Food Food Food Around Here Lately
In case you thought we were only eating ice cream around here, I shall put your mind at ease. I make dinner nearly every single night (I will say that when Bart’s busy season starts and they have dinner at work every night for many weeks, I will probably need to start buying some Cinnamon Toast Crunch because I’m not…
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Rose Sees Red by Cecil Castellucci
7 of 10: Rose Sees Red was a little more quirky than I usually go for, but this book, set in Cold War New York City just delighted me. Sometimes I like reading the same kind of book over and over again (see my Sarah Dessen obsession last year and my more recent Janette Rallison fling). And then sometimes it’s…
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