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I hope you had a fabulous weekend! We had a lot of fun in the backyard this weekend with the cooler tempetures. It was so much fun to watch the kids catch fireflies outside in the woods in the backyard. Here are a couple of photos I took last week of the kids trying to …
I hope everyone had a fabulous 4th of July!!! Book: I am almost halfway finished with “Alexander Hamilton” by Ron Chernow. I highly recommend it! One of the best comprehensive works on Alexander Hamilton to date as there really wasn’t much written on him until the last hundred years. His early childhood in the Caribbean …
BOOK REVIEW: The following book I highly recommend to ANY TEACHER OR PARENT: Ron Fournier writes a deeply honest and poignant story about his son Tyler who has Asperger’s. However, this is not a book about one child and one disability. Fournier ties together research from psychology, education, popular culture and …
I purchased a new item at Fresh Thyme Grocery store last month from Cook Simple Meals. It was Tamale Pie and one of the best ones I have ever made. I couldn’t get enough of it! In addition, it was so simple to make even my 8 year old could throw it together based …
Books: Kiddo is back in school and that means more reading books around his level. We have been reading “Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin” by Liesl Shurtliff. The kids are just loving it because the main character’s name refers to a “butt”, so anything butt/fart related is of course instantly amusing to kids. So …
Book: No time to read! I am working in the sound booth for “Meet Me in St. Louis” at Wentzville Christian Church. Come see us! It is May 1st at 7pm and May 2nd at 2pm and 7pm. How much does it cost? It’s free! But really good. It isn’t one of those free musicals …
Book Update: Currently, I’m reading “The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute.” Really interesting book on how an “investment” (collecting stuffed animals) became a vehicle for money. Ty Warner apparently was crazy. He started the company and created beanie babies. But, he also created a company that lied …
We are still in peak holiday season, but that doesn’t mean we still can’t prep for the rest of the day’s nutrition before the cookies and candy come. This week – in addition to a Minecraft birthday party celebration (a future blog post)- I have been researching smoothies and how to get maximum nutrition into …
Book Update: Bilbo Baggins just found “the ring” and Gollum missed capturing him. That is the part I’m at in “The Hobbit” which I think may be movie #1. I have only seen the 2nd movie. Recipe Update: I had a bag of frozen strawberries in the refrigerator from Trader Joe’s, and the kids LOVE …
Book Update: If you ever read or saw “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” by Brian Selznick, then you may really enjoy his new book, “Wonderstruck.” Don’t be fooled by the number of pages! Many of them are artistic pencil drawings and gorgeous ones at that. Similar to the last book, the protagonist is a child with …
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