Telling you about my favorite things was a lot of fun! There are many many more things that I love, so we’ll do this again. But for now, here’s my Christmas Favorite Things Recap: 1. The Complete Book of Rhymes, Songs, Poems, Fingerplays, and Chants by Jackie Silberg and Pam Schiller 2. Olympus FE-280 Digital … Read more
While I am not an avid TV watcher, I do like movies occasionally. Movies are great for a couple reasons: no commercials you can skip the smutty scenes you can watch the good ones over and over We got something old and something new: Sense and Sensibility (1995) and Harry Potter and the Order of … Read more
I don’t know how many times over the last several years that I have thrown up my hands in frustration over a cheap iron. No more. For Christmas this year I got a Rowenta “Effective” iron that is fabulous. This iron is in the mid-low price range for Rowenta irons, but I think it’s perfect … Read more
My mom got my sister and I this cookbook by Jessica Seinfeld, who developed the recipes after enduring constant battles with her children to eat their vegetables. She says in the introduction that the idea for this cookbook came about when she was making a sweet potato puree for the baby and macaroni and cheese … Read more
We love games in our family. Both my husband and I grew up in game playing families and so we’ve carried that tradition on together. The newest addition to our collection is Ticket to Ride, which has several different versions. I was only aware of two, but apparently there are four different versions: USA, Europe, … Read more
We also got a digital camera for Christmas. My first digital camera was an Olympus and it took great pictures. This camera is of the same great quality but has a few more features. This camera has a 2.5″ LCD screen on the back which is HUGE! It’s awesome for both taking and viewing pictures. … Read more
My first favorite thing is a book I found at the library. I loved it and my husband got it for me for Christmas! It’s The Complete Book of Rhymes, Songs, Poems, Fingerplays, and Chants by Jackie Silberg and Pam Schiller. The name is pretty self explanatory; It’s a book of rhymes, songs, poems, fingerplays, … Read more