This book was excruciating. I loved it, but I will never read it again. The writing was amazing, so much imagery, but the story was absolutely gut wrenching. The story is about Dr. David and Norah Henry, a young couple expecting their first baby. The story opens in 1964 on a snowy night in Kentucky … Read more
A reader asked if I had any ideas about reading with toddlers, so this post is in response to her question. If you have questions that you would like me to answer, email me or leave a comment and I’ll do my best. So….reading with toddlers. First of all, reading with toddlers is a lot … Read more
I’ve been thinking – with the price of flour and basically all food staples and everything else except homes and cars on the rise, I wonder if baking homemade bread is more or less expensive than buying it. I’m thinking about conducting a study to find out the answer, assuming one can purchase bread for … Read more
Boyd made pancakes for dinner last Saturday. I need a lot of syrup on my pancakes because I like every square inch to be drenched. The middles of the pancakes are the hardest to submerge, as I’m sure you are aware. Boyd came up with a way to solve that problem – poke holes with … Read more
This dessert is the best. It’s one of those that I just can’t control myself with. Forget intuitive eating, and meet Scotcheroos. I grew up eating Scotcheroos, a family favorite in desserts. I think I’ve mentioned before how my family is really into dessert and we have to have it at least once every day. … Read more
I have started doing “guided play” with Joel for a few minutes after lunch each day. Play is a very important part of learning and cognitive development for babies, and I want him to be learning all the things his brain is ready to learn at this stage. So I’m going to start sharing our … Read more
This is a story about a Antonina, a Polish woman and zookeeper’s wife, during World War II. Her story is told by Diane Ackerman, who uses Antonina’s journal to create a real and true story about Antonina’s family and their experiences during the German invasion of Poland in the early 1940s. This book was probably … Read more
If you haven’t been on a swing set in a while, take your kids to the park and hop on a swing. Doing things you used to do as a kid is a very happy thing. I think 5 minutes on a swing every day would help me be a better mother with more patience … Read more
I tried out a new product by Kraft earlier this week called Bagel-fuls and they were really very good. Bagels are one of my favorite breakfast foods, and I love cream cheese as a topping. I liked the bagel-fuls because they made a super quick breakfast – the cream cheese is inside the bagel bread, … Read more
My husband is an internet marketer, so he hears about all these cool and new things online. One such cool and new thing is Jott.com where you can call a phone number and dictate a message to yourself or anyone in your contact list. Basically, you create a Jott account using your phone number. You … Read more