Picture Books for All Ages

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Mr. Tuggle’s Troubles, LeeAnn Blankenship (silly) Last One in is a Rotten Egg, Diane deGroat (friendship, sharing) The Cuddle Book, Guido Van Genechten (love, family relationships) The Deep Blue Sea: A Book of Colors, Audrey Wood (colors) What Eddie Can Do, Wilfried Gebhard (imagination) A Nap in a Lap, Sarah Wilson (love, family) The Wizard … Read more

TypeWell

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While I was in college I became a transcriber for deaf and hard of hearing students.  I was trained on a program called TypeWell, which is a short hand/abbreviation word processing program.  In short, this is how it works:  A transcriber goes with a deaf student to class and types the lecture as it happens.  … Read more

Quote of the Day

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“A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means.  This is an obvious lie.  Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is …. You find out the strength of a wind by trying to walk against it, not by lying down. ” C.S. Lewis

Baby Loves Bumbo!

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My mom and I were talking a few days ago about those Bumbo seats that hold infants safely in a sitting position before they can sit up on their own – they’re similar to a booster chair but without the harness. I had heard of them before but I knew they were kind of expensive … Read more

Bean Week

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About every 5 or 6 weeks, we have what we call “Bean Week.” I grew up eating pinto beans for dinner about this often, and it’s a tradition I’ve carried into my own family. Beans are delicious, versatile, healthy, and (my favorite) EASY! We cook up the beans and have “beans in a bowl.” We … Read more