Drop Dead Handsome by Matthew Hubbard
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This book was absolutely adorable! It follows the life of Parker, a high school student who is told that his college admission essay is too boring. He decides to enter…
The Biggest Bear and other picture books for older children
The kids and I have been working our ways through both the Newbery and Caldecott medal and honors lists as part of the #nerdbery and #nerdcott challenges. We’ve already found…
The Book Whisperer
I’ve completed my first book for my 2012 reading challenge, and it is a book about…. BOOKS! LOL. I decided to pick this one up after I saw it recommended…
12 12s in 2012
As I said in my last post, I love the clean start of a new year! Last year I set a few annual goals, and I had so much fun…
Weekend Meal Plan
I really love the fresh start of a new year. 2011 was a toughie. I learned a lot, but I’m ready to move on! Apparently I’m not alone, because 68%…
Christmas Crafting, Part 3
Shwew! I’m nearing the end of my Christmas crafting. The last week and a half have been kind of crappy. Both of my parents had to go to the emergency…
Christmas Crafting, Part 2
Two more gifts down! Sorry for the darkness in my pictures. I had to use my iPhone. I have one last big knitting project to finish before Christmas. We’ll see…
Multi-Generational Learning
One of the things that I really love about homeschooling is that my kids (and I!) spend the majority of our time learning without the typical hierarchy of age. One…
Relationships in the womb
I’m currently reading (and having a bit of a love-hate relationship with) Reclaiming The Spirituality of Birth. In the “love” category: There is some really interesting research quoted in this…
Christmas crafting
I have a lot of crafting projects going right now, and I want to share! I’ll post as I finish items. My most recent finished object is one of the…
Embracing the change
…kind of. As most of you know, a few months ago my husband’s company was acquired. The new company moved us from Colorado to the San Francisco Bay Area. The…
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