I shared Lulu’s booklist a couple of weeks ago, so I wanted to be sure to share Louise’s, too. Louise is in the fourth grade this year, and she will turn ten years old before the week is out. Here are the books she read mostly for pleasure the first six weeks or so of … [Read more…]
Hello! How are you all doing these days? I feel like I’ve been away for most of the summer and only slowly began making my return this month. We have been in a fairly consistent read-aloud routine, so that‘s something to smile about. 🙂 This has been the summer of Elizabeth Enright. We have read … [Read more…]
A week ago today was a bookish watershed in our home. I gave Lulu my much-loved and much-read copy of Anne of Green Gables. I did not do this lightly. In fact, it followed a heavy and tearful conversation between the two of us over “cool kids” and cell phones, the way our family does … [Read more…]
We had one day of relative warmth this week, and we headed for the park with our Chick Fil A lunch in hand to soak up the rays. This was on Wednesday after CBS. We met dear friends there, and the kids had a great time running and sliding and swinging. Benny slid down the … [Read more…]
Long time, no blog, eh? 🙂 I think this almost two-week break is unprecedented in my seven-ish years of blogging. Here’s what I’ve been up to: Celebrating–we celebrated Louise’s 9th birthday both with an at-home family party and a trip to the Huntsville Botanical Garden (after lunch at our favorite Mexican joint). Yes, we did … [Read more…]
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