I read Giant Squid by House of Hope favorite Candace Fleming over lunch last week to all of my children. To say that we were all mesmerized, from the forty-two year old down to the three year old, isn’t an exaggeration. The combination of the awesome and mysterious subject matter and Eric Rohmann’s amospheric illustrations makes … [Read more…]
Our third day of vacation was warmer than the previous two by ten to fifteen degrees, but those balmy temperatures also brought many inches of snow to the area. We decided it would be the best day for us to ride the subway out to Cambridge and take in the Harvard Museum of Natural History. … [Read more…]
Confession: I wanted to knew I needed to clean the window really well before I hung the new faux Roman shade, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it. Louise has had such a good time getting to know our resident arachnid, and was even able to identify the type she is, conjecture that this … [Read more…]
I love sharing nonfiction titles with my children, but I love even more when I can read them a story through which they learn something. My only complaint is that often these titles are overlooked because they’re classified as simply fiction picture books, when in reality they relay some sort of information far better than … [Read more…]
1. Weight Watchers. I joined WW last Friday. My mom has been a member for a long time now and has had great success with the program. I have lost weight by following the plan, too, years and years ago. It’s time for some discipline in my life. So far, so good. I haven’t felt … [Read more…]
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