Ungrateful

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Yesterday, I had a pretty big bout of the “ungratefuls”. I stomped around and huffed and puffed until I finally took a break and ran to the grocery store. The little “alone time” in doing that left me feeling pretty ridiculous by the time I had made it home. But have you ever had that [...]

Go Shorty, It’S YOUR BIRTHDAY!

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My little short guy turned 7 last Friday.  I think a week to process this fact in my blown little mind (mah bay-bee is alll grown upppppp!!! *sniff*) is sufficient enough time to embrace it and become resigned to the fact that this really does happen to kids and someday he will sprout his little [...]

Childhood Memories- 80′s Technology

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Remember the 80′s? Passing notes….watching the VCR….making “mix-tapes”? I never would have dreamed we would have the internet, cell phones (with internet!), and other gadgets and gizmos smaller than a Rubik’s Cube square that could hold music. While I certainly appreciate and use these technological advancements on a daily basis, I got a little nostalgic [...]

Smurf Cupcake Fail

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Tomorrow is E.B.’s 7th birthday. I wish I had the time to bake him some homemade cupcakes to take to school for snack tomorrow, but I just don’t. So, I did the next best thing…I high-tailed it to Kroger to pick out some cool cupcakes with mile-high frosting and decorated with something way cuter than [...]

Vintage Children’s books

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I’m still getting a feel for my library, and every so often I run across vintage children’s books still on the shelves.  Most of them have been weeded out, but if they are still in pretty good shape, they are still there.  I found this old book the other day and just fell in love [...]

Reading Fair Projects- Pt.2

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After the wonderful reading fair we had at the school 2 weeks ago, the district reading fair was this past Friday and…WOW!  I was so amazed by the creative story boards these kids came up with.  I am SO glad I did not have to judge this one because it was tough.  They were ALL [...]

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