January Books of the Month
It’s already that time again…I get to share some of my favorite reads from the month! I was thinking that I read a lot more in winter, cozied up with a cup of tea and a blanket in front of … Continue...
View ArticleFebruary Books of the Month
This month’s picks are a bit different…you’ll see what I mean. 1. The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories by Dr. Seuss It’s almost Dr. Seuss’s birthday, and I just have to include this book. My first...
View ArticleMarch Books of the Month
Wow! This year is just speeding past…while covered in snow here in Wisconsin. Oh, well, at least all this cold snowy weather means I can stay inside and read, right? I read some really interesting...
View ArticleApril Books of the Month
With all these April showers (of snow), you’d think I would have done nothing but read this month. Then my kids had Spring Break and expected to be entertained, and Princess Thundercloud celebrated her...
View ArticleMay Books of the Month
I heard someone say the other day, “I think I’m busier this time of year than I am at the holidays.” I would have to agree…with spring concerts, field trips, graduations, and this little move two...
View ArticleJune Books of the Month
Oh, my! I spent WAAAAAY more time than I should have reading this month, thanks to a couple of books I couldn’t put down. But that’s what summer break is all about, right? Neglecting housework,...
View ArticleAltered Memo Books
My crazy kids love those little composition books, carrying them along to Mass or on the school bus or in the car when we’re driving anywhere more than two miles away. I happen to think they make...
View ArticleMoving Books
…And by that, I mean the books I read while we were moving. The books themselves did not, by and largely, particularly move me. I’m just providing a quick synopsis, and, if I felt strongly about a...
View ArticleOctober Books of the Month
I don’t know what happened to me this month…I’ve been a totally schizophrenic book reader! I start one, it doesn’t grab me in the first 50 pages or so, and I give up on it and start another. I think …...
View ArticleNovember Paper Pumpkin {& a CASE’d Thanks}
Once again, I was thrilled to open my red box from Paper Pumpkin this month, and inside I found everything I needed to make four of these cute cards. And, of course, after making the four cards, I...
View ArticleAbout My Little Bookworms…and Me!
We’ve been reading and reading and reading here as the rain falls day after day…but the kids were reading for a contest at school and I was (mostly, anyway) reading some pretty dry textbooks for...
View ArticleWhat I’ve Been Reading
I’m finally starting my own book club, now that we’ve been “settled” for over a year in our forever house. We’re meeting tonight to pick out the next few months worth of books to discuss, but in the...
View ArticleBook Review {and My Favorite NW Author}
Admittedly, I’ve had negative amounts of “free time” this fall, it seems, what with student teaching, kids in various afterschool and weekend activities, and just life in general. I still need some...
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