Getting ready for Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene is THE hot topic in Rhode Island these days. You can’t turn on any of the local television stations without full coverage of the storm all. the. time. So it’s weird to me that it still hasn’t hit us yet… and it’s not even supposed to until tomorrow afternoon. When my friend Jo-Lynne [...]
AUGUST TWEET-TWEETS: The BLUEBIRD on Day 239 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids
August 27, 2011 by Sharon
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The BLUEBIRD – There’s a happy little poem, SPRING for Annie by 20th century American poet Reed Bye… SPRING… for Annie by Reed Bye bluebird & honeymoon over the house, sun across the equator coming higher, the earth a quarter way round the year things that live rise & go after each other in the [...]
TODAY: 50% OFF Women’s Clothing at the GAP
August 27, 2011 by admin
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Hurricane pre-storm sale at the GAP! Everything is 50% OFF for Women today! I scored a pretty cool deal!
Preparing for Hurricane Irene
Well… she’s almost here. I haven’t been in a hurricane since I was about 12 years old, so this is HUGE in Rhode Island. We’ve had tons and tons of warnings and watches throughout the last 20 years, but nothing (I mean, nothing) this severe. We’re trying to get prepared as best as we possibly [...]
AUGUST TWEET-TWEETS: The RED-TAILED HAWK on Day 238 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids
August 27, 2011 by Sharon
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The RED-TAILED HAWK – There is a mesmerizingly lovely book, Matthew’s Meadow, written by Corinne Demas Bliss and illustrated by Ted Lewin… The story is a coming-of-age story of a boy named Matthew who learns life’s most important lessons from a Red-Tailed Hawk perched in a black walnut tree… who seems to know all about [...]
There’s gold in them thar SPILLS…
August 26, 2011 by Sharon
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What I mean is that a SPILL of any kind holds golden nuggets of fun for kids… if we let them. Take my little geranium pot SPILL, for example… I guess it’s my fault that I stick things into my garden pots. Things like copper dancing fairies, Christmas ornaments, stone bunnies… and, of course, a [...]
Shopping Haul at TJMaxx
August 26, 2011 by admin
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I love a good shopping haul! I found some GREAT buys at TJMaxx in Seekonk, MA…
2 Trips to the Hospital for Henry in ONE DAY
When I found out Henry was a boy, I remember people saying to me, “Oh… 4 boys – just imagine the hospital trips for you with broken bones and bruises!” Um… just want a mom wants to hear, right? And so, here I am… a mom of 4 boys and I had my 1st ER [...]
“I am riding on a limited express…!”
August 25, 2011 by Sharon
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One of my favorite of all time poems is Carl Sandburg’s LIMITED… LIMITED I AM riding on a limited express, one of the crack trains of the nation. Hurtling across the prairie into blue haze and dark air go fifteen all-steel coaches holding a thousand people. (All the coaches shall be scrap and rust and [...]
Are you ready for some football fashion?
August 25, 2011 by Audrey
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Oh, yes… the McClelland household is READY. My husband was freaking out a bit when there was talk of the NFL not playing this season. He cannot live without his Steelers (he thinks he is a Steeler during game day, it’s very cute!). We’re a football family, and I’m the first one to admit that [...]
