Lifetime’s Clean Start Challenge is in week 3… ! My mission for this Challenge is to increase literacy. As a…
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Wednesday, 19 January 2011 – FULL MOON! The FULL MOON has been celebrated in literature throughout history. Legends, stories, tales,…
January 18, 2011
My anniversary – 4 years of blogging!
Four years ago today, on January 18, 2007, I started blogging. It wasn’t this blog… it was one I started…
The simplicity of a moment is what makes poetry so appealing to children… even very young children. Children “get” the…
January 18, 2011
I like simple and PURE
I loved my childhood. I didn’t know that my parents had a strict budget or that other kids did more…
Children are drawn to poetry because it makes us think. When talking about poetry with young children, it’s not necessary…
January 16, 2011
Little Steeler Fans…
OK… although red, white and blue pumps through my veins because I grew up in New England. I’m willing to…
Poetry can sometimes be completely silly, laugh-out-loud fun. 20th century American poet Jack Prelutsky will grab your children by their…
Poets see the extraordinary in the ordinary. Poets have a gift of words… like an inner secret… to show us…
January 15, 2011
A New Little Nephew…
There hasn’t been a new baby in my family or my husband’s family in about 2 1/2 years now… so…
January 14, 2011
52 Weeks of Giving: Week 2
Each week throughout 2011 I will share how I am giving back somehow, whether it’s by offering my resources, my…
January 14, 2011
Happy 10th Birthday, Taylor!
I can hardly believe that our beautiful granddaughter is 10. 10 years old. 10 years ago today, the most lovely…
January 14, 2011
Building a Snow Fort
It’s kind of dark… but you get the drift (no pun intended). The boys had a blast plummeting each other…
January 14, 2011
Looking for Pure Products? Look to Puristics.
I’m very excited to be working with Puristics over the next 6 months with their Baby Care creams and lotions.…
“To read a poem in January is as lovely as to go for a walk in June.“ – Jean-Paul Satre.…
One way to express how you feel about something is to write about it or tell about it. One way…
January 12, 2011
This girl knows organization… !
Organization is an absolute necessity in my life. It always has been. I think I inherited this characteristic from both…
January 12, 2011
The Importance of Reading to Your Child
Growing up the daughter of 2 teachers, education was very important in our home. I appreciated it then, and I…
Poetry is sometimes described as the musical genre because the words of a poem seem to sing. Rhythms and sounds…
January 12, 2011
Training in New England over the winter months? Expect snow!
When I called the gym this morning to sign up for tomorrow’s 9:30am Spin class, I knew enough to say,…

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