Last summer, I did something I had never done before. I hauled all of my books into the living room and put them on the floor. I unloaded books I hadn't touched since I packed them when we moved from Alaska more than twelve years ago. Piles turned into stacks, which turned into heaps, which turned ... Read More about The Life Changing Magic of Tiding Up
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The Legend of the Easter Robin { a book review }
Long before I was even married, I started collecting books for children. Some of the first new books that went into my stash was a set by Dandi Daley Mackall. I fell in love with her books because every one of them had such beautiful, sweet pictures, and simple stories. I hoped that one day I'd ... Read More about The Legend of the Easter Robin { a book review }
When Your Friends Write Books { Reading Challenge Update)
I can't believe that we are about to wrap up May. My plans for blogging were interrupted when the three of us came down with a nasty bug. It was one of those mutating viruses that kept changing forms and kept us down for a little more than three long and miserable weeks. I have been playing catch up ... Read More about When Your Friends Write Books { Reading Challenge Update)
Happy is the new perfect
As an outsider, we tend to judge moments of messy faces, meltdowns and mid store bribes on a scale of how perfect each mother is. We say things like "I'll always" and "I'd never" and we mean it too. We mean to give our future children the very best. And from over there it is so easy to see ... Read More about Happy is the new perfect
Why I love March {plus a reading challenge update}
I absolutely love March. Winter is finally over, and spring in Dixie land is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. Redbud, tulip trees, dogwood, daffodils, violets and fruit trees all burst out one after the other. It's like a grand celebration of warmer days, sunshine and ... Read More about Why I love March {plus a reading challenge update}