Subtitled: How we stayed sane during all of our summer lessons drive time, with a good rousing read-aloud thrown in for good measure.The Wiggles: Here Comes the Big Red CarThe music in this CD is happy, fun and very well done. We checked it out from the library and had to renew it after three weeks, we liked it so much. Included are many classic … [Read more...]
A Movie for the Foodies and More
Sometimes all that a busy, burnt-out mom needs to do is slip away.That is exactly what I did last night. In lieu of the Haagen-Dazs and pizza that my tattered nerves were craving, I spent the evening at the movies with a dear friend and a diet root beer. Much better for both the spirit and the figure!No Reservations is fun and funny and not … [Read more...]
I still don’t know who dies.
The following has been gleaned from my comment box, where a healthy and helpful discussion has been going on re. HP.Barbara says: I have one bit of advice for moms who haven't read them, but would maybe start with Book One. My advice is start with the most recent book. If it makes you think twice for just a moment, don't let your children read … [Read more...]
Confessions of a Jealous Minnesotan
Could be the food.Could be the photography.Could be the funny, funny writing.Could be the funny, funny writing that accompanies the photography of the food.When all is said and done and read, does it really matter?Pioneer Woman has roped me in.And is anyone besides me following her latest contest? Granted, a $200.00 gift certificate to Williams … [Read more...]
Hot off the Press
Doesn’t this little face beat out any you’d find on the tabloids?The latest issue of Family Foundations magazine has hit the stands!Well, it’s in your mailbox anyway, if you’re a subscriber.And if you’re not, why aren’t you? : )The Couple-to-Couple League does very good work in a profoundly wounded world, and is one of my favorite Pro Life … [Read more...]
If Chris Hewitt of the St. Paul Pioneer Press Pans a Movie…
…then I know I’m good to go.Which I did last night with my sweetie-pie friend and her son (who slept through it all, but hey, he’s an infant).Evan Almighty is both biblical and family-centered, which is why it annoys the secular media. There is nothing offensive at all in the film—no swearing, no sex, no disrespect— although there is a splatter or … [Read more...]
Don’t Cry for Me, Minnesota
The truth is, I have gone to the library and stocked up on plenty of good music to keep this baseball mom’s daily commute interesting.Here are my musical picks for the month of June:For God and Country by Dolly PartonFashion-sense notwithstanding, Dolly Parton is (in my opinion) one heck of a little cutie pie with a voice much larger than she is. … [Read more...]
Someday: A Wee Gem
I thought that I’d put off my lesson-planning share with you the briefest of reviews of one of my new favorite books.Someday is not, perhaps, the best pick for an over-emotional mommy who feels that her babies are growing up too fast, but it is a very touching little tome, regardless. It’s one of those children’s books that speaks volumes to a … [Read more...]
Odds & Ends Thursday
A bit of this, a bit of that.From us to you this Thursday.I. Mom-Tested/Kid-ApprovedCurrently on our List of Favorites:The Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman“The Seven Silly Eaters are silly when they eat. Their names are Peter, Lucky (sic), (that’s a girl that likes lemonade), Fran & Flo and Mac, Jack and Mary Lou. I recommend that eight … [Read more...]
Because my blog has been so self-centered lately
Here is an actual review.At last, my homeschooling friends are exclaiming, she writes something we can really use!Hey, now. Go easy on the poor woman who’s been wiping up pee all morning. (We have shelved the potty training project, by the way. Yet I digress.)The audio version of Kate DiCamillo’s The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane has been … [Read more...]
