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Category Archives: Parenting/Being a mom
Build-A-Bear
Phillise & I went to Build-A-Bear. I love that store & the concept. Getting to build your own bear is one of the best things ever! Well, Phillise had been wanting to go for the longest time, but I couldn’t make myself spend $50 for a teddy bear. But, my baby’s big eyes won me [...]
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Eight Ways To Get Your Child To Read For The Summer
Taken directly from The New York State Library website. Eight Ways To Get Your Child To Read For The Summer Get your child a library card @ your local library. Sign your child up for the Summer Reading program @ the local library. Read with your child every day. Take advantage of “waiting” time to [...]
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Elizabeti’s Doll by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
Elizabeti’s Doll (2002), written by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen & illustrated by Christy Hale is the cutest little book. I would recommend it for little girls ages 6- 9. Phillise is 8 years old and she loved it. “This is the best book, Mom,” she said. So, I asked her if she wanted to watch it on [...]
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Busy, Busy, Busy!
As the title states, I am busy, busy, busy! I am busy putting my children’s pictures in albums that I made with my Zutter bookbinding machine. I am so ashamed to say that I’ve lost some of their school pictures. But, I’ll improvise with some of the pictures I have. I’ll post pics when I [...]
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Book Club Information
I’m so excited about my Book Club. Every year, I always make up a packet. This year I’m making my packets up from a combination of sources. Here they are: LAPL summer reading program bag & folder, Borders reading club flyer for free book [pdf], Barnes & Noble reading club (Click on the first button- [...]
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Getting Ready For The Summer!
Well, it’s that time of year again. There’s only a couple of weeks left until school ends. This year, In California- due to budget cuts- school ends a week earlier than usual. That being said, I have found activities to keep my children busy during these long summer months. Phillise will be taking FREE art [...]
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHILLISE!
Today is my baby’s 8th birthday. It happened so quickly. We had a party yesterday. It was a dress-up party with her cousins- 6 girls, 4 hours. I’d say that’s the ticket. We played dress-up, decorated gigantic cupcakes, and made cute little wire-bound journals. Phillise wanted Tinkerbell decorations, the other girls had the princesses. For [...]
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Getting Ready for Phillise’s Party!
Well, tomorrow is Phillise’s 8th birthday. We are having a Fancy Nancy party just like we did last year. Last year tired me out. I am getting tired just thinking about it right now.
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One of L.A.’s Best (& cheapest) Bookstores
If you’ve been reading my blog for any amount of time, you know that I am a bargain hunter. This combined with my love of books makes me one happy camper if I find the two together. Well, imagine how happy I was when I found this store a couple years ago. I don’t know [...]
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Happy Birthday David!
Today is my baby David’s 12th birthday. He is such a great kid. I love him so much.
Happy 12th Birthday David! Here’s to many more.
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