I received a copy of "The Day Leo Said I Hate You" by Robie Harris back October, before I stopped accepting reviews. You can see why. The backlog is incredible. If I reviewed everything that came my way, I'd never blog about anything else, much less actually read to my … [Read more...]
Twitter and the Cayman Islands
It costs about $30 to send a 4 lb. box to the Cayman Islands, and I found this out because of Twitter. Toward the end of 2010, I discovered I was only a handful of followers away from hitting 3,000. For me, that's a long way from the approximately 500 I had before my pal Neil … [Read more...]
A Tale of Two Readers
Kyle Last week at the library Kyle read half of the book "Amelia Bedelia." I say half because we agreed that I would read a page, and then he would read a page. He was being lazy. Kyle is 5 and a half, and he can basically read anything. He's been interested in words … [Read more...]
I Have This Friend…Jenny on the Spot
So, I have this friend. I met her when we both joined the Huggies Every Little Bottom blog ambassador team. She's super cute, impossibly perky, and is all over the blogosphere. A hardworking woman. She signs her emails "Peace and sparkles, Jenny." On one of her … [Read more...]
My Non-Mommy Group
This was an original post for LA Moms Blog on November 4, 2008. SV Moms Group was acquired by Technorati so I post my archives here on Fridays. It's 10PM on turn-back-the-clock night so it feels not like 11PM, but like the dead of night. The kitchen counter is stacked … [Read more...]