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Continue reading →: BOOK REVIEW: THE ONE BY KIERA CASS
I first read The Selection back in July 2013, in nearly one sitting. It was a feverish love affair from the start and I think it took me less than three days to finish it. I downloaded the following book, The Elite and her novella, The Prince before even finishing the…
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Continue reading →: On cash registers, forgetfulness and how messy my office is.
I bought the kids this cash register so they could play store and learn about money all at the same time. That was like a year ago though and I stored it in my office to give to them at the next major holiday and then literally forgot all about…
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Continue reading →: How auctions work.
I explained to MM recently how auctions work. We were playing LIFE Twist & Turns and he landed on an auction space and asked what an auction was so I very carefully and elaborately explained the concept to him using my phone as an example and then went off on…
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Continue reading →: LIFE lessons: Things learned playing the Game of LIFE.
One of my son’s favorite games right now is LIFE Twists & Turns. This is good news for me, because it happens to be one of my favorite games (I love the original, but I have to say the new electronic one is easier to play with young kids) and…
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Continue reading →: weekend link love: june 27, 2014
June and all it’s hectic chaos of vacation planning, summer camps, tornado warnings and bug spray fumes is nearly a passing trend as July starts whispering sweet nothing promises of casual summer fun, sandy beaches, exciting new adventures and patriotic holidays. The calendar and the school year officially agree now…
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Continue reading →: The Sticker Club.
A million years ago on the first day of 6th or 7th grade, a group of the soon to be Popular Girls asked me to join their Sticker Club. I still remember feeling the first tremblings of social anxiety and a fear of not fitting in. Up until then I’d always seemed able to just…





