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Blast awat Boredom with a library card… and not just for books!

June 15, 2009

Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long.
Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in…
On with today’s idea…
A Library Card.. and not just for books!
Libraries, like the rest of the world, have really expanded lately. With a library card, you can [...]

Blasting away Boredom with a reading chain

June 8, 2009

Part of the Blast Away Boredom summer-long series on MomsToolbox.com.
Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long.
Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in…
On with today’s idea…

Reading Chain

Make a chain ‘link’ from construction paper for each book your child reads  (or, [...]

Mother’s Day reading… Mars Needs Moms!

May 4, 2009

This weekend I was away from my family.
While I was gone, my husband picked up a Berkeley Breathed (Bloom County, Opus) book at Walgreens called Mars Needs Moms.

My first grader just read it to me and it was pretty cute. Apparently, there aren’t any moms on Mars, so a few Martians try to change that [...]

Earth Day recycled giveaway: Ranger Rick

April 22, 2009

Since it is Earth Day I thought I’d host a real recycling-type of giveaway: 8 already-loved, but still in excellent condition, issues of Ranger Rick, the National Wildlife Federation’s magazine for children.
Instead of something new, I’m keeping these perfectly good magazines from going to waste and sharing some love with your family.
Nope, this isn’t your [...]

Any book organizing advice out there?

March 22, 2009

Not too long ago I did some serious de-cluttering in my son’s room.
It resulted in his room looking fantastic, but my central bookshelves becoming quite a big mess. I have books on all sorts of levels and kids of three different ages.
So here’s my question for all you organizing reading types: What’s the best way [...]

NPR’s Holiday Reading List

December 16, 2008

Since I now so often have little ears in the car with me, I don’t get to listen to NPR in the mornings or evenings as I did in my pre-mom days.
Tonight my husband came home and asked me to listen to a beautiful story that aired today on NPR about a family who sets aside [...]

November Reading Club: Service

November 11, 2008

When the idea for the monthly discussion group/ reading club first came to me, the reading was not supposed to be of the Christian “guided self-help” genre. I wanted us to grow our minds beyond reading about our faith.
But I’m making a change this month.
Last week I shared this month’s reading topic: Service.
Please choose any [...]

November is all about service

November 3, 2008

My discussion group friends should be in here an about a half an hour. We are going to wrap up October’s topic of finance over dinner, wine and dessert. I am looking forward not only to sharing a meal with friends, but also to hearing what everyone else has to say about their books. (We [...]

Money, Money, Money Month reminder

October 20, 2008

All you readers out there learning about money with me this month, here’s a heads up:
Tomorrow is Tuesday, so I’ll be posting an update as to what I’ve learned in my reading of The Millionaire Next Door then.
If you are also reading any books on finances/ money, please consider posting on your blog and linking [...]

Money, Money, Money Month, week 2

October 13, 2008

As I mentioned last week, this month my ladies’ discussion group is reading books on money/ finance.
Since I cannot invite you all into my home twice a month for dinner, wine, prayer and fantastic conversation, I thought I’d at least virtually invite you for conversation, if you’d like. And this invitation is for every Tuesday, [...]

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