NYT: “Boys and Reading: Is there any hope?

Posted Aug 23 2011 in , , , , , , ,

Saw this in the NYT. The author says teen girls will read books about male and female characters while teen boys will NOT read books about females. True or false?  Let’s talk. 

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Back to School Season

Posted Aug 22 2011 in , , , , , ,

Hey, Kids! Here’s a great organization technique I learned in tenth grade and still use today. It’s called the notebook table of contents. I can hear you all groaning but wait, don’t click out of the site until you read the whole thing. I promise, it’s worth it. Do you like math? What about history? I’m […]

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Chocolate Sunday

Posted Aug 21 2011 in

Today’s breakfast:     My son ate 3. I had – wait for it – ONE! Yes, that’s right, ONE. One Nutella Pancake. (I sound that Sesame Street Muppet.) So proud of myself.  

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Horrible Bosses

Posted Aug 19 2011 in

A few weeks ago, we saw Horrible Bosses with my husband’s family. I enjoyed the movie; dumb humor amuses me. It got me thinking about my own horrible bosses. Earlier this week, I blogged about the wicked nuns I had in elementary school and mentioned bad bosses deserved their own post. TA DA! When I […]

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5 out of 5 _____________ for Making Waves

Posted Aug 18 2011 in , , , , , , ,

It’s Bookhungry time!  We are officially a whole year old. Congratulations to my fellow book fans. And they said it wouldn’t last… It’s been a year of great reads, great discussions and best of all – great reach. You ladies pulled me out of my reading rut. For that, I heart you. This month, we […]

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Back to School

Posted Aug 17 2011 in , , , ,

It’s that time of year again. Back to school season. When I was a kid, I dreaded the end of August with the same dread I now reserve for swim-suit shopping. Sure, it was nice seeing friends again, but it also meant going to bed early, homework, studying for tests and for me… upset stomachs. […]

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Chocolate Sunday

Posted Aug 14 2011 in , , , , ,

Jeannie Moon said last week that me without chocolate is like Kit without the Kat, Baby without the Ruth. That got me thinking – am I different now that I’m practicing moderation? Am I less fun? Who’s going to want to take me to PF Chang’s and share a Great Wall of Chocolate now? Who […]

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Chocolate Sunday

Posted Aug 7 2011 in

Well, gang, we are about three weeks into my chocolate-moderation program and things are going much better than I expected. I’ve been craving the dark stuff less and less and even find myself choosing other things over chocolate. This is a profound moment for me :) This week, my one indulgence was a Dove chocolate […]

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