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I love bending the rules

Posted in Books, Finished projects, Patterns, Sewing on July 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I ran across some bookstore gift cards recently and decided to treat myself to a few sewing books. Amy Karol’s Bend the Rules Sewing is a wonderful book and is just what I needed to get my creative juices flowing again. Most significantly, it’s inspired me to pick my my embroidery needle and doodle all [...]

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Weekend wrap up

Posted in Books, MeMeMe, NaBloPoMo on November 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

What a perfect holiday weekend. Thursday and Friday were spent with family, Saturday with friends, many visiting from out of state, and today, a rare Sunday with just the three of us. We had a lazy morning, ran one errand, then came home and played and watched Finding Nemo. Jamie was entranced.
So how was [...]

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Weekend book talk

Posted in Books, NaBloPoMo on November 19, 2006 | 2 Comments »

The other night before bed we read Tanka Tanka Skunk (new) and Dr. Seuss’s ABC (favorite for at least 6 months). During both Jamie pretended to read along, mimicking the cadence of my voice perfectly. He’s doing the same with the ABC song. He’s also still insisting on reading long-time favorites himself (like Biscuit-we have [...]

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Book report

Posted in Books, NaBloPoMo on November 4, 2006 | 1 Comment »

Recently our book before bed routine has changed. Jamie insists on reading the books to me instead of the other way around. It’s gratifying to see him reading Brown Bear Brown Bear (well, pointing out the pictures) after months and months of "Jamie, what is that? What color is it? What does it say?" Especially [...]

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Blog Booktour: Reading With Babies, Toddlers, & Twos

Posted in Books on June 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Reading with Babies, Toddlers, and Twos is an easy and quick read. For those of us who take our parenting books in short gulps, the length and format of the chapters are perfect. Rather than age-ranges, book and suggested activity lists are broken out by developmental stages – newborn, heads up, sitting, crawling/creeping, cruising/walking, talking, [...]

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Blog Booktour: Reading With Babies, Toddlers, & Twos

Posted in Books on June 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Reading with Babies, Toddlers, and Twos is an easy and quick read. For those of us who take our parenting books in short gulps, the length and format of the chapters are perfect. Rather than age-ranges, book and suggested activity lists are broken out by developmental stages – newborn, heads up, sitting, crawling/creeping, cruising/walking, talking, [...]

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Blog Booktour: Reading With Babies, Toddlers, & Twos

Posted in Books on June 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Reading with Babies, Toddlers, and Twos is an easy and quick read. For those of us who take our parenting books in short gulps, the length and format of the chapters are perfect. Rather than age-ranges, book and suggested activity lists are broken out by developmental stages – newborn, heads up, sitting, crawling/creeping, cruising/walking, talking, [...]

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Blog Booktour: Reading With Babies, Toddlers, & Twos

Posted in Books on June 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Reading with Babies, Toddlers, and Twos is an easy and quick read. For those of us who take our parenting books in short gulps, the length and format of the chapters are perfect. Rather than age-ranges, book and suggested activity lists are broken out by developmental stages – newborn, heads up, sitting, crawling/creeping, cruising/walking, talking, [...]

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