The Personal Blog of a Gen X Mom.
2022 finds me grateful to see a new year. Welcoming in 2022 was a quiet affair around our home. I had plans to cook, but decided closer to dinner that Chinese sounded great, so that's what we did instead. Bonus for not having to clean up the View Post
So. How YOU doin'? I keep seeing video excerpts of the TV show Friends pop up in my Facebook feed and the title of this post just seemed so appropriate for the times. But really...how are you? Everyone hanging in there? How You Doin? GIF from View Post
I always look forward to summer because I have so much more time to read books. As a librarian, you would think that I read allll the time, but during the school year, I'm pretty tired and ready for bed earlier in the evenings. That doesn't leave View Post
Perhaps it’s because I’ve been cooped up inside all day with a seven year old with the stomach virus and suffering from lack of sleep, but it just occurred to me today that hurricanes really bring out the….I’m struggling here for a word View Post
Our local library recently had their annual book sale and it’s a sale I look forward to with great anticipation because we always come home with some great books at dirt cheap prices. I stopped in Friday afternoon and picked out a few for View Post
Clyde. Clyde, Clyde, Clyde. Clyde that wakes me up at least twice a night to be fed, let out, etc. Every night I am up and down with this cat. Come mornings, at 4:30 A.M. to be precise, I stumble and bumble my way through my View Post
This big coffee table is the heart and soul of our living room. Everything happens at this table when we are in this room. It holds our laptops, books, drinks, snacks, and my son has claimed it for Lego building on almost a daily View Post
Trying new things and coming up with creative solutions is the heart of this children’s book entitled Peepsqueak! by Leslie Ann Clark. I have to say, I fell in love with Peepsqueak at first sight. Isn’t he just the cutest little View Post
Wouldn’t the world be a wonderful place if we could plant a kiss, watch it grow, and share it with the whole world? That’s exactly what Little Miss does in Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s new children’s picture book Plant a Kiss. With simple words and View Post
Welcoming a new baby into the family is such a special time for everyone. I never had a brother or sister, so I can only imagine how much fun being a big brother or sister could be. If you know a child who is about to become a new View Post
I’m about to show you my tennis shoes. But first, let me tell you about these shoes. I've had them for three years. Yes, I said three. I wear flats to work in and these shoes are pretty much only worn around the house and to do the grocery View Post
