Source: mandysmagicalworldofart.blogspot.com via NotJustAnotherJen on Pinterest I believe in magic. I believe that everyone has it in them. Some people just don’t know that they have it. Some people don’t know how to use it. Some people simply don’t believe. A part of magic is understanding that you have say in the matter. You are…
Thanksgiving is purely an American holiday, full of its icons and traditions. In the house in which I grew up, we typically ate our Thanksgiving meal and promptly watched football and pretty much everyone fell asleep to the celebration of men in tights. Am I the only one that laughs at the pigskin heroes in…
Last week I posted about Bookprints at Scholastic. It’s a wonderful new social networking tool to share the books that made the biggest impression on you. I started with two on my list, which you can read about here. It’s a wonderful program and I would encourage you to check it out. You can also…
I hope everybody is getting over your sugar hangovers from Halloween last night. Just for the record wine, tootsie rolls, and Peanut M&Ms are not a dinner I would recommend. I am happy to announce meeyeehere (a.k.a. Rachel Crisman) the winner of the Favorite Halloween Children’s Books giveaway. She was selected at random by Luke…
One of my favorite things to do at the library is get seasonal books. A month ahead of time, I reserve books from the library to prepare the boys for the upcoming season or holiday. Of course, right now it’s all things Halloween. Here are a few of our favorite Halloween books. Skeleton Meets the…
As you know, I’m a pretty avid reader. I’ve always got something on my bookshelf waiting to be desired between my book club books. But I tell you what, if my GBF gives me a book and says, “Read this.” I do. Without hesitation. He has very good taste in books and he knows what…
I forgot to mention one of the coolest and funniest things that has happened to me lately. I’m now a monthly contributor at My Mommy Manual. I literally fell out of my chair when I got the invitation email and then had to stifle some serious laughter when Practical Mommy asked me to write about…
If I ever wrote a book I would call it “Honestly Jen.” However, I would ask that whenever anybody read the title they would have to say it with a sigh and an eye roll. I have a way with words that is kinda like my super power. It can be used for evil, but…
