So.After stressing about the holidays, crying about the holidays, fighting with Effin’ Guy* about the holidays, it’s finally over.No one complained that they didn’t get (fill in your own blank)**The world didn’t end.Time has not stood on its head.I’m back to work and awaiting January when I’ll have another full work week.Once again I have stressed myself silly for no reason…
Words and thoughts from Rachée
The goal of this blog was to keep myself accountable with the weight loss goals I had set for myself. The PICTURE THAT STARTED IT ALL was such a horrible thing that I rashly vowed to get in shape, look better, be better, yadda, yadda, yadda. So here I am again regrouping, rethinking and getting my butt in gear.This post…
Not all superheroes wear tights. Sometimes they are covered in feathers or fur as in Jennifer Sattler’s Chick ‘n’ Pug. Here we find a bored Chick seeking excitement and adventure in the tradition of his hero, Wonder Pug. When by chance Chick meets a Pug, he vows to help keep things safe from the evils that is everyday living. What…
In which I come clean about a few things. Since The Bee and I have moved it’s been tough. Not ‘we don’t know where our next meal is coming from’ tough but ‘things are tight and we’ve been having way more nights in’ tough. Given the economy I realize that this is not something happening exclusively to me. I encounter…
Brownie and Pearl See the Sights written by Cynthia Rylant and illustrated by Brian Biggs is a simple story about a girl and her cat exploring the town. They go shopping and have have a snack before returning home to each take a nap. Such a sweet book! The unfussy plot, lends itself to lots of discussion about favorite stores, hats, shoes…