I Don’t Like Gloria by Kaye Umansky, illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain. From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 1–Here’s another look at the age-old predicament of feeling supplanted by an unwelcome newcomer to the household. Calvin, a small dog, is perfectly happy being the only animal in the house until, out of the blue (Nobody asked me), a cat named Gloria moves in. Feeling ignored…
…Inspiration. Source: sedonayogafestival.com via Rachée on Pinterest One day soon… A girl I went to high school with decided to enter a fitness competition. Body building. She looks fantastic and her blog, Curly Girl Fit Life, is so encouraging. Melissa looks fabulous and freely shares the things she is doing to get her body into competitive shape. Her posts are not preachy or admonishing. She shares her…
Source: 50sretrosigns.com via Sarah on Pinterest I have been washing clothes all week. The Bee and I got a new washer so there will be no more trips to the Klaundromat (the place we used was inexplicably called “K” Laundry and Effin’ Guy culled the term Klaundromat), no more bootleg DVD man, no more unwanted viewings of gratuitous butt cracks and no screaming bored kids!…
Today’s (Optional) Writing Prompt: Have you ever gotten so engrossed in a book that is seemed to spill over into your real life? Tell me about it. I’ve just finished reading an advance reader’s copy of Karin Slaughter’s new book, Criminal, (full review later) and once again I am sleeping with the lights on, the curtains fully shut, very, very,…
Please excuse that “K” for cards. I’m struggling. Ahem. In addition to the wonderful ideas I have found on Pinterest, I have also found some laughs thanks to someecards. Here are some of my favorites:This is so, oh so true about me: Source: 26.media.tumblr.com via Bay on Pinterest You all know about my weight loss issues… Source: someecards.com via Bay…