I’ve been catching up with the Real Housewives of New York City Season 1 and Season 2. (This was a while ago, I think we’re up to season 4 now?) Anyway… It struck me time and again how close Alex McCord and Simon van Kempen are, it’s clear they are truly in love and [...]

I’ve had the pleasure of reading a few good books lately, one of the them is The Side-Yard Superhero by Rick D. Niece.  It’s a great read and really makes me think of how much I take for granted… I guess most of us do but it really hits home when you see how other [...]

I’m not quite sick — yet!  I feel that little tickle in my nose!  Today was a snow day up here so I rested and watched tv with the kids.  No energy to really do anything cute or crafty with them.  I’m feeling really bad about that. I also haven’t had time to promote the [...]

Finally a little mommy TIME!  as an on again off again fan of Sex and the City I was very excited to read One Fifth Avenue by Candace Bushnell.  As a native of Queens, I’ve always been interested in New York society and the upper summits of the lifestyle and this book delivers just that. [...]

This book gets an A+ from me.  I picked it up last year and it is amazing for parents and children alike.  I love the way the information is organized and listed out.  Our favorite page is “Famous Children in the Bible” as well as the first page of each book has some answers to [...]

Back to school! that means long afternoons after pre-school where I’ll have to keep girl2004 and girl2006 busy and happy while the big boy of the family, boy2001, is at school. I was perusing the aisles at Borders two weeks ago and found the cutest set of Little Miss Books.  The Little Miss series by [...]

woot! finished reading The Dangerous Days of Daniel X with boy2001 just now.  Let me start off by saying, I LOVE the idea and premise of this book!  Getting boys to read is not the easiest thing to do, stories are often too frilly or just “boring” to them, getting the right mix of substance [...]

Boy2001 has gone through almost all of the Kumon line.  They’ve been fun, sometimes challenging but interesting and most of all educational.    Now that I’m looking for more workbooks for girl2004 I’m getting sticker shock!  I guess that’s why I’ve been hanging out at the dollar store so much, they’ve got some great workbooks [...]

  I’m just now getting the newsflash that June is Junie B. Jones month.  After a full school year of seeing these books in boy2001′s hand I’ve come to accept the fact that I may not always understand his reading choices.  Maybe I should even care if it motivates him to get through a chapter [...]

I went through this with boy2001 and girl2004 and now girl2006 is totally obsessed with this book.  If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff illustrated by Felicia Bond is adorable.  My kids didn’t care for the If You Give a Moose a Muffin but this one has become a classic in our house.  I [...]