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I consider myself a beginner when it comes to running. It was only 2 years ago this month that I raced in my first 5K. My husband helped me train and assured me that it would simply be a relaxing jog through the idyllic streets of La Canada. What he “forgot” to mention were the [...]
If you’ve read my blog for even a short while, are my friend on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or any of the other kajillion social media sites out there, then you know that I talk a lot about two things: picture books and running. (Okay, and my cuter-than-you-would-think-humanly-possible-kids, so make that three things that I talk [...]
There are some words that are just fun to say. HOPSCOTCH. JAMBALAYA. SASSAFRAS. PUFFIN is one of those words. So when I found this wonderful book where the word PUFFIN appears on every page, I couldn’t help but pick it up. NOTHING LIKE A PUFFIN Written by: Sue Soltis Illustrated by: Bob Kolar Published by: [...]
“Sisters, sisters, There were never such devoted sisters…” So begins the famous and funny Irving Berlin song, which plays on in my head as though someone jammed the repeat button whenever the word “sisters,” is thrown about. And anyone who has a sister knows how well Mr. Berlin captures the lovely and yet complicated relationship [...]
Naps are funny things. As children, we felt naps were a sort of punishment. You want me to stop constructing this fort out of the entire contents of your linen closet so that I can go lay down in a dark room? Because it’s good for me? What did I ever do to you? As [...]
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