Putting the OM in OMG
It's only 12:45 and I feel like I've already accomplished SO MUCH today; one of those accomplishments was "going to Costco." I have discovered the key to non-frustrating Costco trips - other than Shopping Cart Karma - and that is to go more … [Continue reading]
Another book fair in the books! For those of you playing along at home, that was number fourteen, and it was by far the most successful book fair ever! We raised over $4700 for the library, home reading program, and English as a Learned Language … [Continue reading]
This afternoon marks the fourteenth book fair that I will set up. A few weeks ago I was dragging, thinking about it, when a few friends told me I should go back and read my post-book fair blog posts. It worked! I was motivated once again by the … [Continue reading]
Yesterday, Jake had a field trip - to a movie theatre. Apparently there is a film festival going on - who knew? Not me. - and his class was slated to see a movie called The Seventh Dwarf, which was, obviously, all about fairy tales and reimagining of … [Continue reading]
On Friday, my husband was home from work early - there was an office move going on, and so the work day was cut short. He mentioned that he was thinking of going out to his favourite hamburger place with a work buddy, but decided to come home … [Continue reading]
Completely inconsistent with my last post, I cannot stop laughing at this headline: Frankly, I thought there was no way the actual story could live up to the headline, but it turns out that it does. The woman - who clearly lost her Peaceful Easy … [Continue reading]
This morning I baked 97 sugar cookies, and they are sitting on my counter, nakedly waiting for a layer of pink buttercream and an assortment of heart sprinkles. Twenty-eight of them are circles, cut out from a plastic cup, and the rest are hearts; … [Continue reading]
