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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Asian Protagonists
It’s the first official day of the Blogging From A to Z Challenge and I’m focusing on Asian Protagonists. Asia is a HUGE continent and there was no way I could represent the entire continent, but take a look at these twelve books from across the continent. I purposely left…
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Slice of Life Day 31: One Challenge Down…
I’m so glad I tried a new challenge this year! A lot of my family enjoyed reading the posts and I’ve had more comments on these posts than many of my other posts on my blog. Tomorrow starts the next challenge on my blog. The Blogging from A to Z…
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Slice of Life Day 30: Full House & a Busy Day
My parents, brother, sister-in-law, niece, nephew and my parent’s dog are staying at my place for the weekend! It’s been a very busy day already – we went out for breakfast, walked down to the playground, played outside, ran to the grocery store, had lunch, went back outside to play,…
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Slice of Life Day 29: How Much Do Windows Cost?
So yesterday afternoon we had a meeting about replacing a few of our windows in the house. Since buying the house we’ve been slowly updating it. Of course, spending money on a new furnace replacing all the exterior doors and the biggest window known to mankind (6 ft. tall x…
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Three on a Theme: Female Dancers
March is Women’s History Month, so each Friday my Three on a Theme will focus on picture book biographies of well-known and lesser-known women in history. This week, check out three women who danced their way into my heart with their athleticism and passion. Jazz Age Josephine by Jonah Winter…
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Slice of Life Day 28: My Place to Relax
The same time I was finishing up graduate school, my parents downsized in square footage and upsized (is that a word?) the gorgeous property quotient. They found a log home on 13 acres of land in the country with a private lake on the property. So when I spend time…
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Captain Marvel Read Alikes
I was sadly disappointed with Captain Marvel. I really, really, really wanted to like it, but it took about 2/3 of the way through the movie before I finally connected with the character. I know they tried to work with flashbacks to create a mysterious background, but I just don’t…
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Slice of Life Day 27: Looking Forward to the Weekend
This week seems to be passing by so slowly! My parents (and their dog), plus my brother, sister-in-law and my niece and nephew are all coming into town this weekend! It’s been a few months since I’ve seen everyone – it was Christmas time when I saw my brother’s family…
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2019 Blogging A to Z: Theme Reveal
This will be my fourth year participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge! And it’s their 10th Anniversary this year, so there is plenty to celebrate. If you haven’t checked out my other themes for the A to Z Challenge: 2016 – Storytime Plans 2017 – Leadership Traits…
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Slice of Life Day 26: A New Jar of Peanut Butter
There’s something about a new jar of peanut butter – smooth and creamy, untouched by the many knives that will soon dig deep to get every last bit. I opened a new jar of peanut butter yesterday morning and like I do with every new jar, took a quick moment…
