Books & Reading

Book Review: Adelaide on Broadway by Zoe Twitt

Do you have a kiddo who is nervous about speaking in front of others? Reading Adelaide on Broadway by Zoe Twitt with them may help. This sweet picture book, a follow-up to Adelaide and the Cosmic Rescue Squad by Zoe Twitt is as fun as it is helpful for its social-emotional skills. Publisher’s Summary: Join …

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House & Home

14 Spooky House-Settling Noises Homeowners Should Know

Today’s guest post about spooky house noises is by Courtney Klosterman, Home Insights Expertat Hippo, a company focused on delivering proactive home protection. Houses can make many spooky noises, and knowing how to identify them is important for any homeowner. Sounds can indicate that there’s an issue with the health of your house and can …

Books & Reading

Book Blitz: Twiggy and the Lost Sock by Renee DeVincent

  A Rhyming Backyard Adventure   Children’s Book Date Published: September 2023   Meet Twiggy! He loves to explore with his family finding treasures to store before winter. Fall is ending, and Twiggy finds a soft and fuzzy treasure to keep him warm during colder days. Unknown to him, it belongs to a girl searching …

Books & Reading

Book Blitz: Cranky Superpowers by Stephen Joseph

  Life Lessons Learned from the Common CrankaTsuris Chronicles   Self Help / Humor Date Published: September 26, 2023 Publisher: Enigami Publishing   Cranky Superpowers: Life Lessons Learned from the Common CrankaTsuris Chronicles By Steven Joseph Get ready to embrace your inner curmudgeon with crankiness expert Steven Joseph. In his award-winning masterpiece “A Grownup Guide …

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Book Blitz: Mom Wombat Says: Make War No More! A Children’s Book by Phyllis Schwartz

  Children’s Fiction Date Published: Sep 22, 2023 Publisher: Acorn Publishing   Mom Wombat says, “Make friends, not war!” “Try to get along and don’t keep score… It doesn’t matter who has more toys, just have fun, my girls and boys. Don’t YOU be a bully, not even now and then, not even to a …

Books & Reading

Cover Reveal: My Life in Stitches by Darla A. Calvet, Ph.D.

    A Heart Transplant Survivor Story Memoir Date Published: December 12, 2023 Publisher: Acorn Publishing   Darla Calvet is a thirty-nine-year-old working mom whose life turns upside down when she is diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Suddenly, fear threatens her dreams for the future as doctors’ appointments replace her daily routines and she realizes …

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Education & Homeschooling

What We’re Doing for Homeschooling 2023-2024

Homeschooling four kids is no joke – and that’s what I’m up to this year (granted, the toddler isn’t really “schooling” so much as being kept busy so the others can get their work done…). The last few years we prioritized mental health and social-emotional learning, and I feel like it’s paid off. This year, …

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Travel

A Much-Needed Break at Jellystone Park in Larkspur, Colorado

I’ve been burned out for quite a while. That’s no real surprise given that my family hasn’t had a real vacation since 2012 and given that I haven’t taken more than a few days off since…I don’t know when. For the past two years, I’ve been trying to put together a vacation for our family …