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Books

Liking Myself and The Mouse, The Monster and Me

If you have young children, as I do then you know teaching them about life is one of the hardest things to do …So. Many. Questions! I was recently introduced to a couple of books that have made this parental task a little easier. The first book – Liking Me helps parents teach children to [...]

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StoryChimes

StoryChimes: An Interactive Reading Experience for Your Child I remember the day my little girl placed her first read along cassette in her Playskool tape player. The voice on the player said, “You can read along with me in your book. You’ll know it’s time to turn the page when you hear the chimes ring.” [...]

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Mail Bag – Green Reading List for Kids

At home, Lockheed Martin employees are encouraged to read to their children from the Green Reading List, which includes a fantastic selection of new and classic books for all ages with pro-environment messages.  Books on the list for elementary school-age children include: Elementary School: – The Berenstain Bears Don’t Pollute (Anymore) by Stan & Jan [...]

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Toxic Friends by Susan Shapiro Barash …

Have you ever wondered what you could have possibly done to a friend to cause your relationship to become tense? Or maybe you’ve wondered why some women relate better to men? Me too! I was pleased to get a chance to read Toxic Friends by Susan Shapiro Barash because 1. It really puts things into [...]

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The Full Plate Diet (& giveaway!)

When The Full Plate Diet book was offered as a review item for MomGadget, I had to think twice. I had been on Atkins for so long that I had started to regain some of the weight I’d lost due to flat out boredom. Now this diet gave me the freedom to enjoy brown rice [...]

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Starting Over: Why the Last Decade Was so Damn Rotten and Why the Next One Will Surely Be Better

Can I see a show of hands of how many agree the last decade was rotten? I know, I know,  I can’t really see y our hands, but we all know the hands are there? With my hand raised, I was pleased to review Starting Over: Why the Last Decade Was so Damn Rotton and [...]

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Recipe Book for the Elm Creek Quilts Series

For anyone following Jennifer Chiaverini’s Elm Creek Quilts series, or for cooks in general, I hope they find as much pleasure as I did in reading The Quilter’s Kitchen.  This is Jennifer’s  first recipe book, yet it ties in the Elm Creek story, past and present, as the new cook and Sylvia Compson, main character [...]

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A Working Writer’s Daily Planner

Like many writers, I have a thing for shiny new planners, dreams of organization and a complete lack of follow-through after March. No more, my friends! A gift from a fellow writer will keep my bad thang on track – at least until June. A Working Writer’s Daily Planner from Small Beer Press is a [...]

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Law of Attraction Action in 2010

To me, the object of The Secret – or “Law of Attraction” is to let go of the past and plan, hope and dream toward the future. That’s precisely what I’ve been preparing for over the last few days. The year 2009 brought with it so much turmoil – but it’s because I allowed it [...]

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Military teens coping with the stress of war are given a voice

Military life can be tough on kids – many will change schools nine times before high school graduation. But stress levels often soar for military youth when a parent is deployed to a war zone, according to Michelle D. Sherman, Ph.D., co-author of the new book MY STORY: BLOGS BY MILITARY TEENS (Beavers Pond Press). [...]

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