Book Reviews

Read These Awesome Books!

With millions of kids books in print, it can be hard to choose which to add to your personal library. To make it easier, I’ve selected my favorites from a list of top books chosen by teachers. Some may be familiar and some may be new to you. Either way, they’ …

MULTIPLE BLES8INGS

I can’t tell you how many times I have thought to myself (or out loud to my husband), “Why in the world did we think we needed to have kids again?”  Between two very sweet, very different boys born only 15 months apart, life can get pretty hectic at m …

The Giving Tree

When I became a mother, my parents lavished all sorts of fine gifts on me (and my expanding family, of course) but of all those things, there is one that I will literally keep forever. Shortly after the birth of my son, my parents gave me a copy of one of my favorite child …

Whatever You Do, Don’t Panic!

Another oldie, but goody. While Ms. Mercier certainly doesn’t reach the heights of hilarity that Erma Bombeck does, Whatever You Do, Don’t Panic! can be a thoroughly enjoyable read for any mother of small children. Published in 1961, Mercier̵ …

Bringing Up Boys

Thinking back on my childhood and all the terrible things I did to my mother, I felt exceptionally blessed to be given two sons instead of daughters. While it seemed like a good trade- I take frogs, bugs, dinosaurs and avoid drama, attitude and prissiness- I had no id …

Family: The Ties That Bind- And Gag!

I know, I know. You’re tired, you’ve got chores to do and the kids just won’t go to sleep. The dishes are piled so dangerously high that if someone slams the refrigerator shut, you’ll be eating out of your hands until payday. The laundry ha …