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I said I had started the 10-Day Give and I did start it on Thursday, this is just the first chance I have had to give you an update!Day 1: About a year ago I started giving a toddler storytime at our local library. We have it once/month and each month I pick a theme,…

Last year at this time I found out about a group that was trying to get people to give of themselves for 10 days in a row. So, I joined in their cause and spent 10 days giving of myself to others. What I realized is how easy it is to give of yourself and…

The cold weather has set in here in Iowa. The leaves are falling. The farmers are combining beans and I’ve had my Pumpkin Pie Spice. I eagerly await the arrival of Pumpkin Spice Lattes at Starbucks. I heard they had arrived, but I held off until the weather changed and I would truly enjoy a…

Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza HAVE FUN WITH AN ELDERLY PERSON -The fastest growing age group is 85 years and older. -Every 7.5 seconds a baby boomer turns 60. -1 out of 5 people, or 72 million, will be 65 years…

We have just returned after a weekend away at a family wedding. It was a beautiful wedding and it was so nice to catch up with my husband’s family that we don’t get to see very often. There were some funny moments that I wanted to share with you from our weekend. First of all,…

Thanks to Mom Select I was given the opportunity to review a Digital Temple Thermometer. The amazing part was that the day I received the thermometer in the mail, my son got very sick and I ended up taking his temperature all day long. This is my new favorite thermometer and won’t be using any…

As you can see from a previous post, I read Jodi Picoult’s newest book Handle With Care. This story involved a family that was dealing with a lot of crisis and how the ripple effect rolled out into other people’s lives. Some parts of the book really got me thinking and I wanted to share…

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Every expectant parent will tell you that they don’t want a perfect baby, just a healthy one. Charlotte and Sean O’Keefe would have asked for a healthy baby, too, if they’d been given the choice. Instead, their lives are made up of sleepless nights, mounting bills, the pitying stares of “luckier” parents, and maybe worst…

I have read on numerous other blogs about reading challenges but have never joined in. So, I decided to give this one a try. I have 67 books on my bookshelf that I want to read. So, I would definately like to make a dent in that pile! For more information, go here to read…