Now that E is in middle school – with nine different teachers – it gets a little bit trickier to give out holiday gifts. I really think it’s important to do special things for teachers all year long, but especially at the close of each semester. Coming from a family full of teachers, I know…
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what do 12 year olds want for christmas?
This is the burning question in our house. At first I was frustrated and slightly stressed out, but now I think I’m kind of grateful. Why? Because the top item on my 12 year old’s wish list for the holidays is not some expensive tech gadget or trendy article of clothing or whatever it is…
(story)time: Virginia Wolf
F received this birthday book from friends last weekend and we can’t stop reading it (and I can’t stop looking at it). I’m still marveling at the story and the illustrations in Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault. The story is loosely based on real life sisters – writer, Virginia Woolf, and painter, Vanessa…