Ruthe Rosen wrote Never Give Up about her daughter, Karla, a previously very active and healthy 14-year-old girl was suddenly diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. She had been given just a year to live and the treatments needed to shrink the tumor would cause intense sickness, weakness and negative side effects. It seemed as […]
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Exploring Life Through Children’s Literature
Some of parenting’s best moments come in reading books to your children. After the chaos of eating and bathtime and dressing have subsided, the chance to sit quietly with your kids and read a book represents an enchanted, beatific time in both of your lives. Savor them, because they pass all too rapidly. At one […]
Just Dance 3 [a quick review]
I’m spending my Friday night dancing! In the comfort of my living room. Just Dance 3 hit store shelves today! Developed by Ubisoft Paris and Ubisoft Montreal, it’s rated “E-10+” by the ESRB and is now available in North America on Kinect for Xbox 360 and the Wii system from Nintendo. The rest of the […]
Movie of the Week: Disney’s The Lion King
The Lion King became available on high-definition Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D today, October 4th. It’s one of my favorite Disney movies! I remember going to see it with my mom and little sister when it first roared into theaters in 1994. I was a teenager, but loved it nonetheless! I bought the soundtrack and have […]
How Emma Stopped the World… and more
My first-grader is an voracious reader. On a recent Sunday afternoon, she sat down to read to me two delightful books by Gene and Iris Rotberg. How Emma Stopped the World, illustrated by Macarena Vejar, is the story of a little girl named Emma who realizes that she has misplaced her beloved blanket while out […]
Wordless Wednesday: Dollhouse
To say this dollhouse is huge is an understatement. It took my sister and I hours to put together, but was all worth it as soon as Maya saw it. She was thrilled! It’s big enough for several of her friends to play with her. Maura gets it all to herself while Maya’s at school!
