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Cross-posted from Cherry Blossoms {The Blog}. Aren’t White Elephant parties great? It’s so fun to get together with your friends, revel in the holiday season, and see who gets stuck with the most bizarre gift. This year I’m making a few changes and bringing it to the preschool set. Rule #1: no shopping. We are […]
Read More Playgroup Gift Walk, A New TraditionCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. We have a great love of Harry Potter in our house, so the last week of July is reserved for celebrating the birthday of the Boy Who Lived. This year was even bigger than ever and I am really pleased with the way the week came together. This […]
Read More Camp Mama: Harry PotterI never liked playing tag as a kid. I couldn’t run fast enough to evade being tagged for any period of time and couldn’t run fast enough to tag anyone else so I could have a bit of a break. All that running around just seemed pointless to me. I just wanted someone to talk […]
Read More Playing TagI had a serious perfectionism complex when I was young. I knew I was imperfect, but felt that I was expected to be perfect. Being smart meant knowing the answers (always.) Being a good “little mama/big sister” meant being reliable and in control (always.) Being Mormon meant following all the commandments (always.) For the most […]
Read More Book Talk: Nurture ShockIt’s a long weekend and I have a new book. So I didn’t go to bed early last night, or even on-time. So I’m soaking the pot from the Thai curry instead of scrubbing it out. So I laid out my shirts on my cedar chest instead of hanging them up. So what? I think […]
Read More HappyMy children haven’t read a single word in any of the Harry Potter books, nor have they seen more than a couple of trailers for any of the movies, yet they have a surprisingly good sense of the characters, setting, and plot thanks to some pretty impressive marketing campaigns. Little Red has been identifying himself […]
Read More When Do You Introduce Harry Potter to Your Children?Unlike everyone else in my book group, I didn’t first read “The Glass Castle.” Instead of reading “Half Broke Horses” to explain the first book, I read it, the story of the grandmother, first. It’s not that I insist on chronology, but they read “The Glass Castle” during the school year and I can’t keep […]
Read More Book Talk: “Half Broke Horses” by Jeannette Walls
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