Archive for July 20th, 2007

To Grandmother’s House We Go . . .

Walk down memory lane with the “memories of home” carnival going on at Owlhaven. I did . . .

My parents divorced, requiring us to move a few times when I was between the ages of 3 and 6. I have very few memories of our first home, subsequent apartment, and first home after that. I consider all of these my childhood homes. What remained a constant for me during this troubling transitional time Read the rest of this entry »


A Magical Birthday with Maxwell

**UPDATE I’m reposting this to include in Elise’s Children’s Book Monday. Head over to her site, A Path Made Straight, for more great reviews!

You think I would have learned after having one pregnancy during the summer not to make that mistake again. Instead, I made the same hot mistake TWO MORE TIMES!! My second child was born on August 30th; the third on July 24th; and the fourth on July 18th. As you can tell by today’s date, we are in the midst of birthday party central!

It seemed appropriate, then, to do a book review this week with a birthday party theme. Now, one of my favorite party books is Read the rest of this entry »