• Lifestyle

    Director’s Thoughts – 5/17/2023

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    When I sat down to write for today’s post, I honestly wasn’t sure what direction I was headed in. But then I thought about how I spend a lot of my time and realized that I spend a good portion of my work day in meetings. The bane of most…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Books With a Unit of Time In the Title

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    This one wasn’t easy! I mean, some titles just sprang to mind like One Hundred Years of Solitude or Around the World In Eighty Days, but realistically I had a harder time finding children’s books that fit the criteria! I found a number of books about telling time and with…

  • Activities

    Blogging A to Z: Time

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    I think today’s post is actually one of the hardest aspects to implement because everyone is so busy with non-stop schedules. It’s all about the time. Prioritizing reading in your daily schedule show kids that reading is a valuable way to spend time. And that the expectation is that it’s…

  • Reviews

    I Sang You Down From the Stars

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    Synopsis: “This unique baby book sings with Native cultural detail, while striking a universal chord in its celebration of the blossoming of love that comes with expecting and welcoming a new baby–with art by New York Times bestselling illustrator and Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade. As she waits for the arrival of her…

  • Reviews

    A Year of Everyday Wonders

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    Synopsis: “From first haircut to first ice-cream cone, each year brings a new cycle of experiences. With each new year come countless little wonders. From the highs—first snowfall, first newumbrella, first beach trip—to the lows—first missed bus, first lost umbrella, first sunburn — every year older means another cycle of everyday…

  • Lifestyle

    Slice of Life Day 8: Daylight Saving Time

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    It’s the dreaded Daylight Saving Time! That’s correct, I’ve been calling it Daylight Savings Time, which is not right. I don’t necessarily mind in the fall when we gain an extra hour, but in the spring when we lose an hour, it’s wicked. Arai, my pup bases much of her…