free international calls

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This makes me laugh: long live childlike curiosity that defies corporate greed. In the 1960s, a kid playing with a toy whistle from a Cap’n ...

all the hearts

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Just 30 days since my last post, summer vacation finally begins tomorrow. I am so worn out and equally ecstatic not to have to juggle work w...

dance debut

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 This is the absolute cutest!  via { good morning America }

Olympian goddess, aka motherhood

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A Mother’s Power My 3-year-old bellows from his crib: “I want to hug ma-ah-ah-mom!” It’s 5 a.m., so I let his plea grow to full throttle bef...

peace rug

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To be a teacher in contemporary America is to be undervalued, underpaid, and burned out, with one foot out the door.    "Mom I need som...

book worm

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This is my kind of football fan. Rams fans watched rapt as Andrew Whitworth gave his all on the field and helped clinch the win for Los Ange...

100 Days

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Emma the Wise. What are you doing to imagine your best life with no crap? Happy Sunday!  “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend ...

returning to children's lit

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I hope you spend some time, reading a good book today that you loved as a kid--Happy Sunday! The Books We Loved as Children Can Comfort Us a...

what is childhood to you?...future fridays

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One of the best definitions!  Childhood = being able to dance wildly with strangers while sober   via {a friend} and { giphy }

looking for small kindnesses

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This personal essay caught my eye of course because I could relate to this new feeling of a very distinct fear that something might happen t...

t-shirt/t-rex

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No words necessary--I hope you can look at the world through a kid's eyes today.  Happy Sunday!  via { where the science things are }

here we are

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 One of my favorite books by a favorite author just had a film that won some award this week. I have given this books to new moms several ti...

maturity

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Although Dear Abby columns are a relic of bygone eras, this has stuck with me.  I hope that I can help our lil' Poppyseed learn some of ...

leavin' on a jet plane

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What a great dad!   via { fb }

shel silverstein

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everyone is awesome

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Yes, way to go, LEGO !  And Happy Pride Month to us all--love is love is love. And from an acquaintance:  Listening to someone who disagrees...

legos

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  Heh, this made me chuckle. Hope you find some kind of personal fun today--Happy Sunday!  What legos do when we aren’t looking pic.twitter....

dissertation critique

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Now this is a kind of review I would like to receive!  via { fb }

reading books with kids... future fridays

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More inspiration surrounding Eric Carle. On a side note, I have struggled with this exact perspective of parenting, not quite sure how to re...

lullaby

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 I love this so much and not just because these Brahms songs are some of my absolute favorites or because I met Marina when she was 17.   vi...