12 Disney Movies Down…41 To Go

At the beginning of this year, my youngest brother Rico and I decided to watch all the Disney movies in order.  Okay, I decided and bribed him to do it with me.  I bribed with snacks, themed snacks in fact.  Most of the time my second youngest brother, Neville joins us. Here is what we’ve…

Puppy Chow Plus a Twist

This summer, my family had a great big get together.  Family from Canada, Arkansas and good old Minnesota descended upon a small resort. . Okay, I make it sound like there were hundreds of us.  In reality, when all of us were there, we only totaled 15 people.  But amidst the family fun, I discovered…

A Letter

Hello Blog, I’ve missed you.  I’ve missed writing, it has been too long.  The last four months have been filled with road trips and big celebrations, a new job and adult-sized adjustments.  But what has really stopped me from stopping in and saying hello, is the lingering doubt that I have anything important or original…

Take Heart and Wait

When I wrote my last post I was waiting to hear about a job I really wanted.  The interview had gone really well and the library had a great atmosphere.  I didn’t get it. I don’t know if my level of drama has been heightened because of a recent “Anne of Green Gables” reading, but at one point…

Hey Girl, Parks & Rec Style

Things I am a big fan of: Hey Girl’s Parks & Rec My friend Brenda Ok…there are more things on that list like…Dairy Queen Crunch and hilarious things my brothers say.  Also to be clear…these are in no particular order.  But those three things are the three that apply to what I finally get to…

1000 Miles and More

I’ve done it!  I have officially biked over a 1000 miles for my 101 in 1001 goals. Officially I biked 1015.5 miles in 243 days.  I am actually surprised how fast it went.  When I set my goal of 1000 miles it sounded like a lot.  I might add another 1000 or more to the…

Consoling Myself with Musical Dwarves

My vacation has been awesome.  I got to see so many of my favorite people!  The time flew by in a blur of good food, late nights, and laughing…so much laughing. On my last day in Bloomington, I used a gift card and bought the soundtrack for “The Hobbit.” I think of it as musical…

Old McDonald Had A Puppet

I have been waiting until I finished to share this project with you and today is the day!! Since January I have been working on some animal puppets to use in my story times!  They didn’t take so long because they were especially difficult, it was more that I had other things going on, but they…

Trains, Trucks, and Other Things that Move

The Books: Roller Coaster by Marla Frazee Flying by Donald Crews Freight Train by Donald Crews Don’t Let Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems . The Extensions: “Hurry Hurry Drive the Fire Truck” . Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck. Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck. Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck. Ding, ding,…

What I did today…

My day went something like this… 7:00 – Wake up after the worst night of sleep I have had in a while.  I was babysitting and needed to spent the night with the kids.  Bad dreams, cold-induced snoring  and night lights led to an interesting night. 8:00 – Working out.  I really like getting my workout…