I can't believe we're almost to the end of the month! My birthday is this Thursday, the last day of September, and I guess there's no reason to be secretive about the fact that I'll be turning 49. There was a time when I thought that kind of thing was to remain hush-hush, but now... … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/27/2021 #imwayr

It's early Monday morning and I'm sitting here in my quiet kitchen, with the windows open, delighting in the sound of falling rain. 🌧️ Weather.com currently says: "Expect occasional rain to continue for the next several hours." Ahhh, music to my ears! 🎵 We've been hovering in the 90s much of this month, just bordering … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/20/2021 #imwayr

If this is your first visit to my blog, welcome! Today is Monday, and I regularly participate in a weekly #IMWAYR meme. Kellee Moye of Unleashing Readers and Jen Vincent of Teach Mentor Texts decided to give Kathryn’s (at Book Date) “It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?” meme a kidlit focus, reviewing books in children’s literature (picture books, chapter … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/13/2021 #imwayr

Do you have any big Labor Day plans? We're spending the day playing family board games, going swimming, and then later this evening we hope to watch a movie all snuggled up on our couches. My father-in-law passed on Saturday. While the last year had been particularly rough on him, and we knew we didn't … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/6/2021 #imwayr