• Crafts

    Mother’s Day Gift Idea

    I hope all the mamas out there, exhausted or otherwise, had a Happy Mother’s Day. In honor of today, I thought I would share the gift I made for my mom (and I plan on making for my dad as well, for Father’s Day). I’m sure you’ve seen the pictures on Pinterest of the cute little

  • Books,  Reviews

    Children’s Book Review

    I read a lot of children’s books, as I’m sure a lot of other parents with young children do. I don’t think other parents read them the same way I do though. At least not the majority of them. As a writer, I’m constantly analyzing books as I read them to my daughter, to see what works and what doesn’t. Some kid’s books make me wonder why they were published. Others, it’s obvious. One book we recently checked out from the library made me laugh out loud. It’s obvious why it was published. It’s the cutest