Say, I Do Like Green Eggs and Ham!
It took a few days to get through Green Eggs and Ham but it’s a classic for a reason – it’s such great reading practice!

Yesterday the kids and I had our first official nature walk of the year. I’m determined that we will all keep nature journals this year – myself included. They found themselves a little fort in the bushes for the summer and I spent nearly 10 minutes watching a male and female mallard duck on the…
Thanks to Nature Anatomy the kids figured out the name of this rock we collected in Mexico last year. I love the Nature Anatomy book (it’s beautiful and has a lot of great information in it) and plan on using it more intentionally this spring and summer. I currently don’t have a specific idea on…
Last week our library didn’t get any holds in but we are back on track this week! Unfortunately there isn’t a whole lot I’m looking forward to from this stack. I’m determined to actually read The Prairie Thief this time since I’ve gotten it out a few times and never read it. And Just Open…
Yesterday Raeca decided she wanted to make a diaper for her oldest-very-loved-chronically-dirty-one-eye-is-always-half-closed-floppy-necked-because-I-removed-the-noise-device-years-ago doll, “Susie”. A quick search on Pinterest lead us to this simple DIY and pattern and then a quick trip to Dollar Tree for some supplies and a short while later she had two diapers and a few baby wipes for Susie. I…
Twice a year there is a large library book sale near me. They have books upon books upon books. Obviously I make sure my schedule allows me to go. Sadly, I was disappointed this year. Previously I had been able to get six books for $1, this year they upped the price to $1/book for…
We got a great and diverse haul from the library today. Some we’ve had before, some are new-to-us and some we’ve already started diving into!