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Christmas Presents: Romance Novels
Do you know a romance lover but have no idea what book to get them for Christmas? Then read on as I share some of my all-time favorites. If on the other hand you have a weakness for romance novels yourself check to see if there is one you missed. On...
Best Toy Ever
A while ago Shannon at Rocks in my dryer announced a themed edition of her popular Works-for-me Wednesday Blog Carnival , and I have been planning to write a long, detailed review of the best children’s toys for it. I was all set to write it f...
Christmas Gifts: Mystery Novels
Last week I posted some ideas on books that might make good Christmas gifts for kids. So I figured I would follow it up with a post on grown-up books. I have to admit that my reading taste runs to the fairly mundane. Don’t get me wrong, I can r...
Christmas Gift Ideas: More Children’s Books
Last week I promised some more recommendations for children’s books that would make good Christmas presents. It has taken me a while, since I have been very busy (attending class five mornings a week in town really takes up a large amount of my...
Christmas Gift Ideas: Children’s Books
Being a book worm myself, I can’t think of a better gift than books, books, books. Even if you or your kids are not quite as enamored by reading as I was (and am), a book is still a nice, not too expensive gift. So I thought I would write a cou...
Egypt
I have always been fascinated with Egypt. Even as a child I really wanted to go there to see the pyramids. And let’s face it, what’s not to like about buried treasures, mysterious buildings, hidden chambers and the spooky threat of a mumm...
A Spider present
Growing up with two languages poses special challenges, and I am always looking for good resources and interesting things to help the boys feel comfortable with both languages. Actually, I am not so concerned about German, as they have plenty of inpu...
Christmas Indulgences for You
Most of us spend a significant amount of time planning what presents to give to our friends and loved ones. We spend a lot less effort on considering our own wishes and desires. If someone asks what we would like for Christmas, many of us mumble &#...
Black Friday
I have already posted a number of times about buying gifts. A bit prematurely, you might think, in August. However, things are really gearing up for Christmas now. As I found out when I was doing some research about Black Friday. Nope, that is not a ...
Is it time yet? Choose the best time to buy presents
It’s still more than four months till Christmas. So many of you are probably wondering why I am talking about Christmas presents now. A bit premature, some of you might think. Others probably wonder why I even bother mentioning it. After ...
