Jul

22

Books to love

Posted by Commander Mommy

July 22, 2007 | 3 Comments

I love books. Anyone coming into my home immediately can see what an obsession with books I have. Bookcases are full, small piles sit upon my mantel, the dressers, even the entertainment center. At any given moment I will have at least 3 books sitting out that I am reading.
I was lucky enough to […]

Jul

13

Do you have the toddler 411?

Posted by Commander Mommy

July 13, 2007 | 1 Comment

Toddlers can be a little crazy at times. If only they came with instrustion manuals to know what to do. Then when they refuse to eat anything yellow, stop taking naps, and begin carrying a stinky blanket around everywhere we moms would know what to do. Or at least pretend that we know what to […]

Jul

10

Environmentally friendly kid’s books

Posted by Commander Mommy

July 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I read a great post from a new favorite blogger, Green SAHM. The blog post was on green books for kids. She mentions a couple great books in her post that teaches environmental issues to young children, such as The Lorax. But I’m sure there are many more.
So I went on a hunt to our […]

Jun

11

Books, books, books

Posted by Commander Mommy

June 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Most of us have at least one, probably more than that. Books on parenting, motherhood, siblings, and more. I admit that I am a complete book-aholic and have several bookcases full, with at least 1/3 of them being parenting books. With all the parenting books out there it can be hard to know what is […]

Apr

5

What is Your Child’s Love Language?

Posted by jesstrump

April 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I’m reading the book called The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell.  A friend of mine let me borrow it and it really has been interesting.  If you are unfamiliar with the “5 love languages” they are specific ways that people need to be loved.  According to the authors, each […]

Mar

30

Book Review-The Kite Runner

Posted by jesstrump

March 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I just finished the next book from our book club.   It was the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.  The book, in short, is about a boy who grows up in Afghanistan who later moves with his father to America to escape the war.  I was a little hesitant to read this book because I was […]

Mar

8

Mommy Babble Monthly Book Review-The Glass Castle

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March 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Yes I said MONTHLY book review.  I am a mom and a busy one at that so as much as I would like to read and review more books, this is as good as it gets.  I have to admit I did sit my kids in front of movie after movie and make them hunt […]