Our latest parenting conundrum has been how to help Joseph give up his pacifier. This is no small feat. Joe will turn 3 next month. He has a pacifier at his nap and overnight. He’s very attached to it. We tried giving it up cold-turkey when he turned 2 – misery! After 5 nights of… Read More Bye Bye, Pacifier
What do you do when you have a 2 year old who starts throwing things? I’m not talking about throwing a soft squishy Nerf ball or a teddy bear – I’m talking throwing his big plastic dump truck or his mini Radio Flyer red wagon. Stuff like that. Hard, heavy stuff that hurts (speaking from… Read More Collecting for Discipline
January is nearly over – how quickly it’s gone! This has been such a great month, one where I’ve felt more settled and at home after all of our gallivanting. Bumps I’ve been going to an hour-long evening prenatal fitness class once weekly. I’ve also enrolled Joe in the local gym’s creche and hopefully will… Read More Bumps, Bubs, and Books
We love to read to Joe. Even before he was born, I was already buying books for him. Thankfully, I had the foresight to buy most of them from our library’s withdrawn books sale. They’re already banged up, so I don’t mind if Joe tosses them around, crawls on them, bends (or rips!) the pages,… Read More Dreamboat Books
For those of you out there who are Kindle lovers (like me!) then you need to check out Lendle. Lendle is a pretty awesome, completely free website that hooks up Kindle users with books to lend and borrow (big thanks to Miller for making me aware of this site). It’s completely free plus you earn… Read More Kindle Owners: Read Me!!!
We go through at least 4 books with Joe every day. Thank goodness the library is nearby. Chris was reading to Joe one evening, and they looked so cute and precious that I had to take photos. I hope that as Joe grows older, he’ll continue to enjoy reading books with his daddy as much… Read More Storytime
When Chris, Joe and I made our trek to Wellington back in August, one of the many great shops that we visited was Arty Bees Books at 106 Manners Street: I’ve written before about my love for used {ahem, “pre-loved”} books and bookshops. Arty Bees has both pre-loved and new books. I had a great… Read More Arty Bees Books in Wellington
Joe and I took a walk the other day. Destination? “Jason Books” in Chancery… Joe was pretty excited to be out and about in the mei-tai carrier… Of course, within 5 minutes of walking he looked like this… And in case you’re interested, here’s the full view of Joe in the carrier… “My future’s so… Read More Book Walk
I was contacted by Suzanne at ExpatWomen.com and asked to review their brand new book – “Expat Women: Confessions”, by Andrea Martins and Victoria Hepworth. {ISBN 0980823609, Expat Women Enterprises Pty. Ltd., May 5, 2011, 274 pages} “Confessions” stems from 50 questions posted by real women struggling with real issues on ExpatWomen.com. The book covers… Read More Book Review – “Expat Women: Confessions”
Hello, my lovely readers! I’ve recently created an account on Goodreads. If you’d like to follow along with what I’m reading, check out my profile or do a search with my email address: mrs{dot}practicallyperfect{at}gmail{dot}com. Be sure to let me know if you have an account so that I can peruse your suggestions, too!
It just so happens that I have a Jane Austen quote hanging above my computer. It’s particularly appropriate this time of year in New Zealand {humidity: 100%, temps in the mid-70sF}. I love it despite the fact that the artist misspelled Jane Austen’s name {horrors!}. I’ve kind of been on the lookout for something similar… Read More Jane Austen? Yes, Please!
This month’s selection is a book entitled, “Two Brides Too Many”, by Mona Hodgson. {ISBN 0307458903, Waterbrook Press, May 2010, 320 pages} “Two Brides Too Many” is the story of sisters Kat and Nell Sinclair. Recently arrived in Cripple Creek, CO to marry men that they’ve only met through letters, their world is thrown for… Read More “Two Brides Too Many” – August Book Review
Hello, my lovely readers, and welcome to July’s book review. To read more about my book review approach, giveaways, and previous book selections, click here. This month, I’ve selected the novel “Broken”, by Travis Thrasher… {ISBN 0446505552, FaithWords Publishing, May 2010, 288 pages} Broken tells the story of Laila, a young woman who left Small… Read More “Broken: A Novel” – July Book Review
Hey everyone – thanks for commenting on my book review and entering the giveaway. I enjoy writing about the things that I read, and I’m glad that some of you enjoy reading the things that I write! The winner of this month’s book giveaway is Rebecca @ Knit by God’s Hand! Rebecca – send me… Read More June Book Review + Giveaway Winner!
Hello, my lovely readers, and welcome to this month’s book review and giveaway! To read more about my book review approach and giveaways, please click here. My book for June is “This Fine Life”, by Eva Marie Everson… (ISBN 080073274X, Revell Publishing House, May 1st, 2010) The book tells the story of 18 year old… Read More “This Fine Life” – June Book Review + Giveaway
It’s not every day that you read an article with the title, “Police Find 14 Sheep Crammed Into Car”… Seriously – what were these guys thinking?! Also, congrats to Tami of 29 and Holding for winning my May book review giveaway! Send me your address at mrs{dot}practicallyperfect{at}hotmail{dot}com, and I’ll send it your way!
I’ll bet you thought that since I had just moved to another country, that I’d completely forgotten about the monthly book reviews. Well, you’re wrong! I didn’t forget, and this month I have another good one to share with you – “The Bride Collector”, by Ted Dekker. Ted Dekker is known for being primarily a… Read More May Book Review + Giveaway: The Bride Collector
Happy Friday, my lovely readers. We are having a wonderful time in St. Thomas – lots of fun and sunshine 🙂 Last night was spent down at the beach bar, listening to my husband and father-in-law give various karaoke renditions of “Daydream Believer”, “Super Freak”, “Love Shack”, “Kokomo”, and I think something else. My husband… Read More Book Giveaway Winner!
Hello, my lovely readers! I was surprised to find time for this month’s book review + giveaway, but I’m so glad that I did. I’ve had this book on my nightstand for the last 3 weeks. I was incredibly lazy one day and read the whole thing through without stopping, except once for a little… Read More Francine Rivers: Book Review + Giveaway
This month’s book selection is a bit darker than those I’ve reviewed in the past. It’s entitled “Demon: A Memoir”, by Tosca Lee. Tosca Lee graduated from Smith College in Massachusetts, completing a degree in English and Literature and in International Relations in 3 1/2 years. She later spent time at Oxford studying economics, and… Read More “Demon: A Memoir” Book Review
