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 Thankfully, I had the foresight to buy most of them from our library’s withdrawn books sale.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
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!
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
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
I did my first book review on this blog in September. I thought it went well and had every intention of doing another one in October. Well, October came and went, and I didn’t do a review. I had a book, yes, but no time to read it, and therefore no time to review it. … Read More “Leaving Carolina” Book Review + A Free Book
