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TGIFTF: Thank Goodness, It’s Fairy Tale Friday: The Rough-Face Girl

Mirror, mirror on my wall Who’s the silliest blogger of all? Why me, of course. I am! TGIFTF, girls! Thank Goodness, It’s Fairy Tale Friday. And do I ever have a treat for you today.  I am reviewing The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin, illustrated by David Shannon.  This is a version of the Cinderella […]

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Help YOUR Kids Beat the Summer Slide: Great Books to Share, Part 2

[source] Gentle readers, great parents and grandparents! So glad you are joining me for the second installment of my ‘beat the summer slide’ series.  Please click here to read more about the summer slide and my first book review of the series. I have invited a number of my librarian and teacher friends to share […]

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My Summer Reading List: Style Me Bloggers Link-Up

Shoes to Shiraz | Two Teens and their Mama | A Lovely Little Wardrobe |  R Squared  | Confessions of a Frumpy Mommy  The Mishaps and Mayhem of Solitary Life |  Quilty Joy Joy Making The Most of Everyday | Puppies and Pretties | She Thought She Could   Foxy’s Domestic Side | Once Upon a Time & Happily Ever After  Sprinkled Just Right | Nick and Nik | The Blondissima | Daily Style […]

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Help YOUR Kids Beat the Summer Slide: A Great Book to Read With Your Kids

Dear Readers, Wednesday was the last day of school in the El Paso Independent School District.  From what I can tell in talking with my friends around the state and country, we were the very last school district on the planet to let out for summer.  We had to get in all that extra learning […]

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TGIFTF: Thank Goodness, It’s Fairy Tale Friday: Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal

Mirror, mirror on my wall Who’s the silliest blogger of all? Why me, of course. I am! TGIFTF, girls! Thank Goodness It’s Fairy Tale Friday. And the fairy tale featured today is a beautiful version of the Cinderella story, Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal:  a Worldwide Cinderella by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by Julie Paschkis. It was […]

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TGIFTF: Thank Goodness, It’s Fairy Tale Friday – a book review

Mirror, mirror on my the wall Who’s the silliest blogger of all? TGIFTF, girls! Thank Goodness It’s Fairy Tale Friday. I am going to try to review at least one fairy tale a month on the blog. Maybe on the first Friday of each month? But this just happens to be the second Friday in […]

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05.18.2023 Leslie, Leslie quite a mess-y, how does 05.18.2023 Leslie, Leslie quite a mess-y, how does your garden grow...

Check it out on the blog. Joining friends from all over the planet for a #globalwritingchallenge "Let's Talk About..." - gardens. 

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05.19.2023 Weekend getaway to Austin, a belated bd 05.19.2023 Weekend getaway to Austin, a belated bday celebration for my PC. Staying at the beautiful @bravahouseaustin -photos to come. 

Happy birthday,  baby. I love you so. May we celebrate many more years together.

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05.18.2023 After much ado, one post published. It 05.18.2023 After much ado, one post published. It is going to snow!! Joining the gals for Tell Us About 05.2023...gardens and gardening.

Now, is it too much to ask that my second link-up post publish, too. Stay tuned! Ageless Style link-up, I'm looking at YOU.

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05.18.2023 What to do when your blog post is all r 05.18.2023 What to do when your blog post is all ready but won't save or publish and your @WordPress says your laptop is not connected to the Internet but it is. And your @acer is running at 158*. 

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05.05.2023 Road trip, baby. Monahans, Texas to w 05.05.2023 Road trip, baby.  Monahans,  Texas to watch @ehstroopers play Frenship in the regional game for the State Championship. Stopped by Balmorrhea State Park for a dip on the way. 

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05.05.2023 Happy anniversary (and Cinco de Mayo) t 05.05.2023 Happy anniversary (and Cinco de Mayo) to these lovely birds.  So glad they found each other in orientation at UTEP. They have weathered some storms. But like a good Timex watch they've taken a licking and kept on ticking. 

I love you both and those precious babies you've cooked. 

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