I vowed not to watch anymore superhero movies after a glut of them with my husband and two sons a couple of years ago, but I made an excep...

Wow, what a quiet week here! With both sons off on trips with their friends, the house was unbelievably quiet...which was just what I need...

Saturday Snapshot is hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads.  Wet & cool has given way to hot and humid (though we still had some cool-is...

I recently listened to the middle-grade novel Some Kind of Courage by Dan Gemeinhart on audio and was riveted by the fast-paced drama ...

I was interested in reading The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez when I first read its plot synopsis...

Yes, you read that right - April. This is a lateness record even for me! May was crazy busy, but now that we are past our son's gradua...

Last fall, my husband and I started watching Humans but only got halfway through the season when it was pulled from our cable's On ...

Last week, with most of our favorite TV shows finished with their winter or spring seasons and summer TV shows not yet started, my husban...

Not much time for books or blogging last week. Our youngest son graduated from high school on Saturday, we had 6 family members staying wi...

Aauggh! How is it possibly Memorial Day, with June 2 days away, already? Last week, it was raining and cold - I wore a sweater out to din...

I have just announced the 5th year of my challenge, Big Book Summer Challenge , so I guess I should be the first to sign up! I really e...

Image(s): FreeDigitalPhotos.net A few years ago, I came up with the idea to use the relaxed freedom of summer to tackle some of the b...

During Dewey’s Readathon last month, I listened to The Big Dark by Rodman Philbrick on audio anytime I wasn’t able...

I recently enjoyed listening to the audiobook of Upside-Down Magic by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Je...