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Reading a Lullabye to My Bird

Ilina · April 11, 2010 ·

Books can mend your spirit, even if you're a six year old who needs his mommy to read a lullabye to shush away scary dreams.Read more at Deep South Moms... … [Read more...] about Reading a Lullabye to My Bird

Tags: Bird, books, motherhood, reading, sleep

5:00 Fridays: Tipping My Glass to Laura Bennett

Ilina · April 2, 2010 ·

I recently got a copy of a fine read Didn't I Feed You Yesterday? A Mother's Guide to Sanity in Stilettos from the author herself. I've even exchanged emails with the author herself. I feel like it's a brush with fame. Well, if said brush were but one hair thick. A brush … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays: Tipping My Glass to Laura Bennett

Tags: 5:00 Fridays, books, boys, cocktail, fashion, fun, happy hour, motherhood, party, reading

Read Read, It’s Good for Your Heart

Ilina · March 8, 2010 ·

I remember when Bird was born some people from the church we had joined threw a baby shower for us. Being the most clueless of mothers, I asked the pastor at what point we should start reading to our son. She emphatically charged, "NOW! It's never to early. Read now. Read often. … [Read more...] about Read Read, It’s Good for Your Heart

Tags: books, education, love, parenting, reading, rites of passage, school

5:00 Fridays – Farewell, JD Salinger

Ilina · January 29, 2010 ·

“Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around - nobody big, I mean - except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays – Farewell, JD Salinger

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The Problem with Reading a la Bret & Jermain

Ilina · October 31, 2009 ·

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-EN8dpAvBw]The problem with Bird learning to read is that I ca no longer wear my favorite T-shirt that my friend Will brought me from a Flight of the Conchords concert (never mind that he bought the shirt in a youth size for his son and in … [Read more...] about The Problem with Reading a la Bret & Jermain

Tags: Bird, music, random, reading

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