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I Created A Jurassic Monster

Let me preface, we’re not a big techy family. I have a tablet that the kids very, very rarely use. The kids don’t use smartphones aside from an occasional 10 minute session of Angry Birds. There are no iPod Touch things or any of that. They play Wii and Playstation, but that’s it. You won’t find… Continue reading I Created A Jurassic Monster

The Bookshelf

Back to the Bookshelf

It’s been a while since I’ve done a bookshelf post. Honestly, we’ve been basically reading the same books over and over lately, or using the learn to read books, such as We Both Read where the parent has a page to read and then the child does. I’ve been finding these very helpful. I am… Continue reading Back to the Bookshelf

The Bookshelf

Audio Books: Yea or Nay?

So what’s your take on audio books? I don’t normally listen to audio books. I rather read the book myself. However, occasionally while I’m working I’ll “listen” to a book. I picked up the Hunger Games third book about 5 months ago and started reading it. It didn’t grab me as much as the first… Continue reading Audio Books: Yea or Nay?