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Plan With Me: 04/19
Okay, listen. I have not been planning well the last few weeks. We’ve just been moving forward, through our books and having discussions. But, I don’t feel like we’re engaging with the content as much as I want us to be. So, I’m diving back in with proper planning! I also slimmed down our daily…
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Thrift Haul 04/18/26
Ask anyone who thrifts-especially for books-and they’ll tell you the best places are tiny, unbranded secondhand shops (usually associated with a ministry), library sales, and church basement sales. Today’s haul proves the point. Let us all take a moment to appreciate the fine taste of the Methodists in my town and all of these lovely…
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What we Read This Week: 4/06-4/12
Wondering where last week went? It was Holy Week. I was so focused on preparing for Easter that I forgot to remember anything we read! This is a weird week. We started off with little because of being busy and by the end of the week were reading twelve books in a sitting! Monday: Tuesday:…
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Monday With Amanda: 04/13/26
This is one of those days that rolls from one into the next. And this time it isn’t the kids’ fault. It’s my husband’s! We’re so used to him working at night that when he’s off we either can’t go to bed at the same time or we’re like middle school girls at a slumber…
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What we Read This Week: 3/23-3/29
We were so busy this week! We mostly read school/bedtime books and listened to audiobooks. Even in a book-loving family like ours, you’ll have light weeks like this one!
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Friday With Amanda: 03/27/26
Our Friday starts early. Around midnight there was a thunderstorm which brought Evie into my bedroom. She does not like storms. Never has. Phita is in a special bed in our room for safety reasons. Basically it looks like if a hospital bed and a crib could have a twin-sized baby. It’s been fantastic for…
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The Little Island
Title: The Little Island Author: Margaret Wise Brown (Under the pen name Golden MacDonald) Illustrator: Leonard Weisgard Where I Shelve it: Margret Wise Brown Fiction/Non-Fiction? Fiction Review: This is such a beautiful, gentle book about the changing of the seasons on a little island. A kitten comes on a picnic and challenges the island about…
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Peter’s Chair
Title: Peter’s Chair Author: Ezra Jack Keats Illustrator: Ezra Jack Keats Where I Shelve it: Ezra Jack Keats Fiction/Non-Fiction? Fiction Review: Peter has a new baby sister and all of his things are becoming her things! This is a good one for kids who have a new baby on the scene, or who are just…
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Farmer Palmer’s Wagon Ride
Title: Farmer Palmer’s Wagon Ride Author: William Steig Illustrator: William Steig Where I Shelve it: William Steig Fiction/Non-Fiction? Fiction Review: What a fun read! Palmer Farmer just wants to sell his harvest, buy gifts for his family and get back home! That is not what happens, at all! This is a funny, engaging story about…
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Plan With Me! Books for “Week 6”
We’re getting ready to start “week 6” of Catholic Schoolhouse. I use the term loosely because I feel like it’s a lot for one week. So, we stretch each “week” over several weeks. Whenever we start a new unit I go through and pull books that are relevant to the topics. Some will be in…
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